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How to connect digitized images to a map?
This is similar to the earlier question How to index your own digitalized records? but with a twist.
One of my places of interest uses a lot and block survey system and has maps available for download from the city assessor's office (from their GIS…
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What does 1851 UK Census "Relation to Head of Family" entry that looks like "Depen" mean?
I've run across a curious designation in the "Relation to Head of Family" column of the 1851 Census that I'd like some help figuring out. Following the entries for the parents and their children who all share the same last name, there is an entry…
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What records document how African Americans received their Surname in early New York state?
My understanding is that pre-American revolution New York state had free blacks and slaves, then during the war both sides offered freedom to those that fought. Eventually, in 1799 slavery was officially 'phased out' by those being born after the…
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Birth Record for Son of Scottish Surgeon Attached to Canadian Regiment During US Occupation
James Davidson, Surgeon, born in Scotland, attached to Royal Canadian Emigrant regiment 1775-1779, and then attached to the 84th regiment from 1781-1785.
Official posting (documented) is to Quebec City, however, regiment campaigned in US. Son's…
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Recording place of death when that is hospital/home away from long term residence?
I am doing research into the Bullock family. A question about recording place of death. In a number of cases, an individual has lived a long time in a town. At the time of death, the person is in a hospital or home in another place. Should the place…
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How to reach out to strangers that could be relatives from an illegitimate birth?
I am trying to determine the best approach to reach out to a group of people that may be related to my immediate family but these people could be surprised by the news.
After my grandparent's death, my mother discovered that her father was not her…
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Denoting end of family line, no children in GED and other records
I am wondering if there is any "genealogical standard" for denoting end of line (such as there is a symbol on tombstones that means this) or that it is definitively know they had no offspring.
I have done a little bit of searching and not found…
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Searching and analyzing Valuation Rolls in Scotland in the early 20th Century?
Whenever I find a street address for a person I'm researching, I like to look for property records to find out whatever I can about the building the person was living in. Even when the person is a tenant rather than a property owner, there are…
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Allegheny County, Lilly PA, April 1924 List of those Involved in KKK & Residents Clash
I am finding evidence that a distant cousin may have participated in or been an organizer of the Lilly, PA Klu Klux Klan incident where 400 armed Klan members attempted a cross burning in the town and were confronted by the townspeople. Shots were…
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Does New York state have a central depository for divorce records?
One of my mother's cousins, once removed, is either a divorcee or a bigamist; hard to tell since his first wife referred to herself as "widowed" in a census survey, and yet, afterwards, her "late" husband returned to town for a family reunion. They…
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How should I organise my family archive?
I want to create a family archive of all the physical (non-digital) artefacts I have collected over the years and have wrestled with the proper way to do this with many false starts.
I need a system that helps me easily locate items but that is…
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Learning German scripts (handwriting and printing) used in 19th century records
In my related question about finding parish records in Saxony, Germany lejonet reminded me about other resources for Werdau in the Family History Catalog.
The Family History Library has resident population registers, documentations of origin, and…
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Seeking marriage record for James Slight and Elizabeth Boyd from late 1820s probably near Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland?
I have mentioned my 3rd great grandfather William Slight before in Finding Edinburgh map engraver apprenticeship records of William Slight in 1840s? and am continuing to pursue his baptism record in Seeking baptism record for William Slight, born ca…
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Which exemptions to proof of parents' death are available to obtain an unredacted SSA application?
I filed for a copy of the original Social Security application of my paternal grandfather. The photocopy of the form was returned, redacted to remove his parents' names (which was the whole point of the exercise -- his father is unknown to…
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Open Source & Online tool for managing family trees?
I tried the online myheritage.com but I do not like that you need pay for Premium features such as
connecting two pieces of information about one person made by two people:
Many people can make Heritage trees.
So there are duplicates often.…
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