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3 Reasons to use WorldCat (and a Tutorial)

Posted by on Jul 18, 2016 in Military research, Useful Tips | 0 comments

Have you been using WorldCat? If not, you need to be. WorldCat is the world’s largest library catalog. It spans many libraries, including those at the Family History Library, the Allen County Public Library, and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. WorldCat lets you search for publications of interest. It lets you save lists of the publications. You can also save your searches to run them again at a future time. Last, but not least, WorldCat helps you find where the materials are located. You can enter your zip code and find...

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3 Things to Do at Graduation Time

Posted by on Jun 19, 2016 in Genealogy Education, Useful Tips | 0 comments

Graduations are a great time to celebrate! They are a time for families to gather, and when families gather they share memories. Thinking about graduations made me recall that Mrs. Lindsey, wife of New York City’s Major John Lindsey, attended my graduation from preschool. My Brother recalled that author Frank McChort spoke at my PhD graduation. Capture the memories. Have the graduate write, or record, about his or her favorite memories about the school experience. Capture others’ memories. While you are remembering, list the graduations...

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3 Things to do on Find A Grave Today

Posted by on May 14, 2016 in Useful Tips | 0 comments

If you are not using Find A Grave, you should! If you have not used it in a while, you should use it again. 1) Search for an Ancestor You can search all the listings by selecting the link “Search 145 million grave records” from the Find A Grave Home Page. (Since Find A Grave is growing all the time, the number may vary depending on when you search.) Alternately, you can search within a cemetery by choosing the “Search for a cemetery”, then entering the name of the cemetery or the country and state to find a specific cemetery. When you...

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Newest Geneablogger – us!

Posted by on May 7, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

As of today, A Week of Genealogy’s blog is one of the newest Geneabloggers! You can read about it here: http://www.geneabloggers.com/new-genealogy-blogs-7-may-2016/#more-39406 Thanks to Thomas MacEntee for including us!  

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It’s Complicated: Marital Status State Diagrams

Posted by on May 6, 2016 in Genealogy Education, Useful Tips | 0 comments

When you are looking for records, you have to play to your strengths. State diagrams are important in my field of Computer Science and Engineer. They show the state that a computer can be in, and how it moves from one to another via a transition. State diagrams are merely roadmaps showing how to move through a computer system in time. For football fans, John Madden uses something similar to show how plays are made. While I was trying to formulate how to continue searching for records of a married ancestor, I enumerated all the possible...

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Found Ancestors in the Workhouse?

Posted by on Apr 24, 2016 in Genealogy Education, Useful Tips | 0 comments

Did you tear up when the episode of “Who Do You Think You Are?” took us to a workhouse? Does your stomach tighten at the thought of families enduring this hardship, and your heart ache at the thought of the very young children being taken away from their parents? Imagine how it feels when you see records from the workhouse that contain your ancestors’ names. My Great Grandmother never spoke of her family. The only thing that her Grandchildren knew was that she was born in England. In fact, she rarely spoke to her Grandchildren at all....

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The Second Editions of Our Books are available!

Posted by on Apr 16, 2016 in A Week of Genealogy Book, A Weekend of Genealogy Book | 0 comments

The Second Editions of “A Week of Genealogy” and “A Weekend of Genealogy” are available now! Are you searching for your ancestors? If you have been wanting to learn more about moving your genealogy research forward, find that help in the books: “A Week of Genealogy” and “A Weekend of Genealogy”. They are available now! Follow the link to learn how to save $3 on either or both books: https://aweekofgenealogy.com/lp041416 To see a short video advertising the books:

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Anchor’s Aweigh: Getting the 51st Pioneer Infantry to France and Back

Posted by on Apr 5, 2016 in Military research | 0 comments

Anchor’s Aweigh: Getting the 51st Pioneer Infantry to France and Back The history of the 51st Pioneer Infantry included information about the ships that brought Joseph McMahon to France and back home again. Gathering images and more information about these ships fleshes out the details of his WWI service.   From U.S. to Brest, France On 29 July 1918 the 51st Pioneer Infantry left Camp Merritt, NJ, and marched to Alpine Landing. From there they were placed on ferries to Hoboken, NJ. Then they boarded the steamer USS Kroonland. On 8...

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3 Reasons to Post on a Message Board

Posted by on Apr 3, 2016 in Genealogy Education, Useful Tips | 0 comments

If you have attended one of my classes about using social media or beginning genealogy, you know that I always recommend reading and posting in message boards. My favorite is boards.rootsweb.com which is also tied to boards.rootsweb.com. All of the boards are searchable, so only put your post on one board.   1. Organizing material helps you understand it I have always my college and graduate students to send the questions that they had outside of the classroom in an e-mail. The act of reviewing the material and formulating a question...

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WWI Battles and Cemeteries

Posted by on Mar 25, 2016 in Military research | 0 comments

A little while ago, I saw a request on a genealogical Facebook page and tried to locate an obituary for a soldier who died in World War I. Although I did not find the obituary, it led to some interesting websites and resources that I was able to share with the obituary seeker. If you have an ancestor who died overseas in WWI, you should search the American Battle Monument Commission website. If you have not lost an ancestor overseas in WWI, you should still check out the resources about the battles and the World War I accessible from this...

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