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TED videos on Genealogy, DNA, etc.
I thought folks might enjoy viewing some TED videos on Genealogy, DNA, etc. DNA Clues to our Inner Neanderthal- by Svante Pääbo Curating Humanity’s Heritage- by Elizabeth Lindsey The Stories Behind...
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When paths cross
This article is cross posted from the PEP, Inc. website. There are times in life when paths cross. As many of you may know, among my greatest interests are both process improvement (my ‘day job’) and...
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Exercising your brain
For those of you who follow any/ some/ all of my adventures and misadventures I have something a bit different to share. My newest mental exercise… Like most everyone, I need to learn new languages....
View ArticleOn the wind
10 May 2014 was day of commemoration and celebration.The sun, wind, skies, and Rocky Mountains were all in attendance, as were the four daughters and two sons-in-law. Deer, birds, and the fresh, green...
View ArticlePolish Genealogy Sources
Recently, I decided it was time to begin researching my Aunt Annette’s family. For the record, my Aunt Annette was my grandfather’s second wife. Although she is of no genetic relationship to me, 30...
View ArticleFinding Wilhelm Henss
To say that finding Wilhelm Henss (William Henss) was difficult is an understatement. It seems like his German home and family had been lost to the US Henss family from the very beginning. The why...
View ArticleAddress-book & Download Problem Update
For those of you who access & use the ManyRoads Address-books and other Download pages, I have finally repaired the problems with the pages. At least, I hope I have! Based upon my testing, the...
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Support Net Neutrality
If, like me, you believe the free flow of information is a important right we need to maintain, you should consider filing a comment with the FCC before 15 September 2014. Please visit the 14-28...
View ArticleGerman Illness/ Death Terms and Translations
The following is a compiled listing of illnesses and causes of death gleaned from three primary sources. They are posted here in the hopes that they may aid family historians and genealogists in...
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Using HADIS to search in Hesse
If you are looking for family/ ancestors who may have lived in Hesse, HADIS (Hessisches Archiv-Dokumentations- und Informations-System) offers an outstanding and useful toolset. Since most people I...
View ArticleWe have moved!
Today is our first day on our new server. Please let us know if you experience any problems, troubles, abnormalities. It is our hope that the new server will both be faster and more stable than our...
View ArticleMight your family be descended from Prussian Mennonites?
Do you believe you might be descended of “Prussian” Mennonites? Are you unsure? Is it worth a look? To get a good idea of who the Low German Mennonites were (and whether you might be descended of...
View ArticleSurname (Family Name) Discovery and Mapping
revised & updated: 4 Dec. 2014 Are you hoping to identify and/ or discover where a family name or surname of yours may have originated? In the various facebook groups where I participate, I have...
View ArticleResearch Support for Prussia- Poland
For those of you interested in researching family and obtaining help in your Northern European Baltic region research, I have created a new LinkedIn group called Polish- Prussian Genealogy – Polski-...
View ArticleMega Search Engine
Today one of my compatriots on facebook (in a German Genealogy Group) announced a new database search tool. This German search tool accesses and queries twenty-four (24) distinct databases with the...
View ArticlePolish Genealogical Societies
The following post provides a reasonably completelisting of Polish (meaning in Poland) Genealogical Societies and Groups. As I get and add new sites, this list will be ‘automagically’ updated. Note:...
View ArticleGerman Genealogical Societies
The following post provides a reasonably complete listing of German (meaning in Germany) Genealogical Societies and Groups. As I get and add new sites, this list will be ‘automagically’ updated. Note:...
View ArticleICRC World War 1 Prisoner of War Database
The International Committee of the Red Cross recently published a Free, online database of WW1 prisoners of war. The ICRC WW1 PoW Database contains some 5 million records and offers exceptional...
View ArticleWhat is an Ethnic Group?
Lately, I have encountered a number of interesting discussions and comments regarding ethnicity. People want to approach it from the aspect of Y-DNA testing; term meaning & definition; and more....
View ArticleLuise Rabideau geboren Senger
It is with sadness, pride, and love I provide the following obituary announcement. English: Luise Rabideau died after a long and valiant fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on 12 January...
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