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- Christopher Columbus ~ Letter to the King and Queen of Spain ~ circa 1494
- The New Genealogy Theme ~ Fluff and Stuff
- FamilySearch Wiki ~ Pennsylvania Online Genealogy Records
- The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Arthur Barlowe, First Voyage to Virginia ~ 1584
- Assize of Clarendon ~ 1166
- The Assize of Arms ~ 1181
- Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts
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Genealogy ~ Citing FamilySearch Collections
Posted on 4 April 2012 | No CommentsThere are millions of digital genealogy documents and records on FamilySearch and the number will eventually grow to billions. When you find information in them about your ancestral families, how... -
Google Search Tricks for Genealogists
Posted on 9 March 2012 | No CommentsTony Vincent created an excellent Google Search Tricks presentation on Prezi that should rate a bookmark by all genealogy researchers. All too often we spend hours searching through the results... -
Research Using FamilySearch Wiki
Posted on 15 February 2012 | No CommentsThe FamilySearch Research Wiki is a hidden gem on the extremely popular FamilySearch site. For some reason, a direct link to it is not listed on the main page of... -
FamilySearch Wiki ~ France Church Records
Posted on 7 February 2012 | No CommentsThe FamilySearch Research Wiki is rapidly becoming the favorite research aids tool for genealogists around the world. First time users of the wiki constantly send me notes exclaiming their... -
FamilySearch Wiki ~ Latin Genealogy Words
Posted on 30 January 2012 | No CommentsGenealogists constantly encounter Latin words in their research efforts. Even seasoned researchers forget the English equivalent words from time-to-time. Most of us have created ‘cheat sheet’ Latin to English conversion... -
FamilySearch Wiki ~ The Hidden Gem
Posted on 24 January 2012 | No CommentsMany genealogists aren’t aware of a research Gem that is a bit hidden on the FamilySearch site. When I’ve asked people in my genealogy classes and presentations if they have... -
Genealogy ~ Learning French on FamilySearch
Posted on 14 November 2011 | No CommentsYet another of my ancestral lines has extended to France. Images of written records that include them are now online, but I struggle to learn to read French. It shouldn’t... -
Using Hakia in Genealogy Searches
Posted on 22 September 2011 | No CommentsMost of us spend our online genealogy search time using Google or Bing. They are great, but they aren’t the only search engine that genealogists should consider. I’ve been using... -
What Does That Job Title Mean?
Posted on 7 September 2011 | 2 CommentsAt some point in the past, I was given a list of occupational titles that are found in historical documents with corresponding current job titles. I’ve frequently pulled it out... -
Parish Locator in English Genealogy Research
Posted on 25 July 2011 | No CommentsAfter spending the last few days helping folks in their genealogy research, I’m reminded that I haven’t written about the Parish Locator program for years. If you are working on...












