QFHS Snippets - August 2012 Volume 12, No. 8

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Dear [member]

Open Day is on 4 August – bring along a friend and learn about the excellent facilities at our
Gaythorne library.

Have you discovered a relative using information from Snippets? Share your good news with us.

Your contributions to Snippets are appreciated – so send them to us at: snippets@qfhs.org.au

Happy researching!


Table of Contents

    1. About This Newsletter
    2. QFHS Gaythorne Centre
    3. QFHS Dates to Remember
    4. QFHS Open Day
    5. Computer Training-Introduction to the QFHS Computer Network
    6. From the Print Library Cataloguer - Help!
    7. Queensland State Archives Saturday Openings
    8. Free Taxi Service to Queensland State Archives
    9. Pittsworth Local & Family History Society Inc
    10. Upcoming Seminars at Queensland State Archives
    11. Learn How to Decipher Old Handwriting
    12. Family History Research: Using the Brisbane City Council Library Databases
    13. Legacy Way Tunnel Update
    14. Lady Teviot at Caloundra Family History Research Inc
    15. Lady Teviot at Garden City Library - Free Genealogy Event
    16. New Online Index: Brisbane Hospital Registers of Deaths 1899-1913
    17. Nundah State School Photographs
    18. Camp Flat School
    19. Immigration Celebration Invitation
    20. 13th Annual Irish Famine Memorial Gathering
    21. South Australian Links
    22. Glamorgan Convicts sent to Western Australia (1850-1868)
    23. Destination Australia
    24. A Welcome Stranger
    25. List of Prisoners of War and Internees on the Montevideo Maru
    26. Time to revisit findmypast.co.uk
    27. findmypast.co.uk Adds New Yorkshire Parish Records
    28. findmypast.co.uk Launches the Online Canterbury Collection
    29. findmypast.co.uk Adds 49,184 new Lincolnshire Parish Marriage Records
    30. National Archives Podcast: Lost in London
    31. London Tax Records Now Online at Ancestry
    32. Surrey Records to go Online
    33. National Library of Scotland Post Office Directories Collection Online
    34. The Scottish Catholic Archives Closed Abruptly
    35. Irish Websites
    36. The Tide of Canadian Immigration Captured in Silent Movies
    37. The Changing Cause of Death in America over the Last 100 Years
    38. How to Find a Revolutionary War Patriot
    39. The Immigrant with Charlie Chaplin
    40. Muscatine, Iowa Library Goes Digital
    41. Rhode Island Makes Adoption Records Available
    42. A Great Online Resource for Oklahoma Genealogy
    43. Free Guide to Tennessee Ancestors
    44. One-Room School Houses in Dodge County, Wisconsin Documented Online
    45. How Thousands of Headstones Ended Up Under a Philadelphia Bridge
    46. Google Puts Twentieth Century Italian History Online
    47. Grandfather of Everyone in Britain
    48. Dower Share, Dowry & Dower Rights
    49. Mormon Migration Index Website Has Been Revised
    50. Historians Discover Medieval Banking Records Hidden Under Coats Of Arms
    51. Family Group Sheet Standards
    52. Ex-slave's Letter to Master
    53. Woman Discovers Lost Family Photos at Antique Shop
    54. Happy Birthday?
    55. FamilySearch Adds 76 Million New, Free US Historic Records
    56. What Does it Take to Get a Good Result from Ancestry.com
    57. Genealogists...
    58. Acknowledgements

1.    About This Newsletter

Snippets is a monthly publication of the Queensland Family History Society Inc. (QFHS). QFHS Website http://www.qfhs.org.au/

Please do not click on reply to contact Snippets - the 'click on reply' facility is strictly for 'un-subscribing' to the mailing list.

You are encouraged to contribute items which you feel would be of general interest to the family historian hunting for that illusive relative. Humorous items and items relating to the technology of using computers in genealogy are also welcome. Submit your BRIEF items supplemented by hyperlinks to additional details.

Snippets will rarely include items of a commercial nature and only then when they are likely to be of interest to a majority of our readers.

Submit your items to us via: snippets@qfhs.org.au


2. QFHS Gaythorne Centre

Our address is:

58 Bellevue Ave, Gaythorne QLD 4051
QFHS library - (07) 3355 3369

For details about QFHS Centre, including location map, transport etc, click here: http://www.qfhs.org.au/location_hours.html#Library


3. QFHS Dates to Remember

Revised information - please note.

QFHS Monthly General Meetings are held each month excepting January and December and the third Wednesday of each month. Attendance at the meetings, held at the QFHS Library, is free, and visitors are most welcome.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 15 August.

Guest Speaker will be Ann Swain - she is speaking on the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) - an under utilised resource.

2013 Meeting Dates
The Management Committee has resolved that, in 2013, Members' Meetings will alternate (roughly) between day and evening meetings.

The following schedule is confirmed:
This schedule maximises afternoon meetings in the cooler weather and maximises evening meetings in the warmer weather.
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QFHS Daytime Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month (but not in January or when the first Monday of the month is a public holiday. Then it is held on the second Monday of that month) at 20 Marmont Street, Geebung from 10am - 12 Noon.

The next meeting will be held on 6 August.

Contact Maureen Mutton on 3265 4378 if you would like to attend.
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Central European Group

Meetings are held 10am - Noon on the 4th Saturday of each odd-numbered month. A $2 donation goes toward purchasing relevant records.

The next meeting will be on 22 September the QFHS library.

For further information, contact Eric Kopittke on (07) 3376 4339 or email kopittke@tpg.com.au or centraleuropean@qfhs.org.au
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English West Country Group

This group researches the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Meetings are held from 12 Noon - 2pm at the QFHS Library, on the fourth Thursday of the odd-numbered months.

Next meeting: Thursday, 27 September.

For further information contact Robert Browning on (07) 3261 1084 or email: robertbb2@bigpond.com
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Family History Writing Group

These meetings are held from 9am - 11am at QFHS Library on the third Saturday of odd-numbered months.

Next meeting: Saturday, 15 September.

For further information contact FHWriters@qfhs.org.au or Robert Adamson on (07) 3357 8138 or Sue Reid on (07) 3378 2278.
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Irish Interest Group

Meetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library on the second Saturday of the even-numbered months (not December).

Next meeting: 12 August.

For more information about Irish Interest Group contact Mary King on (07) 3205 3353 or email irish@qfhs.org.au
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Scottish Interest Group

Meetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library on the second Saturday of odd-numbered months (except January). Donations to buy more Scottish resources are welcome.

Next meeting: Saturday, 8 September.

For further information: Email scottish@qfhs.org.au OR phone Sam on (07) 3266 9131
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Welsh Interest Group

This group meets on the fourth Sunday of the odd numbered months from 10am - 12 Noon at the QFHS Library.

Next meeting is: Sunday, 23 September.

Contact Kaye Hart on welsh@qfhs.org.au for further information.
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Educational Workshops

Do you want to learn more about Family History? Do you want to keep your records in order? Well why not come and join me in my Educational Workshops, "Where to Begin" and "How to Keep Your Records in Order" this year. The Workshops are designed to help you achieve the results you are after in your research and your record keeping. Cost is $5.50 per person which goes towards purchasing more research materials for the Library. Time is from 10am to 12 noon at QFHS Library.

The remaining dates and topics for this year are:
For bookings contact Desley Schafer - phone (07) 3204 4254 or email her at: educationofficer@qfhs.org.au
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Member Orientations - 'Old' & New Members Welcome

You will almost certainly learn new stuff about the Society, and helpful hints about using the Library and researching, all in a friendly atmosphere and informal setting. New members are especially welcome.

Dates for 2012 are as follows:
Numbers are limited to allow full participation. BOOKING is ESSENTIAL. Please note: Sessions are usually fully booked, with a waiting list, so please advise the organisers as soon as possible if you find you are unable to attend when you have a booking. Contact Bev Bonning on (07) 3355 7389 or email at: welcome@qfhs.org.au
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Family Tree Maker User Group

These meetings run from 10am - 11:30am at QFHS Library and are held on first Friday each month except January and last Saturday in each even-numbered month except December.

The next meetings will be held on:
For further details, please contact Kerri Kleidon or Joe Greaves via e-mail on: familytree@qfhs.org.au
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The Master Genealogist (TMG) User Group

This group caters to the needs of all users, from novice to advanced. The group meets in the QFHS Library on the third Saturday of each month (except December) at 1:30pm.

Next meeting is 18 August.

For further information, contact George Kearney on 0438 073 344 or Kevin Haley on (07) 3359 7491.


4. QFHS Open Day

Our Patron, Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AC, Governor of Queensland, has confirmed she will be attending QFHS Open Day on 4 August. The event will be held from 10am to 3pm at the library and resource centre. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to come along and bring a friend. A showcase of resources available to trace family history awaits.

Invite your friends to 'bring an ancestor' with a  name, birth date, death date or any information to find a starting point. Special Interest Groups will be available to answer questions.


5. Computer Training-Introduction to the QFHS Computer Network

Two places are available in Introduction to the QFHS Computer Network hands-on workshop on Saturday, 11 August. The workshop takes place in the Computer Room at the QFHS Library and Resource Centre, from 9am until 12 Noon. The cost is $11 for members, $2.75 for Library Assistants.

To register please email: president@qfhs.org.au


6. From the Print Library Cataloguer - Help!

There is a large backlog of uncatalogued books building up. This means that these potentially valuable resources are not being made available in the catalogue or on the shelves or listed in the Journal.  They are languishing neglected in cupboards, when they should be being added to our V-Library catalogue.

I need another person to help with cataloguing, which consists of describing books, deciding what subjects they cover and who is responsible for them, allocating unique call numbers, and entering an accurate record of our holdings into V-Library.

If you have an interest in cataloguing, and would like to be an additional cataloguer, and would be able to join the Friday morning team, which includes Lurline, Joan, Cecily, and myself, please email me. I can provide training and you get to see the inside of our new books. printcataloguer@qfhs.org.au


7. Queensland State Archives Saturday Openings

Queensland State Archives will be open to the public on the second Saturday of every calendar month from 9am to 4:30pm. The next three Saturday opening dates are:

Queensland State Archives are located at 435 Compton Road, Runcorn, Queensland. For more details, go to: http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Runcorn/Pages/Hours.aspx QFHS "Snippets" - June 2012 Volume 12, No. 6


8. Free Taxi Service to Queensland State Archives

For those who find it difficult to get to the Queensland State Archives (QSA), there is a taxi service for researchers available every Tuesday.

Information can be obtained at: http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/Runcorn/Pages/FindQSA.aspx#taxi

To book taxi travel to QSA, phone (07) 3131 7777.


9. Pittsworth Local & Family History Society Inc

A Family History Seminar will be held on 4 August 2012 from 9:30am at the Senior Citizens Rooms, Post Office Lane in Pittsworth. Guest Speakers are Stephanie Ryan who will present "State Library Resources" and Ann Swain who will speak on "Genetics in Family History".
 
Attendance price of $20 includes morning tea and lunch. To book your spot, telephone Gail on (07) 4693 7028 or Email: pittsworth.history@gmail.com


10. Upcoming Seminars at Queensland State Archives

Getting the most out of Queensland State Archives' online resources.
This seminar on Thursday, 9 August from 10 am to 11 am will provide an overview of the Queensland State Archives website and ArchivesSearch catalogue and includes a practical demonstration detailing what can be found and how to find it.

Getting Started seminar.
Learn about Queensland State Archives' collection and how best to find the information you are seeking. This seminar, presented by an experienced reference archivist on Tuesday 25 September from 2 pm to 4 pm, will provide you with the basics you need to start your research at QSA. The seminar includes a short tour.

Entry to both seminars is free. To book your spot, call (07) 3131 7777.


11. Learn How to Decipher Old Handwriting

Queensland State Archives will be presenting Learn how to decipher old handwriting at the Wynnum branch of the Brisbane City Council Library on Monday, 6 August from 1:30 pm to 3 pm.

This workshop presents tips and tricks on how to read and transcribe old handwriting. For more information, and to book, call the Brisbane City Council Library on (07) 3403 8888.


12. Family History Research: Using the Brisbane City Council Library Databases

QFHS President, Sue Reid, will present a seminar on the databases available through the Brisbane City Council Library Catalogue including newspapers, Findmypast, Ancestry and Documents OnLine. The seminar will be held on Saturday, 18 August 2012, from 10am to 11:30am at Mitchelton Library, 37 Heliopolis Pde, Mitchelton.

Bookings are required, so to reserve your place, telephone: (07) 3403 8888.


13. Legacy Way Tunnel Update

Legacy Way runs under the Toowong Cemetery. Before tunnelling, Transcity will be undertaking conservation activities to 120 gravestones identified as extremely dilapidated and structurally unsound due to their age and existing condition. These gravestones are located in portions 1, 2, 2A, 5, 11, 12, 16, 18 and 24 of the Toowong Cemetery.
 
All conservation work will be undertaken by qualified stonemasons under the supervision of heritage experts and in consultation with the Friends of Toowong Cemetery. These important conservation activities are due to start in August 2012 and will take approximately four weeks to complete. Activities will be undertaken from 6.30am-6.30pm, Monday to Saturday.
 
For more information and to view a list of gravestones requiring conservation activities, go to: http://www.transcityjv.com.au/construction/toowong-cemetery


14. Lady Teviot at Caloundra Family History Research Inc

On Saturday, 8 September 2012, from 1pm to 4pm, renowned UK genealogist Lady Mary Teviot will speak at a seminar to be held at the Guide Hut in Arthur Street, Caloundra.  Attendance cost for the three hours is $10 and includes afternoon tea.

Topics being discussed include:

This seminar is aimed at anyone who has an interest in English research. Bookings are essential and can be made by contacting Roz Kuss on (07) 5493 1197 or June Blackburn on (07) 5493 2679 or by email at: caloundrafamilyres@y7mail.com

Information on the group's research times, calendar, resources, journal, meetings, activities and contact details are now available on our website at: http://www.caloundrafamilyhistory.org.au/


15. Lady Teviot at Garden City Library - Free Genealogy Event

Join expert English genealogist, Lady Teviot, at an informative talk about the English parish system and how it can help you research English records to uncover information about your ancestors in the context of their local town.

Lady Teviot will be presenting "Understanding your English ancestors at a local level" from 11:30am-12:30pm (Parish registers) and 1:30-2:30pm (Parish chest) on Tuesday, 18 September.

Bookings are essential. Contact Garden City Library on (07) 3403 7745 to reserve your place.


16. New Online Index: Brisbane Hospital Registers of Deaths 1899-1913

A new online index for Brisbane Hospital Registers of Deaths 1899-1913, compiled from records in QSA Series ID 10817, is now available on the Queensland State Archives website. These registers, kept by the Brisbane Hospital, record information on deaths. Details for deaths include:

You will find the index at: http://bit.ly/PilU8x


17. Nundah State School Photographs

Do you have old Nundah State School and class photographs? Dr Russell Parry is asking for your assistance for the Historical Displays at the Nundah State School Spring Fair which will be held in October.

Please email your photos (with names where available) to: nundahhistoricalsoc@bigpond.com  Thank you.


18. Camp Flat School

Christine Johnson has an official photograph dated c1900 of Camp Flat School near Upper Caboolture.  The photo contains students with the surnames of Keillor, McClure and Carseldine amongst others. The teacher is Frank Riddell - her great-grandfather pictured with his family which includes her grandmother Dorothy Riddell who later married Thomas Keillor who was a student at the school.  If you are researching on McClure or Carseldine, Christine would be happy to send you a copy of the photo.

Contact Christine Johnson via email at: christine08@bigpond.com


19. Immigration Celebration Invitation

The Maryborough Family Heritage Institute will be holding an inaugural Immigration Celebration which they hope will continue for the next 50 years. This year they celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Ariadne, the first direct immigrant ship to come from the United Kingdom to the Port of Maryborough at the end of September 1862.

This celebration and reunion will be held from 29 September to 1 October 2012 and is a community event.

For more information go to: http://www.treeroots.com.au/


20. 13th Annual Irish Famine Memorial Gathering

The Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee & the Consulate of Ireland warmly invite you to the 13th Annual Commemoration at The Irish Famine Monument - Hyde Park Barracks, Macquarie Street, Sydney. The event will be held on Sunday, 26 August 2012. Gates open at 11am, with formal activities commencing at 12.30pm.

The Guests of Honour will be the Irish Diplomatic Corp. An address will be given by Brendan Graham, accompanied by Sarah Calderwood & the Australian Girls Choir. Wreaths will be laid and you are invited to place flowers at the monument. You can meet old friends, share stories of your workhouse orphans with other descendants and join in the traditional Irish hospitality.

Admission is $10 per person. Please RSVP by 20 August 2012 to Perry McIntyre via email at: contact@irishfaminememorial.org or Tom Power via email at: famine.art@optusnet.com.au or telephone on: (02) 9417 4193


21. South Australian Links

Genealogy South Australia now has database indexes online, including indexes to:

See: http://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html


22. Glamorgan Convicts sent to Western Australia (1850-1868)

The Glamorgan Family History Society in its most recent Journal (# 106) is dedicated to researching Welsh family history in Australia. A list of resources has been provided by the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies. The Journal also contains a list of convicts from Glamorgan sent to WA (1859-1868).

The Journal can be found in the print library at Gaythorne.


23. Destination Australia

The Destination: Australia website aims to draw on the stories of Australia's post-war immigrants. The site showcases photographs of people and their family members. You are able to tag people whom you know, tag where they came from and came to, add descriptions and comments, and comment on others' contributions, or scan photographs to explore what Australia's post-war immigration boom was really about.

Check it out at: https://www.destinationaustralia.gov.au/site/


24. A Welcome Stranger

Kaye Kuhn and Jenny Slade started a business - Gumtree Research, which focuses on local historical research. They are currently recording the life stories and photographs of the soldiers named in cenotaphs located in country towns. Now, after many years have passed, the soldiers' stories are being revealed.

Enjoy viewing the video at: http://bit.ly/M0Oq2I


25. List of Prisoners of War and Internees on the Montevideo Maru

The National Archives of Australia has recently acquired what is reliably thought to be the most complete list of those on The Montevideo Maru when it was sunk in July 1942. The list is in two parts - Japanese and English. The Japanese part has the names of all prisoners of war (POWS) and civilian internees on board - the English part lists the POWs.

You'll find the list at: http://bit.ly/N8rLxJ


26. Time to revisit findmypast.co.uk

Findmypast.co.uk has recently added over 2.2 million records to its database. Members can now search additional parish baptism, marriage and burial records from Wales, East London, Sheffield and Yorkshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, Plymouth and West Devon from 1568 right the way up to 1999 to really add detail to their family story.

This is in combination with 2 million new Welsh records meaning those with Welsh ancestry can now search almost 6 million parish entries from the following counties: Anglesey, Brecknockshire, Caernarvonshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorganshire, Merionethshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire and Radnorshire.

For details of these and other recent additions, see: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/news/2012


27. findmypast.co.uk Adds New Yorkshire Parish Records

4,625 new parish records for Yorkshire have recently been added to findmypast.co.uk.

Details of these records can be located at: http://bit.ly/Pil1gk


28. findmypast.co.uk Launches the Online Canterbury Collection

Working in association with Canterbury Cathedral Archives, findmypast recently added 128,000 images of Church of England parish baptisms, marriages, banns and burials for churches in the historic Archdeaconry of Canterbury. These images cover the period from 1538 to 2005.

You can find more information about the Canterbury Collection at: http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/canterbury-collection/about

The records are available for free at QFHS Library or via subscription at: http://bit.ly/R36M54


29. findmypast.co.uk Adds 49,184 new Lincolnshire Parish Marriage Records

These records span the period from 1700 to 1837 and cover more than 200 parishes.

Details may be found in the findmypast.co.uk blog at: http://bit.ly/Ozcjfr


30. National Archives Podcast: Lost in London

The British National Archives at Kew has released a podcast entitled "Lost in London". It is based on a 50 minute talk from Dave Annal and is essentially a catalogue on the various archival repositories in London which can help with research - particularly between 1801 and 1841.

The podcast can be obtained at: http://bit.ly/MgU7Lf  or downloaded from iTunes.


31. London Tax Records Now Online at Ancestry

Millions of historic tax records are published online for the first time today. Family history website Ancestry.co.uk said more than 12 million tax returns are in the collection of land tax records from 1692 to 1932. Land tax existed from the 17th to the 20th century, before being abolished in 1968, and the collections list the owners and occupiers of properties subject to the tax in England and Wales.

For more details go to: http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=19994


32. Surrey Records to go Online

Check it out at: http://bit.ly/M0NH1s


33. National Library of Scotland Post Office Directories Collection Online

The National Library of Scotland has more than 700 digitised Post Office Directories available online, spanning 1773 to 1911. These directories are similar to city directories on other countries: residents are listed with their names, addresses, yearly rent or values, and (in many cases) occupations.

The National Library of Scotland's Post Office Directories are available at: http://digital.nls.uk/directories/index.html


34. The Scottish Catholic Archives Closed Abruptly

The Scottish Catholic Archives (SCA) at Columba House in Edinburgh has been closed without warning amidst claims of "mismanagement and indifference." Whatever the causes, the primary problem was that there was no one left to take care of the place. The archives were unmanned. The Scottish Catholic Archives contain more than a million documents dating back 800 years, including letters from Mary Queen of Scots and papers relating to Oscar Wilde. 

Details may be found in an article at: http://bit.ly/QdJNlR


35. Irish Websites

http://www.irishlivesremembered.com/ - this one offers a free monthly magazine   

http://www.irelandxo.com/


36. The Tide of Canadian Immigration Captured in Silent Movies

Library and Archives Canada has released digitized silent movies of immigrants and the immigration facilities, filmed from 1919 to 1921. If your ancestors arrived in St. John, New Brunswick, you can see what they saw upon arrival at the Department of Colonization. Another film shows the Barnardo Orphanage in Peterborough, Ontario.

The nine-minute film is available at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTigiK_r5I


37. The Changing Cause of Death in America over the Last 100 Years

You can see some history here, especially regarding the deadly worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918 and 1919. A study by the New England Journal of Medicine looked at human factors like population growth, changing social mores and sexual behavior, migration, war and intravenous drug use in the past century. Changes in environmental conditions and ecological changes also contributed to the most common causes of death.

See http://bit.ly/Ozbovk


38. How to Find a Revolutionary War Patriot

The Revolutionary War started with the battle between British troops and local Massachusetts militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. It ended eight years later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
If your ancestor was a Loyalists this website will be of interest to you.

Visit the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada web site at: http://www.uelac.org/ for more information.

Follow the Money - Tracking Revolutionary War Army Pension Paymentsby Claire Prechtel-Kluskens is a great tutorial on researching Revolutionary War pension applications.

The tutorial may be found at http://1.usa.gov/T1LzHm

Revolutionary War pension applications may be found in their entirety on Fold3.com at http://www.fold3.com/ along with many Revolutionary War service records, final payment vouchers for several states, many Revolutionary War rolls, and more.

If you have identified an ancestor born between 1710 and 1765 who was living in 1775-1776, check the online DAR Patriot Index to see if your ancestor is listed.

You will find the Index at: http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=1

More hints on finding a revolutionary war patriot can be found in an article at: http://bit.ly/OGphK9


39. The Immigrant with Charlie Chaplin

Some of the scenes in this movie are based on true events. The images of Ellis Island certainly were exactly what your ancestors saw upon arrival, if they arrived at New York City during the years that the immigration portal was in use.
Charlie Chaplin was himself an immigrant and crossed the Atlantic by steamship several times.

However, he was already a well-known and wealthy actor and undoubtedly did not travel in steerage, as depicted in this movie - located at: http://youtu.be/buhjfQmRozg 


40. Muscatine, Iowa Library Goes Digital

The Muscatine County Genealogical Society has converted 44 spools of Muscatine Journal microfilm, dating back to 1840 to digital versions.

You can read more in an article at: http://bit.ly/MYPj9V


41. Rhode Island Makes Adoption Records Available

Rhode Island is making adoption records available for the first time to adults 25 years or older.

More details are available in an article at: http://630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2486117&spid=37719


42. A Great Online Resource for Oklahoma Genealogy

This is a great online resource for anyone researching pre-statehood Oklahoma ancestry. The Incorporation Records for the Oklahoma and Indian Territories have been digitised. The original ledger books were generated by the Territorial secretary as new businesses and municipalities began conducting business. There are 27 volumes of Oklahoma Territory Incorporation Records and 15 volumes for Indian Territory. The entries begin in 1890 and continue until statehood is established in 1907. 

Whilst the database is not searchable by personal name, it is quite user friendly if you spend a bit of time getting use to the terminology.

You can find out more details at: http://bit.ly/MZbOeS


43. Free Guide to Tennessee Ancestors

Do you have Tennessee ancestors? If you do, you'll want to check out the free online guide to Tennessee ancestors available at FamilySearch.org at: https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tennessee

You can read more details in an article at: https://familysearch.org/blog/free-guide-tennessee-ancestors/


44. One-Room School Houses in Dodge County, Wisconsin Documented Online

At one time there were as many as 440 one-room schoolhouses throughout Dodge County. Lorraine Beal has documented more than one-third of those public school buildings and many of her findings are available online.
Beal has documented about 186 one-room schoolhouses she has located in Dodge County. For some of the structures, she obtained pictures of the buildings, some of the classes and even a few of the teachers. For other schools, she obtained a list of the teachers and even some report cards.

All that information is available, through the assistance of Ken Riedl, on the Dodge/Jefferson Counties Genealogical Society website at: http://www.dodgejeffgen.com/.


45. How Thousands of Headstones Ended Up Under a Philadelphia Bridge

The Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia seems like any other. It exists primarily to move people; helping connect Pennsylvania to New Jersey. Most commuters, however, are surely unaware of what the bridge's foundation is actually built on - a cemetery.

Read more details at: http://bit.ly/QTNwm1


46. Google Puts Twentieth Century Italian History Online

Google has signed a deal with the Italian government to post 30,000 newsreels and documentaries from the twentieth century on YouTube. Many of the films concern Benito Mussolini's rise to power and then the events of World War II. Some of the newsreels were supplied by Italy's Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, which was founded in 1924 and which became a propaganda tool for Mussolini, regaling cinema audiences with tales of Italian industrial prowess and the oratorical powers of Il Duce. Other films now available on YouTube include newsreels shot by Settimana Incom from 1946 to 1964 which document Italy's economic miracle and paparazzi chasing starlets indulging in Rome's Dolce Vita.

The new Istituto Luce Cinecittà channel on YouTube is available at: http://www.youtube.com/cinecittaluce


47. Grandfather of Everyone in Britain

Ian Kinnaird, 72, discovered he is effectively the 'grandfather of everyone in Britain' after he paid £200 to take the test to trace his ancestry. Results showed that Mr Kinnaird, has a genetic marker, L1B1, that can be followed back all the way to an ancient African lineage.

Read more about Ian Kinnaird's DNA results at: http://bit.ly/NFTivw


48. Dower Share, Dowry & Dower Rights

This interesting article details how women and property were linked.

You can read the article at: http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=20449


49. Mormon Migration Index Website Has Been Revised

If you have Mormon ancestors who crossed the ocean to America, you may have heard of the Mormon Migration website. This valuable website has recently been revised to include more historical information than ever before.

This revised internet site is in the 2nd stage of a 3 stage development plan. This phase provides more images of ship manifests and more articles. This collection of articles will continue to grow with the addition of more than 100 articles in the near future.

The website is located at: http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/

You can read more about the site's content at: http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=20626


50. Historians Discover Medieval Banking Records Hidden Under Coats Of Arms

Records are wherever you find them. In 1480, good quality paper was scarce and anything that was available was re-used. The London College of Arms, headquarters of British heraldry, recently discovered papers from a book of debtors and creditors for Florentine merchant-banking company, Domenicio Villani & Partners. The banking records, only half-covered by the design, date from 1422-24 and hint at the extensive trade in wool and other commodities produced in Britain during the era. The paper was "re-used" about 1480 to record coats of arms.

You can read more at: http://bit.ly/QsSEDc


51. Family Group Sheet Standards

A Family Group Sheet is the basic form to record the genealogical events of a family. If you are a parent, the first sheet could be of your own family, showing yourself, spouse, and children. Or, you can start with the family in which you were a child. If you are a grandparent, you may want to create family sheets for your son/daughter, spouse, and grandchildren. Creating family group sheets is a convenient way to record the details about the brothers and sisters of your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on.

You can read about the varying level of data standards in family group sheets in an article at: http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=20637


52. Ex-slave's Letter to Master

Here is a fascinating view into the inhumanity of slavery. Jordan Anderson was a former slave who was freed from a Tennessee plantation by Union troops in 1864 and spent his remaining 40 years in Ohio. He lived quietly and likely would have been forgotten, if not for a remarkable letter to his former master published in a Cincinnati newspaper shortly after the Civil War.

This letter is described in an article at: http://bo.st/NS2dXN

The text of the letter can be read at: http://bit.ly/MWWwsU


53. Woman Discovers Lost Family Photos at Antique Shop

Cathy Tyree was on the hunt for an old couch when she stumbled across something incredible at an antique shop in Richmond, Virginia. Tyree discovered a lost picture of her deceased father among the old wares. When Tyree lost her home in a foreclosure a few years ago, her father's trunk - filled with family photos was auctioned off. Now she scours antique stores in Richmond, hoping to find more photos of her family.

You can read more at: http://huff.to/OxGEyk


54. Happy Birthday?

New research shows we are more likely to die on our birthday than any other day of the year. Swiss researchers analysed the death records of 2.4 million people over almost 40 years and found people were 13.8 percent more likely to die on their birthday.

You can read the full article at: http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=20222


55. FamilySearch Adds 76 Million New, Free US Historic Records

76 million much-anticipated state census, naturalisation, immigration, and vital records were added recently for the United States. In addition, more than 24 million images from Italy have been published and 4 million names have been made searchable on FamilySearch.org. Millions more free records were published this week for Armenia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland.

Details of the new releases can be found at: http://bit.ly/R33rTB

You can search these and other records for free at: https://familysearch.org/


56. What Does it Take to Get a Good Result from Ancestry.com

This article explains about the inner workings of the Ancestry.com Search Engine.

Enjoy reading at: http://bit.ly/N8HY5V


57. Genealogists...

Genealogists do it for centuries.
Genealogists do it for the memories
Genealogists do it generation after generation.
Genealogists do it in court houses.
Genealogists do it in libraries.
Genealogists do it in the archives.
Genealogists do it in the library.
Genealogists do it off the record.
Genealogists do it on group sheets.
Genealogists do it with a computer.
Genealogists do it with a will.
Genealogists do it in the trees!
Genealogists do it backward!


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