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Louisiana Genealogy Resources

The motto of the state of Louisiana is “Union, Justice and Confidence”. Genealogists who want to gain a little confidence in their ability to discover more about their ancestors who lived in Louisiana will need some help with that goal. This blog has links to several Louisiana genealogy resources that you can use. Many of them are accessible for free! RootsWeb has a page full of links to Genealogy Resources on the Web. You can find links to information about Louisiana cemeteries, specific notable families in Louisiana, census records, and guides to other Louisiana databases. There are also links to … Continue reading →

Arkansas Genealogy Resources

The state motto of Arkansas is “Regnat populus”. It is in Latin. In English, it translates to “The People Rule”. Are you looking for information about your people, your ancestors, who lived in Arkansas? There are lots of Arkansas genealogy resources that can help you with your genealogy research. FamilySearch has a Wiki page dedicated to “Arkansas Birth, Marriage, and Death Records”. It has a lot of good information about where to find collections of records in FamilySearch that are relevant to Arkansas. This particular Wiki page was adopted by the ARGenWeb project. ArGenWeb stands for Arkansas Genealogy Resources Online. … Continue reading →

Doing Genealogy Wrong Leads to Prison

Making a simple mistake in your genealogy research is understandable, and generally harmless. However, intentionally doing genealogy wrong, in an effort to illegally make money for yourself, can result in a prison sentence. That’s exactly what happened to a women who was filing false tax returns with information she found while doing genealogy research. In April of this year, Shannon Kathlina Grimm, who lives in Montana, decided to do some genealogy research. The problem was, she wasn’t searching for information about her own ancestors. She also wasn’t helping other people fill in their family trees. Instead, Ms. Grimm was looking … Continue reading →

Don’t Miss Genealogy Clues Hidden In Plain Sight

Did you know that there may be bits and pieces of genealogical information hiding amongst things in your home? What about the homes of your relatives, do you think that there could be new clues that you could find not by going to a library or archive but into their basement or attic? There are quite a few places where important information could be hidden in plain sight. Why not take a look at this list and see whether there are some places that you could look for new information today. Check bookshelves for yearbooks, bibles, autograph books, and even … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com Has Free Genealogy Videos

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Ancestry.com is an extremely popular genealogy website. If you want to access their extensive record collections, archives, and other records, you need to purchase a membership. However, you can view their archived webinars for free. No membership is required in order to watch the webinars! It is always good to learn more about your favorite hobby – genealogy. This can be done in a number of ways. You can take a class, attend a workshop, or read through a bunch of helpful genealogy blogs. Sometimes these types of events are free, and other times there is a financial investment involved. … Continue reading →

Biography As A Natural Extension of Genealogy

One natural extension of an interest in genealogy could be an interest in writing biographies. Lately, I have become rather interested in learning about how to become a biographer because I think that that is something that I would really like to do. People are fascinating, and biographers are skilled at preserving people’s life stories so that others can learn about them in the present as well as in the future. What skills does a person need to become a biographer? Since biographies are books, biographers must be skilled at writing. Since biographies are works of non – fiction, biographers … Continue reading →

Books About the Genealogy of the First Ladies

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This is an election year, and we have been hearing a lot of news that talks about the genealogy of various candidates and political figures. What we don’t hear as much about is the family tree, or genealogy, of the women who are, or were, a First Lady. There are plenty of books out, right now, that will tell you more about the lives of these important women. Michelle Obama is the current First Lady. You probably have heard about her efforts to get children to eat healthier, and to engage in more frequent physical activity. Genealogists might be interested … Continue reading →

Genealogy Podcast Roundup – Week of May 28, 2012

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Once a week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of podcasts that focus on a wide variety of genealogy related topics. This is where to go to see if your favorite genealogy podcast has released a brand new episode. It also is where to find genealogy podcasts that are new to you. Genealogy Guys released episode number 237 on May 27, 2012. In this episode, hosts Drew and George go over some genealogy news. This includes: an announcement that they will be at the Southern California Genealogical Society’s Jamboree, new webinars from RootsMagic, updates from FamilySearch, additions … Continue reading →

Genealogy Used as a Weapon in Election Years

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Genealogy is the study of family. Most genealogists spend a great deal of time working on their own family tree. Professional genealogists often work on other people’s family trees. In election years, or at least in this one, it seems that politicians want to use genealogy as a weapon to use against their opponents. I find this to be a very strange choice. It isn’t unusual for a politician to let potential voters know that he or she is married and has children. If I had to guess, the purpose of this is to make the candidate look like a … Continue reading →

Genealogy – You’re Doing it Wrong!

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Genealogy is the study of family. Usually, it is the study of your own family, unless you happen to be a professional genealogist who is helping someone else do her research. A woman in Montana decided to use genealogy research to file tax returns for dead people. This is not the intended purpose of genealogy research! Shannon Kathlina Grimm, who lives in Montana, decided to do something unorthodox with her genealogy research. She is not a professional genealogist, but she was searching for specific information about people who were definitely not a part of her own family tree. She did … Continue reading →