Oct 06 2022
Where were you in ’92? 1492, that is. There are so many genealogy websites by now, along with books on every aspect of colonization, that with time and effort you can actually answer that question. But I over- simplify. You don’t have to pick 1492. Pick any date in your family history that attracts you …
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Dec 01 2020
Genealogy is often called only a “hobby,” but in actuality, we genealogists structure the skeleton of a scholarly view of our migrant ancestors. What held communities together? Marital relationships, finances, religion, politics? According to anthropology scholar and genealogist, Carolyn Earle Billingsley, in her book Communities of Kinship, “genealogical methodology is essential to anthropological study.” (p.100) …
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Dec 03 2019
The younger generations of our adult children and grandchildren are hooked on video games. Well, I’ve found a game for us, the generation of 50- Plus years, who are readers of this publication. If you were born before the summer of 1940, you will be found on the 1940 US Federal Census. Seeing yourself on …
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