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My Favorite Relatives: the Unmarried and the Childless
December 6, 2019 Does every genealogist have pet ancestors? I don’t know for sure, but I’ll bet that they do. For some reason certain ancestors catch our fancy, and we spend way more time research…
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Finding Probate Records
November 29, 2019 Probate files, or probate packages as they used to be called since the completed file was folded and stored in an envelope or packet, are all of the records relating to the disposal …
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LCGS 2019 Holiday Party
November 22, 2019 The Larimer County Genealogical Society’s annual Holiday Party is coming up on Thursday, December 5. It’ll be held from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Mimi’s Restaurant at 1450 Fall River …
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Administrators and Executors: Understanding Probate Records
November 15, 2019 Many years ago when I was a baby genealogist, I ran across the terms administrator and executor. I had no idea what they meant but was aware that they had something to do with wills …
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Looking for Long Generations
November 8, 2019 A few weeks ago when Judy Russell was in town for our C4aC, she mentioned that she loves “long generations.” That started me thinking about exactly what constitutes a “long” g…
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Finding Marriage Records
November 1, 2019 Marriage records are the bedrocks of genealogical research; they provide information on the founding of a new family and are often one of the only ways to discover a woman’s maiden …
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A Divorce in the Family
October 27, 2019 Most genealogical articles that discuss divorce emphasize how rare it was in earlier times. I’m sure that’s true in colonial or early American eras, but, at least in my own experi…
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A Tale of Two Great Grandfathers
October 18, 2019 I’ve done a lot of digging into the lives of each of my parent’s paternal grandfathers over the years, but it has just struck me that I have found a lot more information about my …
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Online Family Trees
October 11, 2019 I’ve long been a holdout when it comes to posting my genealogical information on online trees. I’ve never really felt that my work is “finished” and have worried about putting…
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Afterword: 2019 LCGS Conference for a Cause
September 30, 2019 Yesterday was the fifth annual C4aC sponsored by the Larimer County Genealogical Society, and this morning I feel like a kid the day after Christmas who expected underwear but who S…
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Another Conference for a Cause
September 27, 2019 Tomorrow is the fifth annual LCGS Conference for a Cause, and I’m already feeling like a child on Christmas Eve – enjoying the excitement and anticipation of wondering exactly w…
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