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52 Weeks to Better Genealogy – Google Maps
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in And More, Military, Research on February 19th, 2010
This week’s challenge from Amy at WeTree is to play with Google Maps, a “a helpful tool for determining the locations of addresses in your family history.” My genealogy software uses Google Maps to map all the locations… Read the rest
Paternal Ancestors in the Civil War
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on February 7th, 2010
I had a conversation with my dad on Friday about his ancestors who fought in the Civil War. I thought it would fun and interesting to put together a list, with a summary of each person’s military service. I’ve also included each person’s relationship to my dad (as opposed to… Read the rest
Daughters of the American Revolution
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on June 28th, 2009
I’ve decided to join the DAR. I’ve thought about this for awhile and finally decided to go forward for a variety of reasons.
- Identifying Revolutionary War patriots is one of the things that originally got me interested in genealogy.
- Obtaining
Civil War Databases
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Military on March 7th, 2009
As many other blogs have reported, Ancestry.com has recently added five new databases to its Civil War collection. I have found two particularly valuable:
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Confederate Pension Applications from Georgia
A quick search of the U. S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles database… Read the rest
Hemphill Surname Fun Facts
Posted by Tonia Kendrick in Fun Facts, Military on December 30th, 2008
The Hemphill surname is typically thought to be of Northern Irish and Scottish roots. The name is derived from the Old English words henep (hemp) and hyll (hill) and referred to people living near the hemp hill (i.e. a place where hemp was grown) in a place near Galston in… Read the rest
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