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Regarding Chapter One of “Mastering Genealogical Documentation” – Mary Jane Saylor
Regarding Chapter One of “Mastering Genealogical Documentation” by Thomas W. Jones – Mary Jane Saylor When I begin to think of creating a citation for a source that I am looking at, I consider what steps I took to find the source in the first place. Did I do a search in the […]
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Family Names
We research many family surnames not only our own but those we assist with family discovery. We only post non family names we research with the permission of our clients. Banta Black Brazeau Brook Buell Case Cossairt Cranckheyt Cronkite Dagner Delange Dion Durie Early Freguson Gaillard Gargasoules Garras Gross Hobson Joannet Kean Kolipoirias Kranckheit Lorrain […]
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DNA
If you want to use handouts or images I made please: Notify Stephanie Saylor (DNAspecialist@FoundingFamilyLines.com) in advance that you are want to use it, and for what purpose. I made the presentations and diagrams to help people learn about genetic genealogy and would like to know what is helpful! I can also send you higher resolution graphics, if […]
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About
Mary Jane Saylor I have been an avid family history researcher since I was 16 years old and my aunt needed some young legs to tramp around hillsides looking for gravestones. We made amazing discoveries during the trip and I have been fascinated with it ever since. Because of this amazing introduction to genealogy, I spend […]
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Genealogist’s Tool Kit
When hot on the trail of an ancestor, we all need good solid tool box where we can go to help us find the documents and answers we need. This page is designed as just that for me. I have tried several places to keep track of my “go to list” for helpful genealogy websites, […]
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“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with”- Mark Twain
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Online Book Indexes
I recently came across the website everynameindex.com that has a listing by state of various books that they have indexed. So being ever curious as I am, I checked to see if I could find anything on my family lines. I hit the jackpot with a book called Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, […]
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1940 Census Results!
1940 Census Results! Well, it’s official I found my family on the 1940 census! It was very easy to search since I knew where they were living at the time. 1940 Census for Brookston, Praire, White, Indiana Name Age Marital Status Place of birth residence 1935 occupation Industry Tillotson, Don 44 Married Illinois same house […]