AncestorNews: Republic of Texas Claims Premium
Although my direct line doesn't go through Texas, I have a side-branch that left Tennessee and settled in the area around present-day Groesbeck, as part of the Sterling C. Robertson colony. While searching for more information on my Texas ancestors, I discovered the Web site for Republic of Texas...
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I wrote last week about my favorite cemetery and invited you to respond. Thanks to all readers who wrote me with their comments and thoughts about favorite cemeteries. Conni Mitchell Braun of Ohio wrote, "My family cemetery story is very sad. Two years ago, I started researching my Mitchell...
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Thanks to everyone who wrote about their memory gardens. I had no idea these "family" gardens were so popular. I hope these notes from readers give you as many ideas for memory gardens as they gave me. Renee' A Karas of Colorado wrote about how she plants flowers to...
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Little-known strategies for finding family in FamilySearch databases.
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AncestorNews readers share stories of their own family heirlooms.
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about my hometown, St. Joseph, Mo., and asked you to tell me what your special hometowns were and why. Several of you responded with tales of towns in your family histories. Thanks to Shannon Cooper who wrote about her favorite hometowns: "I really...
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AncestorNews: Brick Wall Strategies Premium
I'm frustrated. As readers of this column know, I've been on a tear of late, trying to break down my Hendrickson brick wall. A recent trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City yielded a few clues from journal articles (in publications such as Kentucky Ancestors and...
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Not long ago I helped a friend trace her family tree. After writing down some basic information, I went online and searched the "usual suspects." I began my search on the databases of FamilySearch at www.familysearch.com and the WorldConnect Project at worldconnect.rootsweb.com. Between the...
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Time magazine once ran an essay by Garrison Keillor about a European trip he took with his two brothers and a sister. Keillor noted that during the trip the siblings talked about events from their childhood in a way they couldn't have, if non-siblings had been present. And, although they...
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Where to look for (or post) lost family photos
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