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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Lauaca Native Registers
This 1879 native of Lauaca, Texas, was living in Yoakum, Texas, when he registered for the World War II draft.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Working at Fort Sam Houston
This 1894 native of Yorktown, Texas, was working for a civilian employer at Fort Sam Houston when he registered for the World War II draft
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
I'm His Guardian
This man signed a letter in a Civil War pension file in the 1860s testifying that he was the guardian of the deceased veteran's child. What is his name?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Registered in Louisiana in 1943
This 1925 native of Scott, Louisiana, registered for the draft in 1943. He had a small scar under his right eye.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
July 2012 Webinars
Date
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Time
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Topic
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Cost
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Description
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Register
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26July 2012
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3:00 PM CST
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1820-1870 Census Case study—the Newmans
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$8.50
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See how a family was traced in the 1820 through
the 1870 census in the Midwest (KY, IN, IL). This case study will discuss
search techniques, methodology, making certain you have the “right family,”
correlating information, and more.
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26 July 2012
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1:00 PM CST
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Crossing the Pond—Part II
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$8.50
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This webinar will discuss reading,
interpreting, and using passenger lists between 1820 and 1920. This session
will not discuss search techniques of online databases, but will cover where
to go once the manifest has been located, making certain you have the correct
family and getting the most from what the manifest says.
Attendees may wish to purchase our US Passenger Lists at
Ancestry.com ($8.50) webinar which discusses searching these lists or
our Crossing the Pond
($8.50) webinar which focuses the methodology of tracing immigrant origins in
the 18th and 19th centuries.
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26 July 2012
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8:30 PM CST
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The American Revolution at Fold3.com
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$8.50
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This webinar will discuss American
Revolutionary War service records, benefit records, and other Revolutionary
War materials on Fold3.com.
Search approaches for these materials will also be discussed.
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24 July 2012
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1:00 PM CST
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Working With Your Ancestry.com Tree: Part 2,
Corrections
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$8.50
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Have you merged records into your genealogical
database and have “repeat” ancestors, ancestors married twice to the same
person and other errors? We’ll see how to make corrections to these problems
and others. We’ll also look at how to minimize making these mistakes again.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Who is Household 4969?
What names are on lines 38-40 of this census page? The entire census page can be viewed by clicking on the image below.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Ending the Letter in 1905
This is the very ending of a 1905 letter in a Tennessee Confederate pension application file. What does it say?
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
I Know Who You Are
This justice of the peace signed an affidavit Ohio in the 1830s. This affidavit is part of the documentation in a Bureau of Land Office patent file.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
July 2012 Webinars
I'll be presenting the following webinars in July:
- Crossing the Pond-Part II
- The American Revolution at Fold3.com
- 1820-1870 Census Case study—the Newmans
Registration is only $8.50 for each one. Dates and registrations can be processed here http://www.casefileclues.com/webinars_neill.htm
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A Birthmark Above My Knee
This 1926 native of Flora, Arkansas, registered for the World War II draft on 4 November 1944. He had a birthmark above his left knee--but that didn't imact his signature.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Friday, July 6, 2012
My Old and New Names
This immigrant signed his "old" and "new" names on his declaration of intent in Eastland, Texas, in the early 20th century.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
If You Want Your Answer to Appear on the Blog
Some readers of Transcriber email me their response to the image. That is ok, but remember if you want your rendering to be visible on the blog, you must post your comment on the blog using the form on the blog.
There is a link for "comments" on each blog post. Comments can be posted anonymously.
There is a link for "comments" on each blog post. Comments can be posted anonymously.
We Are the Justices of the Peace
Who are the Justices of the Peace that signed this land warrant application in Pennsylvania in 1839?
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
I Have No Cash in 1921
This is the signature that appears on a 1921 indigency claim from an Arkansas Confederate pension claim.
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