Bob Larson
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Genealogy Disaster Plan
By Julie Miller, CG The year is almost over, and already there have been numerous natural disasters that have hit close to home: the tornadoes in Northern Colorado, the floods in the Midwest, and the wildfires in California. Watching the people on the news who have been affected has been heart-wrenching. Many folks have lost …
Checking for those “Lost” Passenger Lists Records: Part II
by LCGS Researcher Carol Stetser For many family historians finding a copy of their ancestors’ names on a ship’s passenger list is high on their list of priorities. With so many passenger records online, it would seem that finding an immigrant ancestor should be fairly simple, especially for those who landed in the later 19th …
Checking for those “Lost” Passenger Lists Records Part I
by LCGS Researcher Carol Stetser I imagine that every family historian has said, or at least heard someone else say, “I can’t find my ancestors in the records; some of the records must have been lost.” Although at various times and places, many records definitely were lost, sometimes researchers assume records are lost, when really …