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Creating Your Own Cemetery Tours: Find Your Ancestor’s Grave
Cemetery tours are a critical part of genealogy research. Take a cemetery walk to learn more about your ancestors. Cemetery research is one of my favorite ways to learn about my ancestors. Because of this, my kids think I’m a bit weird. Okay, they are young adults, but I don’t think they share my love of cemeteries with their friends. Have you ever taken an actual cemetery tour? Your tour can be on your own in a small cemetery or a more formal tour with a guide. What You Can Learn From A Cemetery Tour Invariably, those of us who have gone on a hertiage type trip to literally “walk…
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Women In History – Overcoming the “Just a Housewife” Myth
Female ancestsors and women in history lived full and engaging lives! Learn what genealogy clues can be found for women in the family tree. In this episode of the Are You My Cousin? weekly Youtube Live, Melissa Barker, AKA The Archive Lady, joins me to talk about finding our female ancestors. Yes, researching the women in our family tree can be tough, BUT….Melissa and I are here to tell you that you DO HAVE Options! Your research will take some effort. That’s okay, though, because we are genealogy researchers and know how to sitck with a search. Just a reminder you will find other articles on finding your female ancestors…
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What Standing in Line for (The Best!) Cupcake Ever Taught Me About Genealogy Research
Keep your genealogy research on track and organized with systems and checklists. Save time and find your ancestors more efficiently! I may have mentioned my love of all things Fixer Upper and Joanna Gaines in a previous post . Who knew genealogy and DIY home shows have things in common! Now let’s talk about the best cupcake ever. A campfire s’more cupcake full of chocolate a topped with a homemade toasted marshmallow purchased from the bakery at the Silos at Magnolias in Waco, TX. [I have a bit of a sweet tooth. I blame the ancestors.] As is often the case, a long line wrapping around the bakery building greeted…
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How To Easily Discover The Hidden Meaning Behind The Numbers On Death Certificates
Death certificates in genealogy research are popular records to search. Discover the meaning behind seemingly random numbers on those death certificates. No doubt about it. Death certificates are one of the most sought after genealogical records. From a death certificate genealogy researchers can learn birth and death dates of an ancestors. We can find information on a spouse and/or the names of the deceased parents. (Admit it – Isn’t that what we are really after!) But….did you ever notice that number written on the death certificate somewhere around the cause of death? I’ve seen it on all of my ancestors’ death certificates, but frankly, ignored it. I just assumed it…
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