Debbie Mieszala, CG®
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Category Archives: Family Research
Small Bits: Introducing Historic Arizona Law
William Crittenden moved with wife Ella and son Ray to Arizona Territory from Illinois in 1907.[1] William was dead in two years,[2] but Ella saw statehood.[3]
Introducing Historic Publications on Women, Labor, and Related Laws
My 19-year-old mother was tricky to find in Brooklyn in the 1950 census. I expected that. The family moved frequently. Her grandparents were deceased and their touchstone of a home was no longer in the family. It was around when … Continue reading
Advancing Your Reach: Finding Free Digitized Newspapers
I trust you are (perhaps gingerly) settling into 2022, with high hopes, fresh goals, and a plan to advance your personal research. Newspapers contain valuable information for genealogists. Good subscription newspaper databases exist, but you are missing sources if you … Continue reading
Free Daily Webinars in April!
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Free (limited time) Webinar Recording: “The Five-story Fall”
I had great fun presenting a Board for Certification of Genealogists series webinar for Legacy Family Tree Webinars on Tuesday (March 19th).
Posted in Family Research, Methodology, Uncategorized
Tagged Direct Evidence, England, Indirect Evidence, Irish, New York City
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FamilySearch Communities
FamilySearch recently added a community feature, and it is free! The community area offers forums in which to ask or to answer questions, to upload documents for translation assistance, and to find links to related resources, such as foreign word … Continue reading
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Records of the Skies: Obtaining Airplane Records
My last post featured tracing a former “family” airplane to its modern owner in order to share photographs and information. Tracing a family artifact, no matter the size, helps to flesh out fragmented stories, produces facts to weave into a … Continue reading