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New Photos Dave Butler at home on Rock Creek New Census Records William Henson Patterson household: 1880, 1900, 1920 New Documents Newspaper clipping about great-aunts attending Lucy Hill Institute A great advantage to living in the same small town where many of my ancestors have lived for 150 years is that I can do genealogy research during my lunch break. Every few weeks, I”ll drop by the county probate office and look through one resource. I knew that county death registers existed, but I didn’t . . . → : CONTINUE READING I recently wrote about my decision to join the DAR. The application requires evidence for each name, date, and place for each individual in the line from me to my patriot. I have what I consider to be very good evidence for each fact; however, I am missing one, non-essential piece. I can apply without this . . . → : CONTINUE READING These are my top ten favorite websites for genealogy research (I have not included blogs – they will be the subject of another post). Most are big sites, whether commercial, government, or volunteer-supported, but a few are personal sites that have been particularly helpful in my own research. Ancestry. The census records alone make the subscription fee worthwhile. . . . → : CONTINUE READING New People Family of Mary Jane Whiteside My mother and I took my grandmother to visit several cemeteries in Fannin County, Georgia today. We visited four cemeteries and I got a lot of photographs of headstones for people I already knew about and a lot of photos of “mystery cousins” that may or may not pan out. I took the GPS with me, . . . → : CONTINUE READING My main genealogy software is The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding. This software can be used as a stand-alone product or with a desktop genealogy program. I use Legacy for a few things, but use TNG for all my data entry and storage. If you want to learn more about the features and benefits of TNG . . . → : CONTINUE READING The topic for the 76th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is “How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Favorite Summer Memory from Your Youth.” When I think of my favorite summer memories, I don’t think of the “big” events – vacations, trips, camp, etc. It’s the soft, fuzzy memories that come to mind – the ones . . . → : CONTINUE READING
James Brookshire and Elizabeth Tilley are my 4x-great-grandparents. James was born March 10, 1799 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1810, also in Wilkes County. They were married on August 21, 1827. They moved to Union County, Georgia between 1830 and 1840, and then moved on to . . . → : CONTINUE READING Busy, busy. Lot of new people and facts, photos and documents: New People Two wives of James Hardy Whiteside New Photos Greenlee-Hemphill Family New Facts for Existing People Birth . . . → : CONTINUE READING |
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