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Melvin Collier makes a good point! Many family trees are wrong!
Yes, you are correct Melvin, many, many, many family trees are incorrect. I support viewing trees on ancestry, but not to copy info unless you verify the resources. Knowing the resources is key to genealogical research. Check out Melvin’s latest blog: http://rootsrevealed.blogspot.com/2015/01/many-family-trees-are-wrong-as-two-left.html
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Another Blog to follow: The American Civil War 150 Years Ago Today
It’s time, 150 years ago…December 3, 1862 shared by: The American Civil War 150 Years Ago Today A no-frills day-by-day account of what was happening 150 years ago, this blog is intended to be a way that we can experience or remember the Civil War with more immediacy, in addition to understanding the flow of…
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DNA Do’s and Don’t by Melvin Collier!
I am a huge supporter of genealogy blogs. DNA is one of those topics you have to educate yourself on. Melvin has presented 20 things you should do and not do regarding DNA. Check out the “Roots Revealed” blog by Melvin about DNA. http://rootsrevealed.blogspot.com/2015/01/20-dos-and-donts-of-dna.htmlhttp://rootsrevealed.blogspot.com/2015/01/20-dos-and-donts-of-dna.html
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Jamestowne Colony Ancestors–20 Grandparents Including Capt. Christopher Newport! — 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, #52
Originally posted on Heart of a Southern Woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvT3CxSeT9A Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, we lived only a couple of hours from Jamestown! We went there often in my childhood, to Yorktown and Williamsburg as well. My mother was very interested in history, and wanted to be sure her children understood their Virginia history!…
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A Genealogist’s Dream Haul
As genealogist we wait for the day that we hit the jackpot. Hitting the jackpot means we get a load of information and resources, like photos, obits, heirlooms, etc., on a family line. Well that day happen to me once. Back in 1999, Mom, brother Bryan and I visited Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia.…
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BCG Portfolio Madness
Originally posted on Genealogy Pants: I turned it in. It is over. This MAJOR accomplishment is done. I TURNED IN MY BCG PORTFOLIO! Honestly, I don’t know if it’s any good (I am my own worst critic). I have been looking at this project for a couple of years and almost non-stop for the last 3 months.…
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What’s all the hype? Who is Nicka Smith says it all!
Lots of discussion going on in genealogy arena. I believe Ms. Nicka Smith opened it a little wider. What do you think? This Started WAY Before Ferguson
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Father of American Photography
Bob O’Connor’s article on the father of American Photography. Enjoy! http://www.examiner.com/article/father-of-american-photography-known-more-for-another-invention?CID=examiner_alerts_article#comments
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“ I don’t think I‘ve done enough” Thinking of Calvin C. Davis-WW2
TSgt Calvin Clark Davis, WW2-RIP 11/30/12 Excerpt from Davis Family book, written by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy (Photo from Murphy family album) The Davis family arrived in Benzie County, Michigan early 1863, arriving two weeks after the Joy family. To our knowledge they were the first African-American family homesteading in Benzie County, Michigan. William Davis…
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Save the Date-36th AAHGS Conference, Richmond, Virginia
36th Afro-American Historical Genealogical Society National Genealogy Conference. The theme is: “Where African-American Roots Run Deep: Family History and the National Narrative” October 15-18, 2015 Richmond Marriott Hotel 500 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia The 36th national AAHGS conference will celebrate Virginia’s unique place in African-American family history while recognizing that the year…
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