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Should I ignore possible family information because it far too precise for its age?
I ran across this info on a possible family member, but it seems far too precise for a 250+ year old large family. Does it make sense to ignore possible family information because it far too precise for its age? It seems like such extraordinarily…
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My Great Grandfather Dissappeared - what happened to him?
My great grandfather John Albert Draper was born March 23, 1877 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Nathan and Mary Ann Draper.
He married my great grandmother in 1905 and by 1906 had left the family home. My great grandmother filed for a divorce from him in…
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Citing sources from Facebook and other social media sites
Today I had reason to cite Facebook as a reference source. I couldn't find any recommendations for such sources, so I'll describe what I did. If anyone has a better method I'd be pleased to hear about it in an answer.
I use Family Tree Maker 2012…
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Finding orphaned grandfather's original surname?
I'm trying to find my Grandfather's original name.
He changed it when he became 18, back in 1941. He was an orphan and never told anyone what it was before he changed it. My dad always said Bair was not far from the original spelling -- he just…
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What are the pros and cons of joining a Family History Society to advance my research?
I live in a town with a Family History Society and an Historical Society.
The Family History Society aims include:
conduct meetings
organise guest speakers
purchase of research resources for use in the Regional History
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assisting people with…
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What convict records for Australia exist?
Esther Emma Leach, born Sydney 15/5/1824, may have been the daughter of a convict transported to Australia in 1813. How do I find convict records not from the first 3 fleets?
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How do I verify 2 William Watsons are the same person?
Bourne Russell captained the "Lady Rowena" to Australia in 1829. On board was an apprentice sailor named William Watson. How do I verify this William was the same William born to Bourne Russell and Elizabeth Watson on 30 June 1815?
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Is there an online list of Kindertransport records?
Kindertransport was an operation to save Jewish children from Germany and occupied countries in 1938 and 1939. Almost 10,000 children were transported to the UK through this program.
While I have found a web site dedicated to this operation, it…
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Polish spelling variants for "Yechezkel Fleker"
I am trying to locate any records about my grand father.
His name in "Yechezkel Fleker" or in hebrew "יחזקאל פלקר" and I am trying to search some polish archives for information about him.
I am not sure what alternate spellings should I use for…
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Immigration from Norway: seeking information about 1871 passage from Quebec to the US
This question is similar to Rob Hoare's "Sources for Border Crossings between Toronto and Chicago in early 1890's?" but the circumstances are different. My question concerns immigration 20 years earlier from Norway via Quebec, and I have different…
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Researching Michael Patron (1897-1972) and Genia Zeimer (1900-1983), born Poland (possibly Warsaw)
I am looking for my ancestry and starting on my Father's side of the family. I am currently looking for my great great grandparents and further back on my Father's side.
My Grandpa (Father's father) is from Israel but I know that his family were…
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Status of Ted Wildy's UK Marriage Witness Index?
In the 1990's, Ted Wildy of New Zealand created an index of marriage witnesses, which had contributions of the names of the witnesses of many marriages in the UK (as well as Australia and New Zealand).
After his death in 1997, much of it was lost.…
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What was occupation of Viewer?
On my parent's marriage certificate dated 1954, my mother's occupation is given as "Viewer". From oral testimony, I know that they met while both working at the Rover car factory in Solihull, UK.
I've googled without success to find a description of…
user104
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1935 residence in the 1940 census
The 1940 census includes fields for the person's residence in 1935. The fields are city, county, and state. When it says "same place" for the residence in 1935, does that refer to the town or to the house? In some cases, such as below, it also shows…
Gene Golovchinsky
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Name change records for New York City (NYC)?
One of the people I am researching appears to have changed her name: in the 1915 NYC census she appears as Reva Osernoff, living with the Axel family:
Similarly in the 1920 federal and 1930 censuses:
But in her marriage record from 1937, she…
Gene Golovchinsky
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