If a cemetery visit is to a cemetery on private property or requires access through private property, contact the landowner and get permission prior to making your visit. If the land owner knows what you are doing, it probably won’t be a problem. Most landowners frown on people they don’t know traipsing on their property. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
One location may be the local “court” office, but keep in mind that there may be several different courts in the same physical location, each with a separate series of records. Just because you’ve been through one series of indexes, does not mean you’ve been through all the records. There may have been a probate court, a criminal court, and a court of equity in the same physical location. And they may have had the same judge. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
This is your periodic reminder–do you have photographs with unidentified people in them? When was the last time you asked around as to who they might be? And do you have pictures with people you know, but where you have not noted the identities on the photo? Don’t let these pictures become future unknowns. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
October 2012 webinars–Intro rate of $4 through 2 OctRegistrants who are unable to attend will receive a download media file of the presentation at no extra charge. But don’t wait to register as spaces are limited. Time Topic Description Register 7:00 PM 16 October 2013 Crossing the Pond—Part II This webinar will discuss reading, interpreting, and using passenger lists between 1820 and 1920. This session will not discuss search techniques of online databases, but will cover where to go once the manifest has been located, making certain you have the correct family and getting the most from what the manifest says. Attendees may wish to purchase our US Passenger Lists at Ancestry.com ($8.50) webinar which discusses searching these lists or our Crossing the Pond ($8.50) webinar which focuses […]
Think about “who knew” that information you are trying to locate. Is there any record on them that could provide that information? As one quick example, the place of birth for a cousin could be helpful in locating where your immediate family lived–at least for a time. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
We’ve set the dates for our 2013 Family History Research Trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in May. Join us for a week of genealogical research in the world’s largest genealogical library between 29 May and 5 June. Don’t wait pre-register today for only $50. Balance of registration is due 1 April 2013. It is not too early to start planning for 2013. The complete registration price is only $150–that’s a bargain compared to other trips. This fee includes pre-trip planning assistance, morning presentations at 8:00 every day the library is open during our trip, onsite consultations, assistance in learning to use the equipment at the library, quick on the fly questions, and follow-up assistance as needed. Travel arrangements are on your own. We stay at […]
Get a free genealogy webinar… Buy 5 webinars at our 60% discount rate and we’ll send you a coupon code for a free webinar! Our discount makes downloads less than $3.50 each. Our presentations are informal, down-to-earth, and practical. The only agenda we have is helping you with your research. Coupon code “sixty” at check out will reduce your order by 60%. Downloads are immediate. The buy 5 get one free offer ends at 11:59 PM (Central time) 1 October 2012. Don’t wait–your ancestors are not getting any younger. The coupon code for a free webinar does not expire and does not need to be used immediately Check out our list of over 30 presentations here: http://rootdig.blogspot.com/2012/08/updated-list-of-genealogy-webinars.html Topics include: Organization Problem-Solving Brick Walls Females Charts Court Records Land […]
Regularly saving files and documents in backup locations is always advised. Have you been redundant today? The time you spend today may be the time you don’t waste tomorrow recreating or refinding material. And are there back up copies of those pictures and other materials in a remote location? ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Chances are, you are not the only descendant of your great-great-great-grandparents (or any other set of distantly removed ancestors). Have you located other descendants who may have pictures or information? Remember…it’s not just about you. Other relatives may have ephemera or other material that could be helpful in your quest. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
In our quest to find “proof” and “reasons” behind all those things our ancestors did (or did not do), remember that while there often are reasons why people move to new location or choose a specific name for a child, there are often times where those things are done completely on a whim. Once in a while decisions are made–for no reason at all. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
There are states that have more than one location with the same name or with locations that have similar names. Illinois has more than one Prairie Township within its borders and probably has other locations (towns, cemeteries, etc.) that also have the word “prairie” as part of the name. Illinois also has the village of Henderson, the village of North Henderson, Henderson County, etc. And Illinois is not the only state (or territory) with similarly named features. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Have you ever read the probate section of state statute for the state in which you are researching? At the very least it may put you to sleep. On the other hand, you may learn something. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Don’t neglect searching college yearbooks even for those people you think might never have attended. A relative may easily have only attended for a year or two, never graduated, and yet appear in a yearbook their freshman or sophomore years. Those non-graduates may even have their picture in the yearbook as well. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
When you locate a new piece of information, particularly a detailed document, do you analyze it, think about what it says (and does not) before you mindlessly start searching on the internet? A little reflection and analysis before those internet searches may save you some time. Think about what a document means before you start throwing terms in search boxes. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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