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GeneaBabble
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Random babblings and thoughts on genealogy with a slight bias towards land research.
- Added on: Dec 4th, 2006
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Genealogy History
- Tags: photographs african american general genealogy ancestry.com land records dna research
Recent Posts
Using Facebook to Find Living Relatives
If you’re not on Facebook yet, you should be. It’s a great way to keep in contact with friends and family. It’s also a great way to connect with people you haven’t seen in years. After you open an account you should fill out v...
Removing More Cousins
I was just discussing cousin relationships on Twitter and came across this page that explains them very nicely with graphic examples. Simple stuff once you figure it out!...
Gravedigging
When I first started reading this article I imagined someone running around his backyard with a shovel digging for bones. That’s not exactly the case here, but if you’ve ever watched If Walls Could Talk then you know that gravestones are ...
Doodling Draftsmen
Does anyone happen to have any pics of strange doodlings or “notes” on tax maps or other drawings relevant to genealogy? I remember seeing a lake or some other feature drawn as a dog on a tax map in Trumbull County, OH, and some other odd...
Is Obama revitalizing genealogy?
Well, here’s an article that claims that Obama may boost interest in genealogy, at least in Switzerland. I’ve noticed that my entry on Obama’s ancestors has had more comments than anything else on this blog. In fact, 8 comments is a...
Citing Sources
I ran across an article the other day (My Plea for More Citation of Primary Sources by Scott Simpson) which discusses a major problem in genealogy. I have found several discussions on genealogy message boards which discuss my ancestors. I have also f...
