A News Cafe dot com » Carllene Marek http://anewscafe.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://anewscafe.com http://anewscafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/anewscafeicon1.gif A News Cafe dot com Census Records - a Genealogical Gold Mine (Part 2) http://anewscafe.com/2009/03/19/carllene-marek-census-records-a-genealogical-gold-mine-part-2/ http://anewscafe.com/2009/03/19/carllene-marek-census-records-a-genealogical-gold-mine-part-2/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:50 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=5884

This is the second and final installment of a series about census records.

Census Clues, Tips and Helps (con’t.)

Check Cyndi’s List at cyndislist.com and click on the U.S. Census link for more than 1,500 web resources.

Federal Population Census Schedules are the most familiar…

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Census records are wonderful finding tools and provide research building blocks, allowing one to confirm information and learn much more. They also help the family historian find the place where an ancestor lived.

Federal Population Census Schedules are one of the…

]]> http://anewscafe.com/2009/03/18/census-records-a-genealogical-gold-mine-part-1/feed/ Surname Indexes: A Genealogist’s Best Friend (Part 2) http://anewscafe.com/2009/02/16/carllene-marek-surname-indexes-a-genealogist%e2%80%99s-best-friend-part-2/ http://anewscafe.com/2009/02/16/carllene-marek-surname-indexes-a-genealogist%e2%80%99s-best-friend-part-2/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:52:23 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=4671

This is the second and final installment of a series about surname indexes.

It may take time, imagination and concentration to find your family in an index. Have patience, be creative and don’t give up too soon. Never conclude that…

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One of the greatest genealogical finding aids available is surname indexes, but successful research can only be assured by applying certain rules and techniques along with persistence, a dash of creativity, and sometimes luck.

While surname indexes are not primary sources,…

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If 2008 went by as quickly for you as it did for me, you didn’t have time to work on or complete many genealogical projects. Let’s hope 2009 will give each of us more time to spend on this fascinating…

]]> http://anewscafe.com/2009/01/01/carllene-marek-relatively-speaking-geneagoly-new-years-resolutions/feed/ Relatively Speaking - Is There a Family Reunion in Your Future? http://anewscafe.com/2008/11/13/carllene-marek-relativley-speaking-is-there-a-family-reunion-in-your-future/ http://anewscafe.com/2008/11/13/carllene-marek-relativley-speaking-is-there-a-family-reunion-in-your-future/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:57 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=3804

Genealogical information does not always come from searching in musty archives or reading census microfilm or from the Internet, but from information and details provided by older family members. They can often fill in the gaps, offer important clues and…

]]> http://anewscafe.com/2008/11/13/carllene-marek-relativley-speaking-is-there-a-family-reunion-in-your-future/feed/ Relatively Speaking - Copying Records http://anewscafe.com/2008/10/23/carllene-marek-relatively-speaking-copying-records/ http://anewscafe.com/2008/10/23/carllene-marek-relatively-speaking-copying-records/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:00:46 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=3610 In the world of genealogy, there are three primary methods of copying records.

Transcriptions – a copy of the entire original record exactly as written.

Abstractions - a summary of important points of the original record.

Extractions - an exact copy of only a portion of…

]]> http://anewscafe.com/2008/10/23/carllene-marek-relatively-speaking-copying-records/feed/ Relatively Speaking: Survey says! http://anewscafe.com/2008/09/30/carllene-mareks-relatively-speaking-county-history-boundary-changes/ http://anewscafe.com/2008/09/30/carllene-mareks-relatively-speaking-county-history-boundary-changes/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:25:54 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=3311 COUNTY HISTORY & BOUNDARY CHANGES

The Keystone to Successful Research

 

Before we get to today’s topic, County History and Boundary Changes, I have an announcement:

 

You are invited to participate in a doctoral research project being conducted by Bonita Williams Lloyd. The project…

]]> http://anewscafe.com/2008/09/30/carllene-mareks-relatively-speaking-county-history-boundary-changes/feed/ Relatively Speaking: Genealogy’s family way http://anewscafe.com/2008/09/08/no-4-relatively-speaking-its-all-relative-by-carllene-marek/ http://anewscafe.com/2008/09/08/no-4-relatively-speaking-its-all-relative-by-carllene-marek/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:47:28 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=2408 Family relationships are fun to study, and become a vital part of every family reunion. One’s relationship with aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, grandparents and first cousins are readily identifiable.

It’s when we go beyond these traditional relationships that the terms used…

]]> http://anewscafe.com/2008/09/08/no-4-relatively-speaking-its-all-relative-by-carllene-marek/feed/ Relatively Speaking: Genealogical tools http://anewscafe.com/2008/08/28/no-3-relatively-speaking-more-getting-started-by-carllene-marek/ http://anewscafe.com/2008/08/28/no-3-relatively-speaking-more-getting-started-by-carllene-marek/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:19:00 +0000 Carllene Marek http://donigreenberg.com/?p=2407 Building your genealogical research on time-tested methods and developing good research habits will pay huge dividends. There isn’t a genealogist who hasn’t wished they’d done at least one thing differently when they started. (See “Regrets” below.)
 
Use the standard format for…

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Every journey begins with a single step, and in genealogy that first step is with you. Adequate preparation and planning will ensure you have the journey of a lifetime - taking you to places never imagined and learning of ancestors…

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“History is Life – Genealogy is the details.”

Welcome to the world of genealogy!

Going from wanting to know about your family, to being able to find that information is an orderly and fulfilling process. Charting a family tree is a fascinating…

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