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  • My Name is Happy


    Sheep DroppingsAuthority Authority: 103
    Here is the will of Felix Glattfelder, my 5th great-grandfather, who was born in 1727 in Switzerland and died in 1814 in North Carolina.  I think it’s wonderful to realize that his name meant “Happy.” 19 APR., 1809. In the name of God Amen. I Felix Clodfelter of Rowan County and State of North Carolina ...
    1 day ago
  • 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy - Week #4 - Free Offline Genealogy Tools


    GeniausAuthority Authority: 488
    For this weeks challenge Amy asks: Week 4 –  Free Offline Genealogy Tools : For which free offline genealogy tool are you most grateful?  How did you find this tool and how has it benefited your genealogy?  Describe to others how to access this tool and spread the genealogy love. When this post ...
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  • The Heirloom


    SaveEveryStep - family stories past and presentAuthority Authority: 405
    I’m not entirely sure how I came to have this in my possession. I do remember that, some time after Mum passed away, my Dad finally found the strength to have a bit of a sort through her things. At that time he gave me a small bag with some of her old jewellery in it. Costume jewellery for the most part, but ...
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  • An Extra Page From “Quaint Epitaphs,” by Safford


    Sea Genes Family History & Genealogy ResearchAuthority Authority: 103
    The following epitaphs are from Susan Darling Safford’s Quaint Epitaphs, Fourth Edition (Boston: DeWolfe, Fiske & Co. 1902). This volume was originally copyright 1898 by S.D Safford. The book the included image is from is part of a private family collection. The handwriting is unknown to me, and due to the ...
    1 day ago
  • Ancestry.com and Heritage Quest


    Manchester City LibraryAuthority Authority: 100
    Who do you think you are? Find out by researching your family history! The New Hampshire Room at the Main Library is a treasure-trove of information for anyone hoping to track down long forgotten family members. The New Hampshire Room is a reference collection of materials of interest to the local historian and ...
    2 days ago
  • Facebook Explains: How To Customize Your Timeline


    AgencyLogic PowerSitesAuthority Authority: 116
    3 days ago
  • Drowned on the Way


    Sheep DroppingsAuthority Authority: 103
    My last post was about my 4th great-grandmother, Dorothea Koontz, and her first husband, Peter Neufang, who had been captured by the natives as a child.  Dorothea’s nickname, apparently, was “Charity,” as seen in at least one of the family letters .  Charity’s father, Felix Clodfelter, had faced trials in ...
    3 days ago
  • T4G: Type and Fonts


    Sea Genes Family History & Genealogy ResearchAuthority Authority: 103
    Since Patricia Law Hatcher’s Producing a Quality Family History was published in 1996, there have been some major changes in the way typography and publishing affect genealogists. Some of the changes are style matters and others are publishing-oriented. In this article, I’d like to survey some of the changes and ...
    3 days ago
  • Motivation Monday – Declaring War on The War


    SaveEveryStep - family stories past and presentAuthority Authority: 405
    My photography resolution for the next few weeks does not involve the camera. It’s a War on scanning. Me versus the black machine and a large pile of precious letters from World War II. I have determined that I will take each of these carefully catalogued heirlooms (in date order, by my Dad) and scan it on ...
    5 days ago
  • Taken Prisoner


    Sheep DroppingsAuthority Authority: 103
    I have been writing quite a bit about the Koontz family of my ancestry, and I want to continue by going farther back in the line.  But before we go back a generation, I want to tell about Johannes Koontz’ wife, Dorothy Clodfelter .  She had been married previously to Peter Neufang, a man who had a very sad ...
    5 days ago
  • Four Genealogists to Compete for Top Honors at RootsTech


    Genealogy InsiderAuthority Authority: 455
    Taking a cue from TV, software company LegacyFamily Tree is sponsoring the first Genealogy Idol competition during the RootsTechconference in early February . The four "Idol" finalists are Elizabeth Clark of Falls Village, Conn.; Elyse Doerflingerof Lomita, Calif.; Michael Hait of Harrington, Del.; and Marian ...
    1 week ago
  • WikiTree Becomes Invitation Only Family Tree Database


    Genea-MusingsAuthority Authority: 514
    ... Elyse Doerflinger, the WikiTree Evangelist, sent this notice about WikiTree , a shared family tree database in a wiki format. ----------------------------------- WikiTree becomes Invitation-Only WikiTree.com has closed new user registration. New members must now be invited by current ...
    1 week ago
  • CGSSD Meeting on Saturday, 21 January Features Denise Spurlock


    Genea-MusingsAuthority Authority: 514
    ... The Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except December) from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the campus of UCSD, University of California, San Diego. See our map page for directions.   The next meeting of the will be held on 21 January 2012 from 9:00 am to ...
    1 week ago
  • Rootstech 2012 Presentations - 4:15 p.m. Thursday, 2 February


    Genea-MusingsAuthority Authority: 514
    ... Im going to list all of the presentations at  RootsTech 2012  session by session in a series of posts.  You can see the full schedule of all sessions at  http://rootstech.org/schedule/index . Here is the schedule for  Thursday, 2 February at 4:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m.   The links ...
    1 week ago
  • (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 188: Henry Pickford (ca 1920s)


    Genea-MusingsAuthority Authority: 514
    ...  I am posting photographs from my family collections for (Not So) Wordless Wednesday (you know me, I cant go wordless!). This picture is of Henry Winthrop Pickford (1895-1987) taken, probably, in the 1920s.  He was the son of Walter and Anne Frances (Richmond) Pickford, who resided in ...
    1 week ago
  • Online Resources Concerning Reverse Cell Phone Lookup


    Instant Reverse Phone LookupAuthority Authority: 127
    Have you ever been annoyed about a nameless call? The mobile age has made faceless numbers a little bit more common. It may be an annoying fact but we may have to tolerate some of these disturbances while owning a stylish electronic device. Now you can choose to shut out frequent disturbing phone calls on your cell ...
    1 week ago
  • Unexpected Family Tree Finds – Western Electric’s Merrimack Valley Works


    Forgotten New England - Exploring New England as it wasAuthority Authority: 97
    Sometimes, you need to work really hard to land the latest find in your family tree discoveries.  Sometimes, family history finds just fall in your lap.  Before going to work yesterday morning, I stopped at the barber shop, and checked … Continue reading →
    1 week ago
  • Typography for Genealogists : Linux Libertine and Biolinum


    Sea Genes Family History & Genealogy ResearchAuthority Authority: 103
    One of my favorite typefaces these days is the Linux Libertine/Biolinum family. The serif Linux Liberine and the sans serif Linux Biolinum family is a set of fonts in a more complete array than one normally gets in a free package. Including the typical roman (yes, it is lower case), bold, and italic, you get [...]
    1 week ago
  • Publib Favorite Books 2011


    Best of PubLib - Selections from the ListServeAuthority Authority: 104
    By David Faulkner - As a member of PubLib, an electronic discussion list for public libraries, I asked fellow members to name the book they most enjoyed reading that year. Here is the list for 2011.   Title Author Votes 22 Britannia Road Hodgkinson, Amanda 1 Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination Ackroyd, ...
    1 week ago
  • Genealogy Resolutions - 2012


    CanadaGenealogy, or, 'Jane's Your Aunt'Authority Authority: 89
    I know, January 2012 is half over and Ive not even set out my New Years Resolutions yet. As far as last year went, I did keep up with most of my resolutions, but sometimes that meant running, running, running, and sometimes my resolve just got left behind. And looking back at 2011s Resolutions , I see 2010 went a ...
    1 week ago

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