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The great ‘Golden Rules of Genealogy’ at a glance.

Published April 19, 2013 | By c blythe

This image listing some wonderful golden rules of genealogy was recently posted on the Facebook page for gotgenealogy.com. They are all rules that promote common courtesy and consideration among genealogy researchers, but they also provide common sense guidelines to ensure best practices for those exchanging genealogical information, and… Continue reading →

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We Must Know the Genealogy Questions Before We Can Find the Answers

Published December 23, 2012 | By

It has become increasingly apparent recently that there are two distinct schools of thought regarding quality and depth in genealogy research. There are the genealogists who believe in working only with well-sourced, proven information – and then there are those of us who started our genealogical quests simply for the… Continue reading →

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Ideally, I’d Like to See an Open and Free Exchange of Genealogical Data

Published November 15, 2012 | By

I’ve long been a proponent of the open and free exchange of genealogy data to ensure ready access to information for everyone researching their family history.

This morning, however, I read “Cooperation Makes Records Available for Free” at FamilySearch.org and it made me think.

As much as I’d like… Continue reading →

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‘Relics’ Have Their Value

Published June 20, 2012 | By

I read the article by Megan Smolenyak entitled, “Does Accuracy in History Matter? The Case of American Tapestry,” with great interest. As an avid amateur genealogist, I have struggled with the need to ‘prove’ family lore, suppositions and outright myths offered by those providing first, second, third and ‘more-hand’ accounts… Continue reading →

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eBooks from Google eBooks and Internet Archive Are a Researcher’s Gold Mine!

Published June 10, 2012 | By

Google Advanced EBook Search

I believe in using primary sources as much as possible in my genealogy research. This is the only way to be sure the data is 100% accurate and safe to use. Anyone looking at the sources in my genealogy database (see right sidebar link) will see… Continue reading →

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Family Search Offers Newly Categorized IGI Records

Published May 28, 2012 | By

In fifteen years of research, the two genealogy sites I have found myself constantly returned to were Ancestry.com, a paid site and FamilySearch.org, a free site.

I valued FamilySearch.org for the community indexed and contributed records (IGI) available for free access. Although I was very careful about trusting these… Continue reading →

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I Enjoyed “Who Do You Think You Are?” While It Lasted

Published May 15, 2012 | By

This was bad news. NBC has decided against renewing the Ancestry.com sponsored show “Who Do You Think You Are?” for another season.

From all accounts, it appears that the decision makers at NBC weren’t happy with the level of viewership, especially among the younger crowd. Then again, who does NBC… Continue reading →

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