I know this is old news to anyone conducting genealogical research; the trouble with transcribing names written in elaborate handwriting in a census or other source, or even worse—-relying on a printed index based on someone else’s transcriptions! But in my family, there is one specific ancestor who was a victim of mis-transcription so [...]
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The dangers of transcription
Posted in Genealogy research on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Night the Stars Fell
Posted in Genealogy research, tagged Genealogy links, golden family, Leonids on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is an amazing experience, one I wouldn’t believe if it hadn’t happened to me. Two years ago I traveled to a small town in Ohio, hoping to find the grave of my GGGG-Grandfather and those of other ancestors. The area is still rural and very beautiful, with slight rolling hills of green [...]
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