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Genealogy To-Dos: February Wrap-Up

28 February 2011 And More

I got a lot done in February, but it didn’t exactly coincide with my to-do list. Research Forrester research: I got an email from a new-found Forrester cousin last month with a good bit of census information. I want to follow up on this and test her conclusions to see if I agree. My brick-wall [...]

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Where does the time go?

21 February 2011 And More

Back in November, I decided I wanted to track the time I spent on various genealogy projects.  One reason for this was to be able to better plan my monthly to-do lists (I have a tendency to overbook myself).  I knew I wanted a web-based system (preferably one that was free).  There are several available, [...]

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Marriage of E. M. Ellis and Lou Campbell

8 February 2011 And More

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February Genealogy To-Dos

1 February 2011 And More

Here is my to-do list for February, mapped to my annual goals. Research Forrester research:  I got an email from a new-found Forrester cousin last month with a good bit of census information.  I want to follow up on this and test her conclusions to see if I agree.  My brick-wall ancestor appears to be [...]

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Genealogy To-Dos – January Wrap-Up

31 January 2011 And More

I got about 90% of my to-do list completed, so I call that a good month. Research Process 5 headstone photos from the cemeteries I visited last Autumn (this includes entering data into RootsMagic, (possibly) writing Tombstone Tuesday posts, and adding the photos to TNG). – Done.  I finished Chatsworth Heights Cemetery and started Ballground [...]

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Treasure Chest Thursday: Greenlee-Hemphill Marriage

13 January 2011 And More

William Harvey Greenlee and Kate Young Hemphill were married on March 31, 1891 in Murray County, Georgia1. Kate was my great-grandfather’s (James A. Hemphill) sister.  After her marriage, Kate moved to McDowell County, North Carolina, the ancestral home of both her parents.  The photograph in the collage shows their family about 18 years after they [...]

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Walter P. Hemphill: Analysis of a Death Certificate

3 January 2011 Analysis

This is another Georgia death certificate that I located via a search at FamilySearch Labs (read more about finding Georgia Death Certificates).  Walter P. Hemphill was my great-grandfather’s brother, making him my second-great-uncle.  I knew a little about Walter prior to finding this death certificate, but it also provided several new bits of information and [...]

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January Genealogy To-Dos

1 January 2011 And More

A new year and a new month have begun!  Here is my to-do list for January, mapped to my annual goals. Research Process 5 headstone photos from the cemeteries I visited last Autumn (this includes entering data into RootsMagic, (possibly) writing Tombstone Tuesday posts, and adding the photos to TNG). Process 2 marriage bonds from [...]

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Genealogy To-Dos – December Wrap-up

31 December 2010 And More

I started out this month by saying that I was being somewhat less ambitious, but hopefully more realistic with my to-do list for December.  I didn’t quite pull that off. Writing Write 8 blog posts (not including “On this date” posts). – This will be my 14th post for December – gold star! Research Process [...]

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2011 Genealogy Goals

30 December 2010 And More

A few days ago, I wrote a wrap-up post for 2010 and now it’s time to put my 2011 genealogy goals to paper (well, blog).  I’m deliberately keeping these goals broad, even vague.  The details will come out in my monthly to-do posts, which gives me some flexibility throughout the year.  I’m also not putting [...]

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