Category: Research and Resources
Posts that discuss specific books or databases for finding information about ancestors.
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A connection to the world tree When you put your work into WikiTree, the goal is to make your contributions as solid as possible. You want your ancestors’ profiles to be as thoroughly documented with evidence as possible, with source citations pointing other researchers to your sources. At some point, an ancestor you’ve put a…
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Why we keep doing research after we think we found all the answers Last week, we revisited a story about my 6th-great grandfather, a Hessian soldier who was captured by General Washington’s troops and sent to work in Mount Hope, New Jersey, for John Jacob Faesch, who needed laborers to continue making ammunition for the…
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Inter-cultural ties to the larger family tree If you’ve been following my new music newsletter, All Kinds Musick, you may have noticed my recent post about the Los Lobos album, La Pistola y El Corazon. In it, I said: I credit [David Higaldo’s] work on this album as the final puzzle piece that made me…
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The Hessian soldier in our family tree This week, I want to talk about Leopold Zindle, my 6th great-grandfather, a Hessian soldier who was taken as a prisoner of war by General Washington’s troops during the Battle of Paulus Hook in August 1779. To get to Leopold, we go through one of My Sixteen, John…
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The story behind the book You can get your copy here: Hardcover (only): $38.10 I don’t remember when I first learned about Grandpa John’s book of poems, but I feel like I remember the adults – Dad, Aunt Vicki, Grandma Nancy, and Grandpa Bob – were standing between me and Grandma’s swimming pool at the…
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posted Friday, October 28, 2016 Note: if you care to revisit the original version of this post from 2016, you will note a few major changes: If you happen to be one of Prof’s Progeny, drop me a note, or leave a comment! Prof’s Progeny In our earlier post, 20th Century Callin Clan, we recounted…
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Taking a moment for a little shameless self-promotion I first encountered the term “hoardings” in England, where I took it to mean the same thing as a billboard. But “advertising hoardings” refers to the large boards erected around a construction site, which can prominently feature printed graphics and designs. And that seems an appropriate description…
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What to expect when you’re expecting collaboration By now, you may have noticed that I love using WikiTree. I do my original research primarily using my Ancestry membership (which is expensive and not an option for everyone), and then take what I learn about each family/relative and craft it into a biographical profile on WikiTree…
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Behind the curtain at Mightier Acorns At the risk of sounding pleased with myself, I wanted to share some of the habits and organization that go into this newsletter. Folks new to writing often start a project like this only to tire of the constant deadlines. They may feel like they’ve run out of things…
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