Aug 04 2020
Some of us start our genealogy search to find the heroes in our family tree. Others look for the horse thief – because we are more likely to find newspaper reports, court proceedings and prison records. Most of us fail on both counts. We look at census records, birth and death records and come away …
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Jul 07 2020
I’m on my third jigsaw puzzle of the pandemic and I am finding more and more comparisons with genealogy. First, I literally could not do the puzzles without the picture on the box. But we almost always try to put together the puzzle of our ancestors with no clear idea of the family size or …
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May 05 2020
The Denver Public Library – www.denverlibrary.org, College Hill Library in Westminster, Jefferson County Library and apparently every library in between is allowing access to Ancestry Library Edition (that’s the Worldwide edition) for FREE from HOME. Just log on to www.denverlibrary.org, click on the Research Tab, Databases A-Z, then down the list to Ancestry Library Edition …
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Mar 03 2020
Someone in a class told me they had been doing genealogy for 12 years and asked if they should start over. My answer is no and yes. No, because you have already gathered some great information. It may be disorganized. It may be filed in piles on your desk or in boxes you haven’t opened …
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Feb 04 2020
Did your fourth great-grandfather apply for a Revolutionary War pension that was granted in 1818, only to be removed from the rolls in 1820? What happened? On March 18, 1818 (3 Stat. 410), the U. S. Congress agreed to grant pensions to Revolutionary War veterans for service from which no disabilities resulted. Officers and enlisted …
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Jan 07 2020
It’s almost time to think about making New Year’s Resolutions which usually involve fixing some fault you see in yourself. Maybe a better idea is to make New Year’s Plans – positive ideas to make your life happier and more productive. In genealogy, there are three main ways to do this: Focus, Organize, Share. Focus: …
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Nov 05 2019
It may amaze you to learn that almost all of us have Smiths or Jones or Williams ancestors. Depending on how significant they are to your family line, you may have struggled to identify them – or thrown up your hands in frustration. Here are some tips that might help clear up the confusion. 1. …
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Oct 01 2019
I’m writing this column on September 12. Yesterday almost everyone I spoke to mentioned where they were on September 11, 2001 and how they learned about the airplanes that hit the World Trade Center. Many of those people also remember exactly where they were when they heard that President Kennedy had been assassinated. Most of …
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Sep 03 2019
Ancestry.com publishes a list of ‘New Records’ on its front page and this week the news is all about Find-A-Grave (www.findagrave.com). Find-A-Grave is a free website that has been the godsend for family researchers trying to find the final resting place of ancestors long gone. Before Find-A-Grave, we depended on volunteers who canvassed cemeteries writing …
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Jul 02 2019
The morning news program just aired a story of an 18-year-old who helps people find their ancestors. He’s been doing it for years. He uses online databases such as Ancestry. com and FamilySearch.org as well as DNA results. He may be unusual for an 18-year-old but he is certainly not unique. Denver is rich in …
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Jun 04 2019
Your hometown is the place which holds countless happy memories of your childhood. It may be where you grew up or where you visited your grandparents, aunts and uncles. Family history researchers love to explore how their family came to live there, why they chose that place, what their occupations were, and why they continued …
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May 07 2019
Our grandchildren often ask what it was like growing up in the olden days. First, we have to define “olden days.” Was it 1980 when everyone had a color TV and MTV was blasting out music. Or was it 1955 when some people were lucky enough to have a large black-and-white TV in their living …
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