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How do I convert my RAW FamilyTreeDNA FamilyFinder test result files to Ancestry or 23andMe format?
How do I convert the the RAW FamilyTreeDNA.com Family Finder Autosomal and X DNA result files into another sites format like Ancestry.com's or 23andMe's format?
There is a growing need to do this as many third party utilities, including currently…
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Original Spelling(s) of Polish surname anglicized as Shemynski?
The English spelling of my maternal grandmother's maiden name was "Shemynski".
I would like to know the original/alternate spelling(s) to look for in Polish records, with the appropriate language characters?
I believe she was born in Warsaw in the…
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Is it possible to obtain a copy of the original record from 'Ireland Marriages 1845‐1958'
I just found a record in the collection: Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958 and I was wondering where I might be able to obtain a copy of the original record.
For clarification, I'm looking for something similar to when you would order a…
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Resources for researching family from Greene County, Tennessee?
I am researching my family tree and am stuck because my ancestor, Henry Harmon, was 24 in 1850 so he is already living with his wife Catherine and child George.
The 1840 census doesn't tell me anyone other than head of house hold and I'm not sure…
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What "hidden" clues are there in the GRO Indexes of births and deaths?
This Q&A is inspired by Jan Murphy's question – Finding Devon parish marriage records? – but this one pertains to the birth and death indexes for England & Wales.
We all will have come across the problem where we are looking for a birth or death…
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What documentary trail should I expect for a bigamous marriage?
There is a story in my family about a cousin who had a child just after WW2 (the cousin is deceased and the child doesn't mind details being made public but they aren't necessary to this question).
The mother told everyone for the rest of her life…
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Could a beneficiary also be witness to a will?
I have several wills from 16th/17th century England where a witness to the will had the same name as one of the sons who was a beneficiary in that will. I have always assumed these witnesses were other relatives of the same name rather than the…
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Locating will from Berlin (Germany) in 1930s?
I am trying to find my grandfather's last will and testament.
He resided in Berlin, Germany and died in the late 1930s.
I will be in Berlin shortly and so offline as well as online resources will be useful to know about.
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Bathing registers?
In my search for vaccination records, I came across a guide published by the Nottinghamshire Archives describing their Poor Law Union Records (PDF).
On the last page, under Other Sources, I see listed:
Bathing registers
Southwell, 1914 –…
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Finding out what happened to German prisoner of world war 2?
My mother was a Dutch prisoner of war in Mauthausen in 1945. She managed to save the life of a German POW, who was already 11 years in the camp by that time.
He fell in love with my mother and wrote her a number of love letters, both from…
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How and when did my Grandfather come to America?
My Grandfather John Ross came to America in January, February, March of 1912.
I have been unable to find any information on the ship he came on or port of arrival.
He came from Birkenhead, England.
He was born in 1879 +- 2 yrs.
He settled in…
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Which ship did my father serve on with RNP 2420
My father (now deceased) served in a Royal Navy Party in 45. RNP 2420 - Force W.
How do I find which ship he served on? His number was P/LX 24536. His name was Peter Lornie. He began service in 1940 as a Leading Steward and ended the war as a a/COG…
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Seeking software for automated facial recognition from photos?
A cousin of mine was doing some Thorp research, and found several unidentified photos that were in an album with some AJ Thorp photos and was wondering if there is a good facial recognition software that may be helpful in identifying the men in the…
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Identifying Australian soldier named Bennett in World War I photograph (1917)?
For more background to this question please see Identifying Australian soldier named Williams in World War I photograph (1917)?
This is a photograph of what I believe to be an Australian soldier from World War I named Bennett, and I would like to…
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Identifying Australian soldier named Williams in World War I photograph (1917)?
Recently, I was able to obtain an image of a page from my grandmother's 1917 autograph book.
Her name was Gwenyth Jean Stacy (born 16 Dec 1902 at St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia) and at the time she was living with her parents and sisters at…
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