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Several months ago, I contacted a volunteer at a headstone photography projects about getting a photo of my third great-grandfather's tombstone, outside Atlanta. Grandpa was a Union soldier who died of disease in the closing months of the Civil War, and was buried far from his Missouri home. I...
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AncestorNews: PDAs Premium
As AncestorNews readers know, I'm a great fan of using personal digital assistants (PDAs) as genealogy tools. PDAs (also known as handheld computers) include the variety of machines that run on the Palm operating system or a version of Windows. PalmOS machines include the Palm, Handspring Visor, Sony Clie...
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AncestorNews: Finding Your Way Premium
If you've read enough of my newsletter articles, you know that I've always loved maps. In fact, one of my prized possessions is an historic Missouri map, printed when Oklahoma was still called Indian Territory. The map hangs in my office, not far from the pile of gazetteers stacked...
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AncestorNews: Sites for Preserving Heirlooms Premium
See how preserving and sharing your family treasures is easier than ever before.
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AncestorNews: Traveling Notes Premium
Recently, I had the chance to travel through quite a bit of the Northern Plains. I drove from San Diego to Salt Lake City, then to Casper, Wyo., Billings, Mont., Williston and Bismarck, ND, Rapid City, SD, Fort Laramie, Wyo., down through Denver to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, up...
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As much as I love using the Internet for genealogy, there's absolutely nothing in the world as satisfying as visiting a family homestead. I can say this with certainty, as I spent all of yesterday at two Moravian villages in North Carolina—both homes for my Shore (also spelled...
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AncestorNews: Museums off the Beaten Path Premium
When my sister and I were traveling through Nebraska, we stopped at the North Platte Valley Museum in Gering. The museum is a short distance from Scotts Bluff—a major stopping place along the Oregon Trail. The museum itself, although small, was one of the best I've ever seen for...
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AncestorNews: Old Cemeteries Premium
I've always liked poking around old cemeteries—even ones that were unrelated to my family. I especially like the artistry on some of the old markers—it seems to tell a more in-depth story about the people than just an inscription. I took photos about 30 years ago of some of...
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AncestorNews: Migration Web Sites Premium
These sites will help you trace ancestors who wouldn't stay put.
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AncestorNews: The Last Word Premium
Many of my ancestors are buried in the small-town cemetery of Lone Jack, Mo. I consider myself lucky that a gentleman who lives in Lone Jack took it upon himself to record every gravestone in the cemetery, as well as reprint every obituary he could find. It helped me...
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