Category Archives: Records

Recent Updates to Existing Pages

Posted on July 30, 2022 by debbiemieszala

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.

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On the Loss of Local Resources

Posted on July 23, 2022 by debbiemieszala

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.

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Records of the Skies: Obtaining Airplane Records

Posted on December 28, 2017 by debbiemieszala

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 →

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Hope

Posted on December 25, 2017 by debbiemieszala

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. 

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Missouri: Adoption and Original Birth Certificates, Take Three

Posted on December 17, 2017 by debbiemieszala

If you have an interest in original birth certificates from Missouri, take note.

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All Aboard! Railroad Retirement Board Records

Posted on November 1, 2015 by debbiemieszala

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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