Debbie Mieszala, CG®
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Author Archives: debbiemieszala
Learning From Home: FamilySearch Webinars
Every minute is filled during a research trip to Salt Lake City. Add the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy to the mix, and there is much to share, but little free time to write. But how can I not mention … Continue reading
Fishing in Another Pond — But Seriously, Folks!
I’ve obsessively checked Ancestry to see if my DNA results would ever come in.
Newspaper Research: The Importance of Being Thorough
“The cry of fire was raised in Catharine st. at 10 o’clock this forenoon, and in a minute the street was black with people.”[4]
Posted in Family Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Anderson, McCabe, Newspaper research, NYC
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Original Birth Certificates in Illinois Open to Birth Parents
Several changes to the Illinois Adoption Act went into effect on 1 January 2015. One change allows birth parents who are named on the original birth certificate (OBC) to obtain a copy of the OBC of the child they placed … Continue reading
Marriage and Divorce Statute Digests, Courtesy of the Bureau of the Census
What was the most popular cause given for a divorce filed by a husband from 1867 to 1906? Was the same cause predominant in divorces when the wife was the plaintiff?
Fishing in Another Pond Update
Since I mailed my Ancestry DNA kit on December 8th, I have checked my DNA page on their website daily. Obsessively, I suppose.
CSIG: Teacher Spotlight
I will coordinate a course, The Advancing Genealogist: Research Standards, Tools, and Records, at the Carl Sandburg Institute of Genealogy (CSIG), in Galesburg, Illinois, from 28 May to 1 June 2015.
