Genealogy Tip of the Day

When I'm at the Family History Library in Salt...

2012-05-29T13:26:35.020-05:00

When I'm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake, I use their microfilm scanner. The Flip-pal scanner is a good one that's pretty portable http://flip-pal-affiliates.com/idevaffiliate/idevaffiliate.php?id=231

I didn't learn about "token values" ...

2012-05-28T15:05:26.687-05:00

I didn't learn about "token values" and "other good and valuable considerations" until a few years ago. A pipe line went through my area and this was to keep all us neighbors from knowing how much money each received.

I've also seen this in some recent real estate transactions where all the lots in subdivisions were written this way.

Could also be an illegitimate son of a sister (if ...

2012-05-28T09:03:09.785-05:00

Could also be an illegitimate son of a sister (if there were any sisters).

By the time my Dad died, he didn't own any pro...

2012-05-27T15:53:06.618-05:00

By the time my Dad died, he didn't own any property that required probate. I was pretty sure about that but I made an appointment with the court clerk to be sure. Even though the estate did not have to go through probate, the clerk went ahead and registered the will so now it's in the public record. I don't know if that is done consistently today.

That was my first thought, too, Peggy! "I wo...

2012-05-27T15:36:40.391-05:00

That was my first thought, too, Peggy! "I wonder what kind of scanner he has."

May I ask what scanner you use?

2012-05-26T18:19:15.622-05:00

May I ask what scanner you use?

In this case, there was only one entry on each pag...

2012-05-26T14:42:56.564-05:00

In this case, there was only one entry on each page, so I really could have gotten by without scanning. When I've had pages with quite a few entries and I didn't have time to read them all, scanning saves quite a bit of time and allows for later analysis.

Michael, I've scanned the index pages when I w...

2012-05-26T14:37:44.394-05:00

Michael, I've scanned the index pages when I was running out of time for research. I do think it's a good idea to do it on a regular basis if possible. I've had a couple of instances where I had to go back to the index because I recorded the book or page number incorrectly.

Thanks for this offer. I picked up lots of tips fr...

2012-05-25T15:33:38.225-05:00

Thanks for this offer.
I picked up lots of tips from your searches.
No problems with the downloads.
Many thanks again.

Leon Selwyn "Frank" Shaver married two s...

2012-05-25T15:09:59.618-05:00

Leon Selwyn "Frank" Shaver married two sisters and a best friend. Wife 1 was the sister to Wife 2, the woman who nursed Wife 1 became Wife 3. All of his issue were brothers and sisters, or half-brothers and half-sisters, and ALL WERE cousins to each other from the two sisters. Wife 3 raised and/or cared for three of the siblings of Wife 2.

I had an ancestor who suffered a fatal accident wh...

2012-05-25T14:12:20.773-05:00

I had an ancestor who suffered a fatal accident while working for Pullman Car Company. I found more information about his death in the company's yearly report than the newspapers. The report included information about his wife receiving a payout from the company. I found the yearly reports on Google Books.

I am often unsure how to find local newspapers &am...

2012-05-25T07:02:31.437-05:00

I am often unsure how to find local newspapers & how to search those newspapers.

Newspapers were the "Facebook" of the ti...

2012-05-24T09:19:37.012-05:00

Newspapers were the "Facebook" of the time - society pages contain great tidbits of information!

Good to know...

2012-05-23T14:34:49.759-05:00

Good to know...

No matter how well I plan when I visit a distant s...

2012-05-23T06:48:47.328-05:00

No matter how well I plan when I visit a distant spot for genealogy purposes, I can always use another day.

This advice goes for visiting archives & libra...

2012-05-22T10:38:42.800-05:00

This advice goes for visiting archives & libraries!

As a Registrar for DAR, I have had to explain this...

2012-05-21T10:56:46.803-05:00

As a Registrar for DAR, I have had to explain this a lot to applicants whose papers I work on. They have trouble understanding why we have to have documentation to prove dates, places, and names (although some of your other tips help explain variation in names on various documents and gravestones).

I like to revisit after at the end of a reseach cy...

2012-05-21T10:13:24.843-05:00

I like to revisit after at the end of a reseach cycle. Newer information gathered during the cycle may disclose a logical path to additional information, data, direction. KristinaFamilyArchivist

Have you been watching my computer habits?? :)

2012-05-19T11:26:50.424-05:00

Have you been watching my computer habits?? :)

Margie- These are downloadable and can be viewed ...

2012-05-17T15:14:57.630-05:00

Margie-

These are downloadable and can be viewed whenever is convenient.

Thanks.
Michael

Are these webinars downloadable? I am on my way ou...

2012-05-17T10:03:31.002-05:00

Are these webinars downloadable? I am on my way out of town and will have no internet access but would love to spend my time watching these webinars? If they are downloadable, I can take them with me.
Thanks

Check out all persons on the same manifest from th...

2012-05-16T14:06:32.645-05:00

Check out all persons on the same manifest from the same town... no matter how close or far on the manifest... people waited in line... some closer than others.

Good idea.

2012-05-15T17:02:07.127-05:00

Good idea.

In some census years in the 1900's, the enumer...

2012-05-10T18:43:05.431-05:00

In some census years in the 1900's, the enumerators often wrote names in this order:
Last / Middle name or initial / First

When I see my relatives in someone's tree with names in this order, I know the tree compiler isn't much kin!

Doesn't sound fair at all.

2012-05-09T13:24:30.455-05:00

Doesn't sound fair at all.