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Illinois Adoption Act Changes for 2016: Birth Grandparents

The Illinois Adoption Act has a couple of changes that go into effect on 1 January 2016. The changes deal with the birth grandparents of an adult adopted or surrendered person (age 21 and over).

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Grandpa Christmas, a Priceless Gift from a Free Newspaper Collection

Christmas is a time for family. A gathering of the generations. The laughter and the memories created are special. But we all have family members who we never shared a single Christmas with.

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Advancing Your Education: Free SCGS Webinar, Saturday, 5 December 2015

Calling all genealogists. Do you have a disappearing dude or dudette in your family tree? That person who simply vanished?

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Missouri: Adoption and Original Birth Certificates, Take Two

In January 2015, I wrote about Missouri House Bill 647, which was then in the system. Had it passed, it would have allowed adult adoptees who were born in Missouri to obtain their original birth certificates. The bill did not … Continue reading

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Which way to a DNA sale?

Ancestry DNA kits are on sale for $69 through midnight tonight (11.30.2015). This is a great price on autosomal DNA kits, which are normally $99. There are two options to buy the kit at the sale price.

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Free BCG Webinar, Tuesday, 17 November 2015

The Board for Certification of Genealogists continues their webinar series tonight with another free offering.

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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

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