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When archiving photos, what scan quality should you typically import them at?
There are no shortage of things you can do to photos when you scan them in for archival purposes. You can set the scan resolution, the file's DPI, and you can even post process them to enhance them to be more legible or make repairs.
For archiving…
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What sources exist for 15th century England?
Rule #1 for genealogy in the early 21st century has to be “don’t trust information from trees you find online: verify first”. That said, I’ve actually had some quite good results from following back some online trees, and cross-checking for possible…
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Military draft in the Imperial German Army: What was the minimum age for being a "Gefreiter" in a reserve unit during WWI?
As detailed on Formationsgeschichte – Rekrutierung (agw14-18.de), the drafting system in the German empire was fairly complex.
According to this site there was a conscription of 2 years for most branches of service, starting at the age of 20. The…
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Locating records of coronor's Inquests in Oxfordshire in 1909?
I have a death certificate issued in Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) in 1909 that says the cause of death, decided by an inquest the next day, was by drowning (in the river).
Where would records of the evidence before the inquest be held? Is this…
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Source for Russian Army records for the WWI period
Is there a source with records of the participants and/or casualties of the Russian army during the WWI period (1914-1918) and thereabouts? Preferably on-line and indexed/searchable by name(s), birthplace, place of residence and whatever else data…
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How can I assess the statistical probability that an individual is the one I seek?
I have an ancestor Caroline Ellen Brown (also mentioned in this question: How might a "nurse-child" have been placed with their carers?) for whom the marriage and birth records are elusive. The three documents I have found that document an age…
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Why would I export my raw DNA data?
23andMe, AncestryDNA, and Family Tree DNA all allow you to export your raw DNA results. What is the advantage of doing this? Is there anywhere I can import it for additional analysis?
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Is immigrant sponsor information archived somewhere?
A family I am researching fled Germany in the 1930s and settled in Illinois. In the ship's manifest, they listed one relative as a sponsor, but according to a member of that family, several sponsors were required. I am wondering if this sponsorship…
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How can I find loops in GEDCOM files?
I have a Gramps database that probably has an ancestral loop, i.e. a person who is his or her own ancestor. I say that, because the program freezes when I try to find a path between that person and me.
Since Gramps' built-in analysis tools can't…
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Migration route from New Hampshire to Ohio ca1810-1816?
My ancestor, William Preston, resided Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire in 1808. By about 1816, he had removed to and settled at Fort Winchester in the area of now Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio.
What are the most likely migration routes he…
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What's the best way two people that share a surname can determine they're not closely related?
My girlfriend and I both share the same last name and our families claim they are both from the same Korean surname "clan". This is a huge sticking point for her father. I know so far with certainty that we don't share a great-grandfather just by…
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How do I find LDS digital file 4548813?
I called the Family History Library in Salt Lake City to ask about an index for the film #1042404 - 1851 Scotland, Ayrshire, Kilmarnock - Census, and they told me that they have the film, but that it has also been digitized. They gave me the number…
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Researching a New England sea captain prior to the US Revolution
My many-greats grandfather, James Newton Sparrell (~1740-1773), was a sea captain who settled in Scituate, MA after marrying Ruth Vinal, a local.
Verbal tradition has that he was born in England, emigrated to North Carolina, and was fishing off…
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What are the different type of marriage records used in genealogy research?
I am confused about the different type of marriage records that can be found in my research.
I've seen things such as:
Bonds
Banns
Licenses
Records
Certificates
What are the differences between these? How would I know which one is best to find…
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Elinor is a Hassall (identifying a Welsh woman born in the late 18th century from a single record)
In 1805, according to the Bishops Transcripts for Little Newcastle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Elinor Hassall married John John. John, his descendants and relatives of the family were predominantly Baptists, so it seems reasonable to assume that Elinor…
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