Debbie Mieszala, CG®
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Category Archives: Records
Recent Updates to Existing Pages
Three resource pages on The Advancing Genealogist had updates this week. I rarely announce page updates, but there were interesting additions you might want to peruse.
Posted in Lake County, Illinois, Law, Online Resources, Records
Tagged Lake County
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On the Loss of Local Resources
Something is weighing on me. It is the loss of resources, especially on a local level. Genealogists can do something to prevent that loss. We need to speak up.
Posted in Lake County, Illinois, Libraries, Online Resources, Records, Repositories
Tagged Access, Record Loss, Record Preservation
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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
Hope
The tiny Ercoupe caught my father’s eye in 1950. In 2017, that seventy-one-year-old airplane reminded me of the goodness in others. Of hope.
Missouri: Adoption and Original Birth Certificates, Take Three
If you have an interest in original birth certificates from Missouri, take note.
Posted in Adoption, Law, Records, Uncategorized
Tagged Missouri, Original Birth Certificate, Post-Adoption Research
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All Aboard! Railroad Retirement Board Records
Announcements appeared in the past week. The Midwest Genealogy Center added a Railroad Retirement Board Claim Records Index covering 1936 to the early 2000s. Few sample documents have been described or shown. As appealing as another index sounds, some will … Continue reading
Posted in Family Research, Records, Uncategorized
Tagged Online Resources, Railroad
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