Michael John Neill
Genealogy Blog Update Bonus! 11 July 2015

...free distribution ending--see bottom of page!

Rootdig.com--we're introducing a new series on "preserving it past you"
HIGHLIGHTS SINCE LAST TIME: 
 
Henry Goldenstein Death in 1921
Our series continues on a suspicious death in Kansas City in 1921. 

Soundex Search Irregularity at Ancestry.com
Apparently one can't check too many boxes when searching Ancestry.com.

  Using the 1915 Iowa State Census at FamilySearch
Using the "cards" that make up the 1915 Iowa State Census.

Some thoughts on making information permanent.

The US House approved this pension.


SINCE LAST TIME--all week's tips:
Check out all the tips on the Genealogy Tip of the Day blog. All tips are from actual research, freshly written, including the occasional typo ;-)
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Citation of the Week
A 1909 Affidavit

Hancock County, Illinois, Mortgages, 74:431-32, Nancy Rampley, affidavit, 22 March 1909; Recorder's Office, Carthage.

 
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Casefile Clues
My indepth how-to newsletter in PDF format is back. Issue 3-44 went to subscribers and analyzes a 1860 era estate document from Iowa. Email me if you are a subscriber and did not receive it.

We'll have updated information on Casefile Clues in our next blog update..
They Wrote that How?
Does this head of household in 1880 look like Martin Elston to you? That's what the census taker "meant." Whether it looks like that or not is another matter entirely.
Picture of the Week
Starting this week, we'll be including one picture from my files. Complete with a description. Are you including provenance and details in your digital images?
New On FamilySearch?

See our postings about new/updated FamilySearch content. Vermont town records added and more!
New Webinars !

 Join Michael this week for live presentions:oin Michael live for topics this week:

  • Missing 1840 Census
  • Charts, Charts, and More Charts
  • Genealogy Terms
  • Preserving Past You
August 2015 Trip to 
Ft. Wayne, Indiana's
Allen County Public Library

Join Michael for three research  filled days at the Midwest's largest genealogical library. Details on our blog.
E is for...
Excitement. Don' t let your excitement over a new discovery cause you to overlook inconsistencies or other issues with the new discovery. .Keep researching methodically so that you don't end up making a brick wall for yourself.