Debbie Mieszala, CG®
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- The Drowning of a Family Fortune: Introducing Historic Mining Law
- Identify, Understand, and Reveal: Introducing the Historic Land Laws Collection
- Advancing Your Education: Free Webinar on Solving a Family Mystery This Tuesday
- On the Waters of Grassy Lick Creek: Introducing Historic Kentucky Law
- GRIP Genealogy Institute, 2024
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The Drowning of a Family Fortune: Introducing Historic Mining Law
My grandmother brought a steamer trunk from New York to Illinois in the 1950s. She did not stay long, but that black box, large enough to hold a small child, sat in our basement through at least the early 1970s. … Continue reading
Identify, Understand, and Reveal: Introducing the Historic Land Laws Collection
Happy New Year’s Eve! If you want to ring in 2025 with a few good books, have I got a deal for you.
Advancing Your Education: Free Webinar on Solving a Family Mystery This Tuesday
Do I have a genealogy story to tell you this Tuesday! It’s a case study that starts with a missing man. What genealogist can let a man stay missing?
Posted in Education, Family Research, Illinois, Methodology, Uncategorized
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On the Waters of Grassy Lick Creek: Introducing Historic Kentucky Law
James Hampton gave a gift in 1837, even though he clearly wasn’t thinking of me.
GRIP Genealogy Institute, 2024
The 2024 GRIP Genealogy Institute offers 20 courses to genealogists. The virtual session, with 11 courses, runs June 23rd through 28th. The in-person session, with nine courses, is in Pittsburgh from July 14th through 19th. Registration is open and some … Continue reading
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Dusty Ancestors
You probably have a neglected ancestor. Some ancestors left plentiful records, or adequate evidence of their existence. When researching bountiful ancestors, we sometimes neglect those nearly silent in documents.
Advancing Your Education: RootsTech 2024 Virtual Attendance
RootsTech, billed as “the world’s largest family history conference,” runs 29 February to 2 March 2024. Many genealogists are in Salt Lake City for the event. There is a free virtual attendance option for those who could not make it … Continue reading