I got the following press release this morning from RootsTelevision. I just checked out this show and it’s really well done. You can watch it at www.RootsTelevision.comPROVO, UT, May 28, 2008 – What happens to people when they die with no next of kin to claim their bodies? RootsTelevision.com, an online channel dedicated to all […]

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Just wanted to take a minute to wish all of you a safe and happy Memorial Day! I plan to observe the weekend here at home, and hope to find some time to research some of the military heroes in our family tree. Don’t forget, Ancestry is offering free access to military databases through May 31st. […]

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Tracing a family tree may at first, seem like a simple idea, however; most people discover it is not as easy as they first thought.

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The year was 1864. The American Civil War was in its third year, and the fighting was intense. As the newly appointed General Grant advanced on Richmond, Virginia, some of the bloodiest battles of the war were fought at: The Wilderness (17,666 dead), Spotsylvania (10,920 dead), Drewry’s Bluff (4,160 dead), Cold Harbor (12,000 dead), and […]

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The late Stanford mathematician George Polya devised a problem-solving process that has been used in math classes for years. Even though family history problems are not always math problems, Polya’s procedure can provide a framework within which to work.In essence, Polya had four steps to his process:1) Understand the ProblemThis is an important aspect of […]

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Book Review: The World Rushed InI recently read a book entitled The World Rushed In, by J.S. Holliday, published by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma. It is a mostly first-hand account on one man’s travels from Buffalo, New York, to Sacramento, California, to mine for gold in 1848 and his return home in […]

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Researchers interested in expanding their knowledge of both the Union and Confederate navies in the U.S. Civil War will welcome the extensive collection compiled on the Web by Dakota State University. Located on the DSU website as part of the American Civil War resource exhibit, the collection includes links to a number of museum sites associated […]

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So you’ve found what you think might be your ancestor in the census. The problem is, when you view the image, what you find sends your heart plummeting. The image is a) too dark, b) too light, or c) looks like a chimpanzee with writer’s cramp wrote it. So what’s a twenty-first-century family historian to […]

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Most people seem to realize that genealogy occupies a special place in the Latter Day Saint faith, but do they know why Mormon genealogy is such a popular avocation among the Latter Day Saints?

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Military records can contain details that may help you move your research forward. Browse your family tree for males who would have been of an age to serve during military conflicts, including siblings and other collateral relatives. Use age as a guideline, but bear in mind that many men fudged a little to get accepted […]

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