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The ABC’s of Genealogy at the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society
It was great to meet and speak with so many people at the Census table last night! Hopefully you will be using census records, both population and non-population schedules in your research.
read moreAnother trip to Maryland State Archives
Last week I had a chance to volunteer at the Maryland State Archives. This time volunteers were preparing documents and making target sheets for the Caroline County Letters of Guardianship at the turn of the last century. These letters are a great resource, as they tell the story of the young person’s expenses. This letter states that the guardian would rather not appear in court. This guardian was behind in filing...
read moreABC’s of Genealogy
On Thursday September 4, 2014, the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society is hosting their “ABCs of Genealogy” meeting. There will be eleven tables filled with genealogical information. I will be at Table 8 with “The US Federal Census”. The event is free. For details see the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society Meetings & Events Web Page.
read moreRegistration Dates for West County Talks
The registration dates for my talks this Fall at West County Library have been added to the descriptions in the Upcoming page. Since the DNA talk is not in the lab, no registration is required.
read moreOnline Land Records
In an online world of compelling records, I have found LAND RECORDS to be the singularly most addictive set of online records available. Be sure that you have a block of hours available, because you will have that urge to see just one more page. The Clerk may have recorded many things in these books. I have seen examples of property purchases, wills, and even prenuptial agreements. Although tedious to search for, these records may be worth the effort to further your research. If your ancestors were not land owners, these records may not be...
read moreWorking On My Next Book
I’ve been hard at work this week to capture material I present in my lectures with updated hints, tips, and tricks to help you make the most of your online genealogy research time.
read more“A Week of Genealogy” is now available at the Allen County Public Library
“A Week of Genealogy” is now available at the Allen County Public Library. If you like the book, please feel free to order a copy from me. http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=|acpl-bibs|ocn871005709
read moreThe Washington DC Family History Center 8th Annual Conference
The Washington DC Family History Center 8th Annual Conference was great! It is always an honor to be invited to speak. I enjoyed the audiences for my talks, and learned from them, too. I’m hoping that their will be a lot of new blogs out there after my talk. You CAN do this! And maybe it will help distant cousins to find you. The other speakers that I had the pleasure to listen to were very professional, and interesting. The Keynote speaker talked about his work on the Baltimore Immigration Memorial Project. If you need to download the...
read moreRescheduling the snowed out class!
The snowed out “Introduction to Genealogy” class has been rescheduled and will occur on 18 March. The people who registered for the first class have priority, but you can check for availability by calling the West County Library 410-222-6277.
read moreMore talks at West County Library scheduled
This week I was invited back to give some talks in the Spring. April will be about Internet Searching for Genealogists and May about newspapers. Internet Searching for Genealogists Tuesday, Apr 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm Genealogy: Using Newspapers Tuesday, May 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
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