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Posts about Mightier Acorns, but not necessarily about ancestors or research.
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Sometimes finding new information can make you question what you thought you knew. Sometimes that is beneficial and necessary… but it can also feel like a setback.
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Telling the story of immigrants is complicated – why they came, where they went, and who they became. This Danish family’s story is complicated by the different ways surnames were rendered before and after the 1856 naming law, and the variations between English and European spelling conventions. But “complicated” doesn’t mean “impossible”
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Finding and evaluating published family histories is a vital part of tying your research to that of your predecessors.
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Grandma Merle finally gets around to meeting Grandpa Dick in the recording of her memories.
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A look at FamilySearch.org as part of your online family history eco-system. Part of the “Harmonizing Across Multiple Platforms” series.
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There are challenges to researching immigrant ancestors who came to America from Europe, but with luck, patience, and practice, you can assemble a reliable picture of their lives in their original homes.
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In the second part of her 60-minute recording, Great-grandma Merle talked about living in Glendale (AZ) in 1907 and how deeply diseases like TB affected the family
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A look at Find-A-Grave as part of your online family history eco-system. Part of the Harmonizing Across Multiple Platforms series.
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The first of two artifacts that came to my possession, recently. This 60-minute tape has a lot of memories from my great-grandmother, Merle (Huff) Witter.
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I’m going to tell you some tips for making online tools work for you, but first, some insights about making YOU work better for you!
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