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Interested in the area of Harper’s Ferry, Charles Town, in Jefferson County, Virginia, now West VA? Bob O’Connor’s blog is a good one to follow. He delivers lots of information surrounding the civil war. Here is the link to the examiner articles: http://www.examiner.com/article/the-reconstruction-of-chambersburg-pennsylvania-following-its-burning?CID=examiner_alerts_article He has authored several books also. To visit his bookstore check out his…

If you are doing genealogy research, especially in an area you are not familiar with, you will need to understand the laws that were in place. Judy G. Russell, known as the “Legal Genealogist” has a great blog where they is always something to learn. Give her a follow-but more than that, browse through her…

Originally posted on Planting the Seeds: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 October 2014 BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION OF GENEALOGISTS DISCUSSES CERTIFICATION, WELCOMES JEANNE LARZALERE BLOOM, CG, AS NEW PRESIDENT Genealogists seeking board certification will have a clearer idea of portfolio requirements following the October 12 meeting of the trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists in…

After airing his story with Finding Your Roots, CNN is doing a Journey Home, I just watched all episodes. Also watch the interview with Dr. Gates, they found more regarding the Boykins. Enjoy!

Monique and I have something in common. Our ancestors hail from the same county, Jefferson County, Virginia, and as of June 20, 1863, West Virginia. Hers were enslaved and my were free, at least two of the known families. We wonder if they knew each other, asking if there were there any encounters? Monique and…

I just don’t understand why this happened! DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy In spite of petitions and letters and pleas, from their customers, from the genealogy community and from the leaders in genetic genealogy, Ancestry did exactly what they said they would do – they deleted the Y and mtDNA data bases and in effect, destroyed…

We all know about researching newspapers and the need for more resources. They are a good resource to view dates and events. They are coming online monthly, so for the family historian’s and genealogists, this is exciting. Newspapers bring information such as, locations, names, details about an individual, employment information, and maybe connections to others, etc.…

Originally posted on bullying in the workplace : http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/05/27/record-workplace-bullying-award-against-walmart-reduced-on-appeal/

Originally posted on bullying in the workplace : Hmmm….must read to understand what the study actually revealed. bullying in the workplace View original post

Dawning Genealogy is sharing info on the new feature on familysearch.org http://dawninggenealogy.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-new-to-me-feature-at.html?spref=fb