Tuesday, August 30, 2016

John Warburton (1776-1857)

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5th Great Grandparent John Warburton  b. 28 Oct 1778 Stand, Pilkington, Lancashire, England son of George & Esther Warburto...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

William W Underwood (1889-1971) WWI Veteran

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William Walter Underwood b. 22 Sept 1889 in Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois son of Joseph Hamilton & Rachel (Howard) Unde...
Friday, July 15, 2016

Time to Volunteer & Give Back to the Genealogical Community

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  It's indexing time!  "72 hours of Indexing"  on FamilySearch.com starts now.  "Limber up your fingers and get re...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Occupation: Linen Draper

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An ancestor's occupation as described in a vellum Indenture:  Mortgage of 130 acres of marshlands and premises situate in the Level...
Monday, July 4, 2016

Celebrate the 4th

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Sunday, June 19, 2016

Happy Father's Day!

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Friday, June 3, 2016

1937 Wedding announcement for Orien Casteel & Josie (Cox) Jackson

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Orien Grover Casteel b.12 Mar 1888 son of James Polk & Arra A (Bacon) Casteel November 7, 1937 -   Daily Illinois State Jou...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Memorial Day

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 Remembering those who have died while serving our country. Freedom Is Not Free Korean War Veterans Memorial ~ ~ ~
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Will of Rose (Kollain) Filock (1888-1921) of Jamesburg, New Jersey

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Finally, I was able to find a record relating to the death of Rose (Kollain) Filock who died in 1921 due to complications from childbirth, ...
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Sunday, April 17, 2016

Ireland Under Martial Law, 1916-1921

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Announcement from Findmypast: Explore Ireland under martial law Discover how your ancestors were affected by the Easter Rising...
Thursday, April 14, 2016

This Day in History - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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On this day in history in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford’s Theat...
Saturday, April 9, 2016

Finding Family History in Local History Collections

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Using the University of Illinois Illinois Harvest website's online collection of State and County local histories, I was able to sea...
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