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Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
(+) Converting Google Books to Text Files that can be Saved or Searched
The following is a Plus Edition article, written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. A newsletter reader wrote and asked, “How can I download books from Google Books and convert them to text that I can search or save on my hard drive?” The quick answer is, “You cannot do that easily.” However, the longer answer is, “It is possible to do that if you have time, money, and computing power.” Today I thought I’d describe the steps required. The problem is that you can easily download and save Google books as PDF files, but the pages are typically stored…
On the Road Again and Headed Home
For several years, every time I went traveling to a genealogy event, I posted an article here entitled “On the Road Again” to warn readers that I would be a bit busy and not posting as many articles as usual. However, I have done that less recently as I have been traveling continuously for five months. Instead of a title of “On the Road Again,” I could have written “I Am Still on the Road.” On January 2, I moved into my motor home and drove to Florida. Since then, I have stayed at a number of RV (recreational vehicle)…
If you live in or near Denver, Colorado, you are invited to spend next Saturday with the Colorado Genealogical Society’s Computer Interest Group at their Annual Spring Seminar. The seminar is being held on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. I will be there also and will be giving several presentations on a variety of topics. The event is being held at the Denver Public Library’s Lower Level Conference Center (use the Broadway Entrance) at 13th & Broadway, in Denver. A Required Materials Fee is $30 per person. A continental breakfast will be provided at 9:00 am while every person is…
The Chart Chick’s Quick Insider’s Guide to Salt Lake City
Are you planning a trip to Salt Lake City? Do you know the best restaurants in the city? How do you find the best hamburger in Salt Lake City? How about the best Mexican food? You can find all that and more in the free 22-page booklet entitled, The Chart Chick’s Quick Insider’s Guide to Salt Lake City. For those of you who are not familiar with the “Chart Chick,” that is a pseudonym used by Janet Hovorka. She and her husband Kim run Family ChartMasters, the company that produces the beautiful wall charts for genealogists. If you are not…
Ohio Genealogical Society Annual Conference Call for Papers – April 25-27, 2013
The following was written by the Ohio Genealogical Society: The Ohio Genealogical Society is accepting proposals for their 2013 Annual Conference at the Millennium Hotel in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Deadline for submissions is 30 June 2012. Lectures will be one hour long, including a ten-minute question and answer period. Submissions for workshops, especially for Thursday afternoon, will be considered. We are specifically looking for speakers with proposals showing how technology can benefit your research. In addition, proposals are being sought in a variety of areas including beginning genealogy, Ohio-specific topics, ethnic groups (German, African American etc.), Genetics and DNA, methodology,…
findmypast Adds 3.5 Million Plymouth and Devon, England, Records Online
The findmypast blog describes a huge new set of records added to the company’s offerings: Search new Plymouth and Devon parish records covering 3.5 million people and five centuries on findmypast.co.uk These records include baptisms, marriages and burials from 1538 to 1911, making it easier than ever before to trace your Devonshire ancestors before the first census and the start of birth, marriage and death records in the 19th century. Here you can see an example of one of the records – click on it for a larger version. On 10 September 1846, young lovers from Plymouth, William Yeo, a…
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It happened here – Times Daily
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It happened here
Times Daily As part of the series, there also will be genealogy classes teaching people how to research family histories. The classes will begin with a basic genealogy lesson 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Saturday, June 30. From 1 pm to 3 pm Wednesday, July 18, … |
The Genealogy Gospel: Why We All Want to Know Our Family Tree – ChristianityToday.com (blog)
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The Genealogy Gospel: Why We All Want to Know Our Family Tree
ChristianityToday.com (blog) I'd travel to the American South like McEntire did, trying to piece together why my Danish great-grandfather moved his Swedish wife and young daughters out of Chicago, dragged them down to Alabama, and then disappeared. I'd head out West to Washington … |
Boaz library to host genealogy classes – Sand Mountain Reporter
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Boaz library to host genealogy classes
Sand Mountain Reporter Genealogy is the study of family pedigrees, and officials say interest on Sand Mountain is rising thanks to the Internet and TV. âThere's a big interest,â said Boaz resident Eddie Scott, a member of the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society (NEAGS). |
Genealogy TV growing in popularity worldwide – Deseret News
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Genealogy TV growing in popularity worldwide
Deseret News In 1965 he was beaten nearly to death by state troopers in Alabama during a voting rights protest march. âI cried when that was revealed,â Lewis said. âIt was just unbelievable. Maybe it was something in my DNA or bloodline or whatever you want to call … |
Delany: No non-division champs in BCS playoff – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
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Delany: No non-division champs in BCS playoff
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum NEW WASHINGTON — Mary Fox presided at the Crawford County Genealogy Society meeting April 19 at St. It has been seven months since the Bucyrus Area United Way launched its 2011-2012 campaign with an… The price of gasoline is on the rise, … |
Billy Dave (B.D.) Scott, PhD. – Maryville Daily Forum
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Billy Dave (B.D.) Scott, PhD.
Maryville Daily Forum For ten weeks during the summer of 1969 he was a âVisiting Professorâ at the University of Illinois, Champain-Urbana, and was 1 of 30 participants in a 1972 National Science Foundation Summer Institute at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. |
“family history” – Google News
Family History for Beginners – BBC News
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Family History for Beginners
BBC News Access Hampshire family history sources on microfilm/fiche and some for England and Wales. All you need to know to begin researching your family tree. Advanced booking required. Activities are not organised by the BBC unless stated otherwise. |
Genealogy: Finding your family history – KVAL
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Genealogy: Finding your family history
KVAL VanOrden told KVAL, "All of us who do genealogy have in the back of our minds, 'What's going to happen to all of this stuff when I'm gone?" "I think you have to be a real curious person to care," adds VanOrden. Genealogy : Finding your family history. |
My Family’s History with Nakba – Huffington Post
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My Family's History with Nakba
Huffington Post This week, Palestinians around the world commemorated the Nakba, or "catastrophe," referring to the displacement of over 700000 Palestinians at the time of Israel's founding in 1948. From the West Bank to the West Coast, protestors waved colorful flags … |
A family’s history remains vivid through love letters – Mail Tribune
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A family's history remains vivid through love letters
Mail Tribune Talent resident Diana Maddox Walker has historical evidence her paternal grandparents shared a love so rare. Consider the letter Ernest Victor Maddox wrote in 1896 from the newly discovered goldfields of Alaska to Annie Carol Bonney, then a comely … |
Family Values, Not Money, Is Best Legacy – U.S. News & World Report (blog)
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Family Values, Not Money, Is Best Legacy
U.S. News & World Report (blog) Family stories are very important to me for keeping my family history and memories alive: 86 percent 2. It is very important to me that my parents have living wills or instructions if they are terminally ill or permanently unconscious: 84 percent 3. |
Discover Your Roots with Help in Carrollton – Star Community Newspapers
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Discover Your Roots with Help in Carrollton
Star Community Newspapers The Carrollton Family History Center is housed within the chapel located at 4000 Nazarene Drive, Carrollton, TX. The Carrollton Family History Center is a branch of the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located … |
genealogy – Google News
Genealogy: Finding your family history – KVAL
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Genealogy: Finding your family history
KVAL She's been hooked on genealogy since the 1970s. "The exciting part is the research," says VanOrden, "and the hunt." But when VanOrden began her hobby, doing that research was a little harder. "Back in the 1970s we didn't have internet information," … |
Can I open my old genealogy files or have they gone forever? – ComputerActive.co.uk
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Can I open my old genealogy files or have they gone forever?
ComputerActive.co.uk On my previous Windows XP computer, I had been using a genealogy program produced by the The Times, called Family Tree, which was manufactured in the year 2000. The person who installed my new computer was unable to get this program to launch in … |
Genealogical Society hosts program – Metrowny.com
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Genealogical Society hosts program
Metrowny.com The Niagara County Genealogical Society will be hosting the free program âMilitary Records and Resources for Genealogistsâ at 7 pm on May 30, at 215 Niagara St., Lockport. It would be hard pressed to find an ancestor who has not served in the Armed … NARA appoints new executive |
1940 Census release provides new resource for genealogists and those searching … – witf.org
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1940 Census release provides new resource for genealogists and those searching …
witf.org The release of the 1940 US Census on microfilm and online last month has created a stir amongst genealogists and people researching their family histories. Census data is released 72 years after all the numbers are collected. |
1940 census data viewed as treasure trove by genealogists – Knoxville News Sentinel
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1940 census data viewed as treasure trove by genealogists
Knoxville News Sentinel Schweitzer, a University of Tennessee chemistry professor, is a genealogy enthusiast who's been enjoying the newly-released documents from the census conducted 72 years ago. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL) – Monday: The famous and soon-to-be famous â Dolly … |
Genealogy room named in honor of late president – Albany Democrat Herald
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Genealogy room named in honor of late president
Albany Democrat Herald Richard Milligan, who died in a car crash last November, would be âpleased but embarrassedâ by the Linn Genealogical Society Board's dedicating its research room at the Albany Public Library to his memory, said president Betty Thorn. |
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JewishGen and MyHeritage.com collaborate to build the Family Tree of the Jewish People
Popular Jewish Family History Research Database Expands
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