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Weekly Updates for 2010-09-01

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Found lots of Tennessee death records on FamilySearch labs today. http://ow.ly/2uPAg #genealogy #
FamilySearch Labs also led me to a number of GA records today & the images are online at GA Archives. Yay! #
RT @geneabloggers: Open Thread Thursday at GeneaBloggers – social media at #genealogy conferences – give us your opinion http://su.pr/2sNAQe #
RT @DigLibGA: Today is . . . → : CONTINUE READING

September Genealogy To-Dos

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As I reported yesterday, I got a lot done in August.  Having a genealogy to-do list keeps me on track and enables me to measure my progress.  I hope to have a similarly productive September:

Writing:

Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts) – my first priority here is to write up my notes from FGS and . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Genealogy To-Dos – August Wrap-Up

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This was a very busy genealogy month.  I got a lot done, but somehow it seems the more I do, the more there is to be done.

Writing:

Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts) – ideally, this will include 1 Women’s Timeline post and 3 Surname Saturdays, but anything counts. – I actually wrote . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Weekly Updates for 2010-08-25

I'm in Knoxville! #fgs10 (@ Four Points Sheraton) http://4sq.com/6TkqBX #
I'm checked in. #fgs10 (@ Knoxville Convention Center) http://4sq.com/b55kZt #
Okay, someone is practicing the trombone a few rooms down from me. That can't be good. #fgs10 #
Met @ACoffin @baysideresearch @tmacentee @genwishlist #fgs10 #
I'm at Starbucks (501 W Church St, at Hilton Downtown, Knoxville). http://4sq.com/5v26rJ #
Waiting for #fgs10 . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Mrs. Leathy West: Analysis of a Death Certificate

Lankford West genealogy

I received the death certificate for my 2nd great-grandmother, Leaty Caroline (Lankford) West several months ago, but have just gotten around to analyzing it.  As far as death certificates go, this one does not offer a great deal of new information, but it does confirm a lot of pieces of data and provides a primary source . . . → : CONTINUE READING

FGS 2010 – Day 4

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Yesterday was the last day of the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2010 conference.  I threw my planned schedule out the window and started over.

The first class I attended was “Digitizing the Records in the Granite Mountain.”  This was very interesting.  I’ve always been impressed by the work done by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day . . . → : CONTINUE READING

FGS 2010 – Day 3

My first class today was “Essential Skills for Transcribing and Abstracting.”  This was an very good class.  I learned a number of new skills and guidelines.  (By the way, I’ll be posting more complete descriptions of each class I attended – unless the presenter requested no blogging – in the coming weeks).

My next class was “Planning . . . → : CONTINUE READING

FGS 2010 – Day 2

My day started with a walk across to Starbucks before heading into the Keynote Session for the Federation of Genealogical Societies 2010 Conference.

The Keynote began with a presentation of the colors.  This was one of my favorite parts.  The flags were brought in by a color guard in colonial dress, complete with tricorn hats.  This was . . . → : CONTINUE READING

Rachel Johnson Ward Timeline

Johnson Ward genealogy

I’m rounding out the great-grandmother portion of my Women’s Timeline Series with Rachel Louisa Johnson.

1892 – Rachel Louisa was born on August 9, the 7th (and next-to-last) child of Reuben Johnson and Martha Garrett.  She was probably born in Fannin County, Georgia; her parents appeared on the census there beginning in 1880.

1909 – On June 27, she . . . → : CONTINUE READING

FGS 2010 – Day 1

I arrived in Knoxville about 4:00 this afternoon.  I checked in at my hotel, then walked across World’s Fair Park to the Knoxville Convention Center and checked in for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference.

A little later, I joined Melissa Corley, Amy Coffin, Thomas McAntee, and Tina Lyons and her hubby for drinks at the Hilton.  . . . → : CONTINUE READING