Anyone Do Genealogy?

[cwc362]

Here's the link for Cyndi's list- This has tons of information on Genealogy sites on the web!! Good luck

http://www.cyndislist.com/

 

[Backyard Buddies]

Mojo Chick'n :

I would love to visit the Utah LDS library.

I did "meet" a distant cousin while doing the research. He needed some info that it took me 4 years to track down - and he had less to start with than I did, so I gave him all my research - I thought he was gonna bust with joy

(his ancestor was the older brother to my GGG Grandfather)

He then took a trip to Canada to get pics of gravesites of his line, and he sent me the pics.

Oh, one other thing that helped me with that line - study Naming Practices for the time period - often the eldest sons were named after previous family members - for instance, the first two sons born in my GGG Grandfather's line (the one just mentioned) were named after their maternal grandfather and great grandfather - their first and middle names were the other Grandfather's first and last names - ie; Thomas Tindal Ingall and Richard Stillman Ingall - it made it easier to find which mother "Mary Ingall" or "Sarah Ingall" was part of that line, too (lots of mary's and sarahs back then

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meri

I've also had good luck with naming practices. The challenge, of course, is when you get a couple of folks in the same area with the same name and similar ages. Sometimes it's hard to figure out which person the data belongs to.

I know that some genealogists don't like to share their information as if they have the sole rights to certain information. I don't feel that way at all. Not only do I use the message boards and post to people who're searching my lines, but I also create and manage surname study groups at YahooGroups. My groups are AWESOME! Some members are more active than others but every member has had something to contribute. I have the Ancestry membership so I do a lot of the lookups. Someone else might have photographs or a written family history. Another may live close to where the ancestors lived and will photograph tombstones. All items are posted to the group and shared equally. The great thing about working this way is that it enables you to really explore a line much more quickly than you might have been able to do if you were working on it all by yourself.​

 

[cwc362]

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I've also had good luck with naming practices. The challenge, of course, is when you get a couple of folks in the same area with the same name and similar ages. Sometimes it's hard to figure out which person the data belongs to.

I know that some genealogists don't like to share their information as if they have the sole rights to certain information. I don't feel that way at all. Not only do I use the message boards and post to people who're searching my lines, but I also create and manage surname study groups at YahooGroups. My groups are AWESOME! Some members are more active than others but every member has had something to contribute. I have the Ancestry membership so I do a lot of the lookups. Someone else might have photographs or a written family history. Another may live close to where the ancestors lived and will photograph tombstones. All items are posted to the group and shared equally. The great thing about working this way is that it enables you to really explore a line much more quickly than you might have been able to do if you were working on it all by yourself.

I agree, The genealogy is pretty addictive- I'm at a standstill with my lines right now. It's really hard to keep up everything- But I just started last year and have got quite a bit accomplished. And yes some of those guys don't share very well. I send a pdf of everything I have whenever I meet a distant relative . I guess if you are gonna publish a book or something maybe you want to keep the info to yourself , but me I share everything!!

 

[Backyard Buddies]

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Did you catch my sig-line?! I think it's far more addictive than chickens, which probably explains why I've been here for as long as most of the moderators and nearly as long as Nifty himself, yet I have fewer posts than people who've been here for a few months.

It's not that I don't read here (I do, daily, sometimes more than that!), it's just that I've got other things to do, ya know?!!

Since you've been working for a year and are stuck, you're likely to find that you need to turn over a few new stones (new sources of data, off-shoot branches, etc). If you join Genealogy4Dummies and post where you're stuck, I'm sure that one of us can help point you in new directions. I knew NOTHING when I first joined at G4D and so many folks there taught me tons and brought me to new levels. Plus, it's a great group of people.

But don't forget your chicken friends. They need you, too!

 

[Pullet Pimp]

I'm not trying to but in on your two's conversation but I too love to do Genealogy. I have been doing it now for about 4 years and have found tons of information on the internet for free. My wife's grandfather didn't know his bio-dad because he died when he was two. Well after about a week of devoted searching I found his bio-dads birth record online an shared everything I learned about his bio-dad. From the modest grin on his face you could just see the sense of relief or satisfaction of KNOWING now. I also showed him all of the paperwork to confirm it to him. I think it dug up a few good memories as well. THAT made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I too share all of my information. To me if you are stingy about it, that will only harm the progress of the family history and risk it being lost forever. I even use a free website to store all my family records, photos and such.

Here's my site....... Any relatives out there?

http://swope.familytreeguide.com/tree_index.php

Not sure if they were already linked but here are a few of may favorites.

This first one is great and gives you printable copies of marriage, death, and birth records as well as census records

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

http://www.heritagepursuit.com/

http://searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

http://genforum.genealogy.com/my/

And for all of you Ohio library card holders if you have a participating card this site will get you to the census records for free.

http://www.oplin.org/databases/prox...ine.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic

 

[joebryant]

I spent many, many years doing my genealogy. I traced my family back to the sixth century and quit, realizing that I didn't care to find out if I was descended from Adam.

Anne and I really enjoyed doing it. She's still doing hers off and on.

Our best and most enjoyable experiences were in Salt Lake City. The Mormons have the best facilities, lots of volunteers to help, ... I could go on and on. It was like a vacation... And that choir... WOW!

BTW, I'm not a Mormon if you're wondering.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

Glad to have you in the conversation, PP! I took a look at your posted tree - no matches, although I can tell by the surnames that you've got some PA roots. I do as well.

Thanks for the links! There is so much on the Net to make this hobby easy enough for many to be involved. I don't know if I mentioned it earlier, but another good one is Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness:
http://www.raogk.org/

 

[LovinMyChickies]

I've been using Ancestry.com. It's terrific. You can sign up for a free 14 day trial. I found "years" worth of research in those 14 days.

The best part is there are so many other trees on Ancestry and it automatically "searches" for matches to you tree. If the family member is a match you can add their info to your tree. I'ts been so helpful.

Good Luck.

 

[Backyard Buddies]

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I agree! While it's convenient enough to utilize the Family History Centers, I'm far too impatient to wait for the films to come in.

Being at the FHL and having the opportunity to waltz on over and pull a film whenever I wanted it was a darn good thing.

We had our camping trailer when we were in SLC and were a couple miles from the library. But, if one were to stay there in a hotel, the downtown is very manageable. There's even one hotel right next to the library.

Have any of you guys explored DNA genealogy? This is something I'm working on right now. It's fascinating but does have a learning curve!

 

[chicksgalore]

Well, I've finally started my free trial with ancestry.com. I've found some really neat stuff--but basically just some census records. I'm not sure what else to do...nothing else I've searched for has come up with much. I did find a registration card for my g-grandfather in 1918, but it's dated months AFTER he supposedly passed away so I'm trying to confirm when he died. It seems a little strange because it is the same year as his 2nd wife. Any ideas on how to find this out?

Any other ideas of cool stuff to look up so I can take advantage of my free trial and make the most of the 14 days?