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New Tech Tools That Will Make You Drool – Tech Tuesday
I’m always on the lookout for genealogy tech tools. Gadgets, software, websites, I love to look at all the cool new stuff and demo as much of it as I can. With the holiday season approaching, retailers and websites are … Continue reading
Posted in Technology Tools, Websites
Tagged family history notebook, Fountaindale Public Library, mocavo, mocavo.co.uk, scanner, technology, websites
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Illinois opens original birth certificates to adoptees! – Tuesdays’s Tip
Have you heard the great news genealogists? The next phase of the new Illinois open records adoption law went into effect this week. As of November 15th, adopted persons over the age of 21 who were born in Illinois on … Continue reading
Posted in State Specific Research, Vital Records
Tagged adoption, birth certificates, illinois, vital records
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Free DNA Genealogy Presentation Nov. 10 at the Fountaindale Library – Thrifty Thursday
Demystify your DNA research with a fantastic fall program at the Fountaindale Public Library! Noted genealogist and author Dave Dowell will present “Adding DNA Testing to your Genealogical Tool Kit” and sign copies of his new book Crash Course in … Continue reading
Find Free Genealogy Resources @ Try-It Illinois October 1 – November 30, 2011! – Follow Friday
Attention Illinois residents! Some of the best genealogy resources online are available for free through the Try-It! Illinois Database trial October 1 – November 30 2011. This twelfth annual statewide database trial is sponsored by Secretary of State and State … Continue reading
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Utilizing Spokeo for Genealogy Research – Thankful Thursday
The ancient Greek philosophers have urged countless generations to “Know Thyself”. Now there’s a website that can tell you (and others) who you are with one mouse click. Spokeo.com, a split personality website which marries online ‘white pages’ with an … Continue reading
Minding the Gap in Post-WWII Immigration/Refugee Genealogy Records – Society Saturday
Each patron query is an opportunity to learn something new. My case in point from last week -My patron has been seeking records on Lithuanian immigrant A. Bartkus and his family. Anything goes. My patron didn’t really have much to … Continue reading
Tracing your Legal Ancestors – Tuesday’s Tip
I’ve resisted tackling the UK legal portion of my research for some time. At first glance, the British legal system seems like a mess of courts, divisions, and terminology which might trip up a full trained American lawyer. Needless to … Continue reading
Looking at Rootsireland.ie – Those Places Thursday
I’ve had limited luck researching Irish records. It’s not that I don’t think I’m trying hard enough, I just think the ‘luck of the Irish’ is simply not with me on this endeavor. When I think strategically about Irish research, … Continue reading
Free Family History Writing Class – Thrifty Thursday
Is your family story too good to keep in the family? Was great-grandpa a train robber? Was great-great grandma a college graduate? Your family may be littered with black sheep and canonized saints, but that won’t keep their stories alive … Continue reading
Summer reads with genealogy tie-ins – Wisdom Wednesday
I had a rude awakening a few weeks ago when my mom called and asked me what I’d been reading lately. Crash Course in Genealogy I told her proudly. “I blogged about it a few days ago.” Truth be told, … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Print Material
Tagged Census, Crash Course in Genealogy, Fiction, Fountaindale Public Library
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