Vol. 21, No. 60 — August 24, 2016
Tartans: The Key to Clans |
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If you’re not a family historian, you may not realize that there are many styles of tartans. By looking at them, some may believe they’re simply attractive fabrics from Scotland’s history. The truth is that tartans have their own history. They identify the person wearing the colors, and they even show where the person is from. By looking at a tartan, it’s possible to get the history of a clan;
even today’s modern tartans are still historically based.
What’s interesting about tartans is their extreme popularity. There are generic tartans sold as “plaid,” and there are also tartans registered all over the world for businesses, U.S. states, and the military. In every case, the tartan itself can specifically identify the person or organization wearing it... Learn More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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The location of the 1692 Salem witch trial hangings has been located by researchers. On today’s episode, I’ll talk about why this discovery is significant to genealogists.
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Why Oral Histories Are So Crucial to Good Genealogy, Part 1 |
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Oral histories are a crucial part of your genealogy research. Whether you are conducting them or reading them, you will get invaluable information from them that you almost certainly won’t find anywhere else. The details from oral histories can help guide you to new avenues of research, fill in personal details and information gaps in your family tree, and bring long forgotten events and people
back to virtual life again (and preserve them for future generations).
Most conventional genealogical research advice recommends that you start your family history journey with yourself, then work backward in time through all the people you know personally or know about with certainty. Along the way, one of the first steps you should take as you begin connecting one generation to another is to
interview the oldest members of your family. They have information and memories that no one else does, and can bring your family history to life in amazing and unexpected ways. You may even solve some long-standing family mysteries just by talking to your older relatives. Maybe they never talked about these mysteries before because no one asked them. You can be the first, and get your genealogy research off to a powerful start... Learn More
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Free Genealogy eBook
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Genealogy Helps, Vol. 2
This 91-page free ebook is a collection of 30 articles that I've written over the years. You can learn about research basics, read interesting stories about historical locations and international searches and immerse yourself in historical lessons from the past. Whether you're a beginner looking to start researching a single person in your family or want to know where your
family came from overseas. The tips and tricks in this ebook can help you get started and on the path to understanding more about your ancestry.
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Free Genealogy Book Giveaway
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For the next several weeks I’ll be giving away copies of the book, “1-2-3 Family Tree: The Fastest Way to Create and Grow Your Family Tree“. Using the three steps explained in 1-2-3 Family Tree, anyone can master the basics of family history research. This resource also includes a training DVD featuring Megan Smolenyak. - No purchase necessary.
- One winner is selected at random on Wednesday of each week.
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A Photographer’s Frustrations |
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When you’ve been a photographer for as long as I have, you start to realize that not only does this art give you joy, but it also comes with its own share of frustrations. It seems strange at times to be so frustrated with something that you enjoy so much, but it definitely isn’t an uncommon feeling. Let me share some of my frustrations so that you can see that you aren’t
alone! Learn More
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