Places to Go
I received my CA-SCGS today in the mail. It is a great post for Researchers wanting to expand their
knowledge with out going out of state. It also gives you a chance to be exposed to different speakers we seldom, if ever get in our neck of the woods.
[CA-SCGS] Upcoming SoCal Genealogy Events - February/March 2016
See the places we could go and the speakers we can be exposed to.
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
Head's Up, New Sources to See
MooseRoots.com
Dear Myrtle wrote about this site. She liked it and used it.
http://westinnewengland.blogspot.com/
Bill West did his FindMyPast sites today and the topics are awesome for
us to find ancestors. Early Marriages, Births, Deaths etc.
a teaser
Explore over 166,000 new records spanning four centuries of Manx history to reveal when, where and to whom your relatives were married.
UpFront with NGS
Vanderburgh County (Indiana) Documentary Treasures Found!
Also in looking on Ancestry I found a book: The Gibson Pioneers of Liberty Township,
Guernsey, Ohio. Very interesting read.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Wednesday 27 Jan 2016 Gena Philibert-Ortega Presenting
Bonita-Sunnyside Library at 4375 Bonita Rd, near Sheriff's Office, is hosting in the Community Room, Gena Philbert-Ortega.
She will be talking about (Remember the Lades; Finding Your Female Ancestors).
She will present her 5 step process for researching and finding female ancestors.
The time is 12:30 to 2:30 pm in the Community Room.
Refreshments will be available.
The business meeting, I was told will be at the end of presentation? Not being at the last board meeting and changes afoot.
The speaker is a well known Genealogist whom worked on the Genealogy Road Show in 2013.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
A Free Weekend-- FindMyPast news from Thomas MacEntee
Thomas MacEntee at GeneaBloggers.com announced.
Findmypast has announced that this weekend, they will be opening up their archives and giving unlimited free access to billions of records and newspaper pages from all over the world. From 7am on Friday, January 22nd to 7am on Monday, January 25st (EST), absolutely everyone will have access to Findmypast’s comprehensive collections of historical records and innovative research tools.
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Much information to be found here. But for some reason could not find the live link to post for you all to go read this yourselves.
There are four links to access the areas that will be open and free.
Thomas Thanks, I will add the links here:
Find out more at Findmypast’s dedicated Free Weekend page.
Terms & conditions: Free access lasts from 07:00am (EST) on Friday 22nd January 2016 until 06:59am (EST) on Monday 25th January 2016. To access the records you will need to be signed in at Findmypast: you can register for free using your name, email address and country of residence. The free access excludes the 1939 Register, UK Electoral Registers (2002-2013) and the UK Companies House Directors (2002-2013) record sets. Free access is subject to our fair usage policy: each account may view up to a maximum of 1,000 records per day.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Boundaries and Names and Times
Woe is the genealogist that does not pay major attention to these noted topics in research.
Boundaries in the early days changed constantly. Yes, even or more so in Europe.
Why mention Europe because reading data from there being posted under one name when truly was
another drives me frantic.
When this comes up I generally walk away so frustrated I do not address what I think is a problem.
More a problem today than when I started 1950's, because we are so much more determined that all data is acutely accurate. Data also was more stable for a short period of years.
When boundaries changed many times names changed, titles of land are referenced different.
Look at Europe during the 1400's, look again when later people are written about that started to travel the globe in ships. 1600's there were many, that were all over the world.
Now they are saying that Europeans were here in the probably 1000's and before. That does not surprise me if you read Archeology magazines and good History records that have been written about.
Amazing some Irish are actually from Turkish region. Why not, we all supposedly came from Africa and depending on how long our people stayed in one area as to what history labeled them. Who ruled them and how nomadic or stable they were.
Maps play a major roll in understanding the changes.
Having read where some teachers are now teaching 1st graders how to read a map, how much more
exciting it must be for those students.
We forget that many countries we think of as in the Old Country are really fairly new countries within that region. Do you know when Italy was created? It might shock you. Do you know when Germany was declared a Country? It was long, long after many of our kin came to the USA. At least for my family this holds true most were here when we arrived or came within 50 years of our starting up as a Colony of Britain.
Look back 20 years from today and see the names of European and Asian countries that have been dissolved or names changed. What a nightmare to have to start research in which country.
Below is listed a site that shares information on some of the areas of which I speak.
marshamoses
http://www.jkrowling.com/uploads/documents/en_GB-press-wdytya-1373364821.pdf
Much that did not show is shown here. Using the Treaty of Frankfurt as an example. French or German.
Thanks for the great post.
You can not have come from Germany unless it was after 1871.
germany founding date
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=germany+founding+date&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
ancienthistory.about.com
goeasteurope.about.com
goeasteurope.about.com
Eastern Europe's Oldest Cities. Ancient History to the Present. Many of Europe’s oldest cities can be found in its eastern region, particularly in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Macedonia, Romania, and Croatia. Not all of these ci... More »
Monday, January 18, 2016
Photo Restoration Tidbit
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Friday, January 15, 2016
More Topics to Follow and a Vote that is needed in Scotland.
Vote on the Future of Inverness Castle!
Scottish Genealogy Tips Tricks & Tidbits Yes, read what she has posted and vote on your decision.
On the site is a picture of this beautiful castle.
Of course you get four choices. Mine is choose all four. LOL
No, you really can choose three.
https://www.highlifehighland.com/castle-hill/options-for-castle-hill/
Would love to see it turned into a history facility , Visitors Information Centre and a maybe restaurant and part time bed and bath for the year. Rent it out for major events. Definitely keep the TOWER open.
Beautiful setting and appears better kept than many.
I concur with her ideas. Research and stay in same spot at same time AWESOME.
http://alabamapioneers.com/rules-for-childrens-behavior-in-1937/#sthash.nFRyUkzA.WrJd6C8Y.dpbs
Talking about how the USA has changed, wondering if other countries have had as much changes as we seem to have been dealt.
Manners, respect, behavior, language, and clothing all play a part. Need to find a European penpal and see if same has happened in Scotland, Germany, Ireland or other countries.
http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/another-missing-person-i-lost-her-address-and-information-she-is
Still looking for my FOULK cousin whom lives in the Los Angeles area. I lost her address and phone number and we met at the Los Angeles Library a few years back.
DearMYRTLE Your friend in genealogy
Try to follow Pat and all her great thoughts and ideas. Hope to catch her in a google room one day here soon. I have known her for nye on 30 years.
Scottish Genealogy Tips Tricks & Tidbits Yes, read what she has posted and vote on your decision.
On the site is a picture of this beautiful castle.
Of course you get four choices. Mine is choose all four. LOL
No, you really can choose three.
https://www.highlifehighland.com/castle-hill/options-for-castle-hill/
Would love to see it turned into a history facility , Visitors Information Centre and a maybe restaurant and part time bed and bath for the year. Rent it out for major events. Definitely keep the TOWER open.
Beautiful setting and appears better kept than many.
I concur with her ideas. Research and stay in same spot at same time AWESOME.
http://alabamapioneers.com/rules-for-childrens-behavior-in-1937/#sthash.nFRyUkzA.WrJd6C8Y.dpbs
Talking about how the USA has changed, wondering if other countries have had as much changes as we seem to have been dealt.
Manners, respect, behavior, language, and clothing all play a part. Need to find a European penpal and see if same has happened in Scotland, Germany, Ireland or other countries.
http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/another-missing-person-i-lost-her-address-and-information-she-is
Still looking for my FOULK cousin whom lives in the Los Angeles area. I lost her address and phone number and we met at the Los Angeles Library a few years back.
DearMYRTLE Your friend in genealogy
Try to follow Pat and all her great thoughts and ideas. Hope to catch her in a google room one day here soon. I have known her for nye on 30 years.
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