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Martha Ballard never would have guessed that the diary she faithfully kept from 1785-1812 would make her famous two centuries later. The books and film based on her writings would have been a surprise, sure, but the latest adaptation would have sent her reeling. The whole world can now read—and...
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Doing Genealogy Almost From Scratch
Q. Both parents and my grandparents are deceased, and I know little about either parent’s family. I tried to get vital records and was only able to able to find my father’s death certificate in New Jersey. I know the street where the family lived in Philadelphia some time ago and I believe I have […]
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How to Order a Big Family Tree Wall Chart
Q. Where can I get a giant genealogy chart printed to hang on the wall at a family reunion? A. Plenty of businesses will take your GEDCOM or genealogy software’s proprietary file and turn it into a large wall chart. Find links to charting companies on FamilyTreeMagazine.com and Cyndi’s List. Some companies focus more on […]
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Plot Ancestors’ Lives With Online Mapping Tools
Q. I heard about a site that can help me find places in Chicago where my ancestors lived. What is it and how does it work? A. You’re thinking about ChicagoAncestors.org, an interactive online mapping tool, created by the Windy City’s Newberry Library. Type in an address, and you’ll get a map showing the location, […]
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Ancestry.com Starts Volunteer Indexing Project
The subscription service Ancestry.com is launching a volunteer indexing project that looks to compete with FamilySearch’s records indexing project.The Ancestry 24/7 Family Circle Blog announced in March that Ancestry.com was planning a volunteer indexing initiative. The anonymous Ancestry Insider blogger recently reported that the just-launched-in-beta World...
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How Do You Cite Sources for Genealogy?
Q: How do you cite your sources? I know how to fill out a family tree chart, but I don’t know how to cite the information. A: “Source citation” can sound like a technical term, but it’s really just recording where you found each record or piece of genealogical information—that way you or anyone else […]
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