26th Year, No. 23 — June 18, 2021
Cemetery Office: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #1
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If you have never explored cemetery records, you could be missing out on a potentially excellent source of genealogical information. These records can actually help you solve a few different types of family mysteries. You can find information here that is not on any vital record. This is what information you will find in most cemetery records.
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Historical Postcard Giveaway
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I love collecting historical postcards from the United States. It’s been a hobby of mine for many years. I’ve acquired several doubles throughout, and I’m giving 10 postcards away for free each week! Winners will be drawn at random and announced right here. So, if you love American history and enjoy learning about historical locations, be sure to sign up for this special
drawing.
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Get all 21 e-Books in this collection.
A donation of $5 or more will be used to help future projects.
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4 Genealogy Books You Must Have in Your Personal Library
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Building your genealogy library for the first time? These are four books you must have in it.
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| AF-491: How to Read Old Handwriting: A Primer | Ancestral Findings Podcast
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| AF-492: How to Use Women’s Clothing to Identify 19th Century Photographs | Ancestral Findings
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| AF-493: Researching Old Photo Studios to Identify 19th Century Photographs | Ancestral Findings
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| AF-494: Why Did Some African-Americans Fight for the Confederacy? | Ancestral Findings Podcast
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Historic Cemeteries: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #2
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If you are researching your ancestors at a historic cemetery, there is a chance there will not be an obvious place you can go to look for cemetery records. A lot of times, those records never existed, or were lost long ago to time. There are still some potential places you can find information, though. You just need to be creative in your searching.
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I'm sure these ebooks will provide you with plenty of food for thought in your genealogy adventures. Donations are greatly appreciated.
What are the Four Best Free Genealogy Websites?
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Here are the four best free genealogy websites you should be using, whether you have access to a membership site or are waiting until you are in a financial position to join one.
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5 Ways to Get Young Children Interested in Genealogy
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As a genealogist, one of the things you are no doubt concerned with is getting your young children interested in genealogy. After all, you want your genealogy work to be preserved and to continue long after you. Unless you donate all of your research to an archive or historical society, where it may or may not ever be used, you will need to have at least one child in your family who is interested in the work you do and in preserving and continuing it. It’s also a lot
of fun to work on genealogy research with your kids. The best way to get kids interested in genealogy is to start when they are young. Here are five ways to do it.
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Municipal Sources of Records: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #3
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If there is no obvious place to look for cemetery records, such as an office at the cemetery or a church attached to it, there are other places in a city or a town you can look. In fact, there are several possible municipal sources of older cemetery records. These are the best places to look for them.
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Claude K. Bell and Cabazon Dinosaurs
Postcard Inspirations Podcast
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Claude K. Bell was a sculptor at Knott’s Berry Farm in California who had a love of dinosaurs. So, he built several large dinosaur sculptures on land that he owned in the southern California desert, and turned it into a park called Cabazon Dinosaurs. This is the story of Claude and the park.
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Maintaining Your Tools
Photography Clips Podcast
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We maintain our equipment, but we sometimes forget about the most important tool of all: Ourselves. Read my thoughts on good health to promote good photography.
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