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If you’ve started researching your family tree you’ve likely run into the following scenario: Things are going great in the 1940 Census, the 1930 Census, the 1920 Census, and probably the 1910 Census. But you’ve noticed that the further that you go back the more bizarre the spellings of your ancestors’ names become. You’ve been [...]
Welcome to MyNeChimKi’s Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories! Thanks to Geneabloggers for developing these fantastic prompts for some holiday spirited blogging. Over the next month we’ll be blogging about some of our fondest Christmas memories. This post was originally posted on 3 December 2010. Today’s topic: Christmas Tree Ornaments: The Pickle Some time after we [...]
Welcome to MyNeChimKi’s Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories! Thanks to Geneabloggers for developing these fantastic prompts for some holiday spirited blogging. Over the next month we’ll be blogging about some of our fondest Christmas memories. This post was originally posted on 6 December 2009 Today’s topic: Santa Claus As much as I’d like to not [...]
Have you ever been stumped by the whole “2nd cousin” or “1st cousin once removed” dilemma? Don’t worry, we all have!! Figuring out relationships can be difficult. If you’re like me, then you probably saw all your relatives only a handful of times every year. And when you did see them, linguistics was irrelevant! Now you can [...]
Yes, it’s tempting to go straight to the outer-reaches of your family tree. It’s tempting to explore long forgotten passenger lists and of course tempting to claim ancestors from the medieval times (who wouldn’t like to be related to a knight or a king?). But, to successfully trace your lineage you have to build a [...]
2 May 2012, 2:00pm – Researching Your Pennsylvania Ancestors Pennsylvania has a plethora of archives, libraries, and repositories, where you’ll find a wealth of documents to help you unlock key details about your ancestors. Discover what records are available, where they are located and how to utilize them to trace your roots in the Keystone [...]
Now that the 1940 U.S. Census has been released I’m sure that you’re as interested as I am with finding your family online! Since these images are provided for free, it’s easier than ever to have access to the Census records. Note… I didn’t say that it’s easier than ever to find your family! Without a full [...]
I have always admired the desktop calendars that Clotilde at Chocolate and Zucchini has offered. This year, MyNeChimKi's Genealogical Services will offer a set as well! And to go hand-in-hand with all the hype surrounding the release of the 1940 Census in April, our desktop calendars will all have a 1940 Census theme. The release [...] This awesome infographic provided by Archives.com shows some of the great information that you can find in the 1940 US Census. What are you most excited to learn about in your family?
When you’re just starting your genealogical research it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of climbing your family tree. You’re searching things online, you’ve made a few trips to libraries and archives, and maybe you’ve even spent a few hours in the dusty basement of a courthouse. And each time you make photocopies [...]
