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What can you learn from a DAR application?

June 16, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Yesterday I wrote about the DAR application that I ordered for William Brookshire.  I already knew a good bit about William, including the details of his military service (I have a copy of his pension application).  I ordered the DAR application because I was looking for a source document for the names of his children.  […]

Filed Under: Evidence Tagged With: Brookshire, DAR Library

Ordering a DAR Application

June 15, 2011 Tonia Kendrick

Last month I spent time working on finding sources for some unsourced people who had been in my database for a long time.  There was one family, in particular, for whom I wanted documentation, but I didn’t find much.  The children in this family had all moved out long before the 1850, every-name census and […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Brookshire, DAR Library

Family History Skills: Family and Published Sources

July 12, 2010 Tonia Kendrick

I’m slowly working my way through the online “Family History Skills” course offered by the National Genealogical Society.  I just finished Lesson Two:  Family and Published Sources and I really learned a lot.  This lessson covers Published Sources, Finding Published Sources, and Source Citations.  The second section:  Finding Published Sources was the most valuable to me.  […]

Filed Under: And More, Research Tagged With: BYU Family History Archive, DAR Library, Family History Library, Family History Skills course, Google Books, Library of Congress, NGS

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About Tonia

Hi, I am Tonia Kendrick. Genealogy is my hobby, my passion (those who say obsession would not be accused of crazy-talk). While I had helped my mom with genealogy as a teenager, I first caught the bug myself when computers came into the picture.

Now we are well into the 21st-century and every day brings a new genealogy adventure, whether it is a new record group to explore online or a visit to a cemetery, courthouse, or other repository. It all comes together here. Read more about Tonia's Roots or contact Tonia. Read More…

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