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While on my recent Northern Plains adventure, I took along mapping software and a handheld GPS unit. A GPS is a palm-sized gizmo that uses satellites to tell you exactly where on earth you're located. Hikers can use a GPS to electronically mark their trail, then turn around and...
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Free online data is usually available thanks to the kindness and hard work of individual volunteers. One of the best examples of volunteerism at work is USGenWeb www.usgenweb.com, a massive site with individual pages for every U.S. county— all maintained by volunteers. Goodies vary per county, but...
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AncestorNews: Obituaries Revisited Premium
Not too long ago my Aunt Helen sent me the obituary of my great-great-grandfather, Stephen Snow. I was amazed at the wealth of information it contained. In part, the obituary told the story of his coming to Missouri from North Carolina as a young boy, and mentioned the family...
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AncestorNews: GedVisor for Your Palmtop Premium
GedVisor 1.2 is the latest entry in the handheld genealogy game—and by far one of my favorites. Genealogy software for handheld devices (Palms and Visors) is designed to display the names in your family database, along with pertinent dates, events and notes. The advantages of using a handheld...
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AncestorNews: Taking a Genealogy Trip Premium
About a month ago, I wrote a piece for this newsletter called "Patience (Blast It!)," in which I described my difficulty getting a cemetery photograph. I asked readers for their opinion on whether I should wait for a volunteer to get the photo, or drive 2,000...
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AncestorNews: Free Ancestry Databases Premium
AncestorNews: Free Ancestry Databases Everyone knows that Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com has millions of genealogy databases available to subscribers. But did you know that several of those databases are free to all site visitors? These include goodies such as Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Michigan Historical Society...
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AncestorNews: Gold Rush Ancestors Premium
Was your ancestor a 49-er? In the two years following the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, 90,000 gold seekers poured into California. San Francisco, a tiny town of 900 in 1849, mushroomed to more than 5,000 by the following summer and 25,000 in the fall...
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Talk is cheap when you call via computer. Try these services to phone far-away kin at no (or low) cost.
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AncestorNews: Interview Relatives Now Premium
My aunt Helen, 80, is one of my oldest living relatives and the one I turn to for questions about family members only she can remember. Because she lives in Kansas and I'm in California, our family history is exchanged via frequent phone calls and letters. She's great at...
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