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Author Archives: debbiemieszala
Florence Mahoney’s New York City Employment Certificate
A 104-year-old employment certificate is one of two family papers providing evidence of the short life of my grandmother’s sister, Florence Mahoney. The other is her baptismal certificate.
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Tagged Child Labor Laws, Employment Certificates, Mahoney, New York City, New York Law
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Introducing Historic Chicago Legal Periodicals
Two limited runs of Chicago legal periodicals were added to the Illinois section of The Advancing Genealogist’s online law library. The publications have value to genealogists and historians, some beyond Illinois.
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Tagged Illinois, Illinois Laws, Law, Post-Adoption Research
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Homesteading in Oklahoma: Introducing Historic Oklahoma Law
The Land Rush of 1889 started on April 22nd. My great-great-grandfather, Peter Stillman Loy, arrived two days late for Oklahoma homestead land. His claim was dated 24 April 1889. Peter’s aunt, Margaret S. Tucker, made her claim on 1 September … Continue reading
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Tagged Homesteads, Law, Loy, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Law, Tucker
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A Lesson in Assumptions: Introducing Historic Nebraska Law
I didn’t have ancestors in Nebraska. Two distant sidelines settled there. It was not an online law library priority, not in the way that previous states were added. I had research interest in most state pages already built. But Nebraska?
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Tagged J. W. Penfield & Son, Law, Nebraska, Nebraska Law, Ohio, Penfield, Willoughby
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Introducing Historic Ohio Law
Ohio was the first state birthed from the Northwest Territory. It is the last state formerly in Northwest Territory land to join The Advancing Genealogist’s online law library.
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Tagged Law, McBride, Ohio, Ohio Law
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Advancing Your Education: Ancestry ProGenealogists® Offers Scholarships
Aspiring and working professional genealogists hoping to attend a 2022 genealogy institute should consider the scholarship opportunity offered by Ancestry ProGenealogists®.
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Tagged Education, Genealogy Institutes, Scholarships
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On the Bookshelf: Veterans
Sixteen volumes that deal with veterans are currently linked on the Law: Special Topics page of The Advancing Genealogist website. Various years of three main collection titles are of interest to veterans and genealogists alike.
