Wednesday, September 28, 2011

VA-History-Exchange

VA-History-Exchange

Genealogy, the search for our ancestry, of necessity, encompasses history. As we become more involved in the strategy of research, we learn to look for clues in the pedigree chart: date and place. Developing a chronology (timeline) for our ancestor is not just something interesting to do; building a backdrop (a stage, a setting) for each leaf on the family tree provides direction for our research. See if you can detect (as in "detective") the why, the where, the when, the what and you will begin to discover clues that will lead you to the "rest of the story". Be sure to download the Power Point presentation, "Untold Stories from the Virginia Frontier" if you want to see how history and family members are intertwined.


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Are your genealogy files in your will?

Are your genealogy files in your will?  

Like to read? If you've spent hours researching your family history, you will want to read this e-mail and the articles recommended by Leland K. Meitzler and Lee Everton, editors of the free "Genealogy Newsline".
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Tuesday, Sep 27, 2011 GMT-05:00
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Monday, September 12, 2011

Misleading Genealogy Advice for Beginners – Free Guide to Tracing your Ancestry and Researching your Family Tree.


"There’s a difference between knowing something and being able to explain it so someone else can understand it. Plus, an explanation that makes sense to an experienced person may be totally confusing to a novice. This is why so many people give up ancestor hunting before they really get started. So, what’s the answer?"

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Misleading Genealogy Advice for Beginners – Free Guide to Tracing your Ancestry and Researching your Family Tree.

    • There’s a difference between knowing something and being able to explain it so someone else can understand it. Plus, an explanation that makes sense to an exper ienced person may be totally confusing to a novice. This is why so many people give up ancestor hunting before they really get started. So, what’s the answer?
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      Sunday, September 11, 2011

      10 Steps to Writing Your Family History

      10 Steps to Writing Your Family History

      Kimberly Powell offers some thoughtful insights on a topic I've often considered: when and how can I produce a history of my family? She points out that there are several ways to accomplish this. One method that is kind of attractive to me is the idea of "publishing" a family cookbook. The great thing about projects of this type are that, in these days of desktop publishing, with Kinko's or Office Depot just an digital second away, we have the opportunity to be simple and straigtforward with our task. Other types of publishing offer an less expensive way to complete a more formal presentation that just wasn't available twenty or thirty years ago.

      So what will be the format be for our family history? Will we design a memoir or a pedigree? Will we collect and publish family recipes, then annotate it? A scrapbook is what many have chosen to put together, but I can't help but think that I need to do something that can be circulated among our family members and perhaps friends.

      Will 2012 be the year? Kimberly's article remind us to choose a deadline that will be realistic and manageable. This article covers several points that can help us make this goal a realistic objectiive.

      Friday, September 09, 2011

      Family Search and a Free Newsletter in Your E-Mail

      Area-Info.net is the pipeline for lots of good stuff!  It is through them that I receive the Genealogy Newsline,  a free genealogy newsletter that comes straight to my e-mail inbox.  The newsletter is a product of Family Roots Publishing and is written by Leland K. Meitzler.

      One article is massive good news:  FamilySearch has updated and posted the 1865 Illinois State Census, (Labor Day 2011); other record collections that were completed and posted on Labor Day have been integrated into the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files.

      What would we do without folks like Leland?!!  We'd be wandering around in the dark, I'm afraid. 

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      Saturday, September 03, 2011

      Heritage Books Labor Day Sale







      To: la376@bellsouth.net

      HPC’s Giant Labor Day Sale!

      (Prices good while supplies last or until September 30, 2011)

       

      Buy One County Heritage Book at Regular Price & Get One of the following books at Half-Price! 

       

      * Plus FREE SHIPPING *

       

      For a list of all our products, go to <heritagepublishing.net>

       

      Go to our Website and select a book at regular price.

       

      Example: Hill County, TX, Vol. II @ $60.00. Go down the list below and select any of the listed books. Perhaps, Autauga, AL. You get both for $90.00 and no S&H charges. You save $30.00 on the 2nd book and $9.00 S&H.

       

      Alabama

      Autauga – $60

      Blount – $65

      Bullock - $60

      Butler – $60

      Calhoun – $55

      Choctaw – $65

      Clarke – $60

      Coffee – $60

      Colbert – $55

      Cullman – Vol. I – $55

      Cullman – Vol. II – $60

      Dallas – $55

      DeKalb – Vol. II – $60

      Elmore – $65

      Etowah – $55

      Houston – $60

      Jackson – $60

      Lauderdale - $60

      Lawrence – $65

      Lee – $60

      Lowndes – $60

      Mobile – $60

      Monroe – $55

      Perry – $55

      Pickens – $55

      Pike – $70

      Russell – $60

      St. Clair – $65

      Sumter – $60

      Tuscaloosa – $65

      Walker – $60

      Washington – $55

      Winston – Vol. II – $60

       

      Florida

      Bay – Vol. I – $60

      Escambia – Vol. I – $60

      Escambia – Vol. II – $60

      Holmes – $65

      Jackson – $60

      Liberty – $60

      Okaloosa – Vol. I – $60

      Okaloosa – Vol. II – $60

      Santa Rosa – Vol. II – $60

      Walton – $60

       

      Encyclopedia of Florida Sheriffs 2 volume set – $65  (counts as 1 Book)

       

      Others

      Folsom, LA $25

      Wayne Co., MS – Vol. II $55

      Terry Co., TX $65

       

      AL residents add 4% Sales Tax, KY residents add 6% Sales Tax

       

      Mail your check/MO to the address below or call and charge your order

      HPC or Heritage Publishing

      PO Box 22128

      Louisville, KY 40252   

       

      We accept phone orders for Visa/MC/Disc/AMX/Debit

       

      1-800-568-1611 or (502) 423-9016

      FAX (502) 423-9017

       

      We have sold out of Calhoun County, FL. However, we have reprinted Tallapoosa County, AL.

       

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      Exhibit Opening Reception, Military Memories - Sat. SEPT. 3, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida





      From: Gina Marini <gmarini@co.okaloosa.fl.us>

      Dear Museum Members,

      Thank you for your continued support of our work at the Heritage Museum and for helping to keep history alive in our community.

      Because we value your membership, join us during the opening reception of Military Memories on Sept. 3, 10a-12p and receive a special gift while supplies last.

      Thank you!

      Unknownname
        

      Exhibit Opening Reception
      Military Memories – On the Home front & At War
      Saturday, September 3, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the
      Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida

      Valparaiso, FL - The Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida will hold the official opening reception with refreshments for their new exhibit, Military Memories – On the Home front & At War, sponsored by Pioneer Technologies, Inc. on Saturday, September 3 from 10 a.m.  – 12 p.m.  Military Memories features original artifacts from the Museum’s collection from the Civil War, WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War.  In addition, on loan from local POW Howard Hill, is the original uniform he wore during his 5 years as a Prisoner of War during the Vietnam conflict.   Historian, Michael Weech will be available to explain about the exhibit and discuss military history with an emphasis on the history of Eglin Air Force Base.  September 3rd is also the last day for active duty military and their families to take advantage of free admission as part of Blue Star Museums, a nationwide program in which the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida is one of over 1400 museums participating. 

      Event:              Military Memories Exhibit Opening Reception

      Where:             Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida
                              115 Westview Avenue, Valparaiso, FL

      When:              Saturday, September 3, 2011, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

      Contact:          (850) 678-2615
                              www.heritage-museum.org

      Cost:               General museum admission applies
                              Free for Active duty military and their families
                             Free for Heritage Museum members

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      GSOC Sept. Meeting

      Original Message --------
      Subject: GSOC Sept. Meeting
      Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:09:46 -0500
      From: Pat <QueenDecor@cox.net>
      To: <Queendecor@cox.net>
      CC: '

      Hello All

      The September meeting of the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County will be a field trip to the University of West Florida main campus in Pensacola.  We  will be visiting the John C. Pace Library Archives and History Center. Meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Saturday, 10 September.  Visitors are welcome to join us there.  After the meeting, those who wish will share a Dutch Treat lunch in Pensacola.  Those who wish to car pool from Niceville will meet at the large sign at the Palm Plaza parking lot on John Simms Parkway at 8:30 AM. 

      Check out our Newsletter at our GSOC Website for more details and a map thanks to Jim Young , our Websmaster.

      Pat Pruett, Publicity Chairperson GSOC 678-2023

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      Thursday, September 01, 2011

      [FLOKALOO] WFGS - Research tips program

      For more information about my group at Windows Live,
      just e-mail FamilyHistoryFriends@groups.live.com

      ---------- Forwarded message ----------
      From: Cynthia Dean <cgdean@bellsouth.net>
      Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 9:08 PM
      Subject: [FLOKALOO] WFGS - Research tips program
      To: FLOKALOO@rootsweb.com


      West Florida Genealogical Society
      Meeting date:  Sept. 3, 2011
      Place:  West FL Genealogy Library
                  5740 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola
      Time:  10:00 AM

      A favorite speaker, Jerry Merritt, will give a Power Point presentation on
      research tips:

      1.  Help to figure ages in pre-1850 censuses
      2.  Preserving and restoring old photographs on your home computer
      3. Using reverse search techniques to find other researchers with whom
      to trade information
      4. Using land records to find where your ancestors lived
      5. Solutions to long-term storage of your research

      Attendees will receive a link to a copy of the Power Point presentation
      to download and use at home.

      Contact:  Cynthia Dean   850-432-7072 cgdean@bellsouth.net
      Allen Lawrence
      List Admin
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