Vol. 22, No. 18 — May 11, 2017
A Review of Stories from Ipswich |
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If you have New England ancestors, you are in good company. Tens of millions of Americans are descended from the first European settlers of the northeastern American coast. Most of the 17th century migration to America from England happened in what is now Essex County, Massachusetts, and the town of Ipswich was one of its major ports of entry. While some immigrants stayed in Ipswich for just a
short time before moving on to other parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, others stayed in the town and the towns closest to it for good. Some of their descendants are even still there, four hundred years later. If you have 17th century New England ancestry, you likely have some connection to Ipswich, even if your ancestors were only passing through there. The sheer number of people in the United States who have New England ancestry is what makes the website,
Stories from Ipswich so amazing and valuable to genealogists... Read More
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5 Substitutions for the 1890 Census |
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Most of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census was destroyed in a fire in the 1930’s. This leaves a large, annoying 20-year gap in census records for genealogists. As any genealogist knows, a lot of things can happen in families in 20 years. It is enough time for a child to be born, grow up, get married, and move away from home, and have a child of their own. The family could move, possibly many
times. Lots of other things can happen in that time, and the absence of the 1890 census represents a significant loss of family knowledge for people with ancestors in America between 1880 and 1900 when the prior and next censuses were taken. Because so many genealogists rely on the census to point them in the direction of further research sources, it might seem like there are no other records to tell them what was going on in their family in that 20-year gap. The good news is that this isn’t
true. There are other sources of information available to you that can fill in this missing information. Here are five of them you should definitely be using... Read More
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3 Genealogy Conferences You Must Attend |
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There are some wonderful national genealogical conferences held around the country each year. Some are put on by genealogical societies, and some are put on by colleges. There are even some conferences you can get college credit for attending. If you are serious about becoming a better researcher and taking your family history work to the next level, breaking through those brick walls, you
really need to attend a genealogical conference once in awhile. You'll sit in on seminars, meet vendors, connect with other genealogists, and much more. Whether you decide to go each year or only once, you should seriously consider attending one or more of these top three genealogical conferences in the country... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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Most of the 1890 U.S. Federal Census was destroyed in a fire in the 1930’s. This leaves a large, annoying 20-year gap in census records for genealogists. On today’s episode of the, I’ll give you five substitutions that you can use for the 1890 census.
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Perfecting Portraiture #4: Posing and the Finer Points |
Over the last several posts, we've covered quite a lot of ground. You now know how to portray the eyes to their best advantage, how to make skin look great and ways to photograph hair so that it adds to the portrait rather than detracting from it. Now it’s time to go into some
of the things that affect the overall image.
Posing, for instance, is vital. Whether you're doing headshots or creating a full body shot, you'll need to know how best to pose your subjects so thaacebft the final project doesn't look awkward, forced or contrived. It is also important to build a rapport with your subjects. If
they feel uncomfortable during the photo shoot, then they’ll almost certainly look uncomfortable in their images. Let’s jump in and get started with posing!
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