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Want to Learn? Teach!
May 3, 2019 This week I’ve been spending some time preparing for an upcoming genealogy presentation in Estes Park. As I’ve been tweaking PowerPoint slides and verifying that the facts and figure…
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A Visit to a Cemetery
April 26, 2019 Years ago one of my sons, who had been dragged by his family-historian mother to one too many cemeteries, told me that he thought I had a problem with cemeteries. He informed me that …
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What Kind of Relationship?
April 19, 2019 For many people, extended family probably means grandparents, aunts, uncles and first cousins, but for genealogists, it can mean more distant relatives. In fact, it can sometimes be dif…
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Brushing Up on Using the U.S. Census
April 12, 2019 Federal censuses are usually one of the first records genealogists learn to use when they begin United States research, in fact, it’s hard to imagine trying to do U.S. research withou…
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Finding Distant Cousins
April 5, 2019 This week I found two, previously unknown, distant cousins. It’s always a thrill to connect to branches of the family tree that have been out of contact for generations. Unfortunately …
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Almost a Maori
March 28, 2019 Many families pass down stories and legends about their ancestors; the stories often glorify the gallantry of an ancestral soldier or perhaps recount the tragic death of a pioneer. They…
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Going Beyond LCGS
March 22 2019 I’m a firm believer in the importance of local genealogical societies. With its wealth of great speakers at monthly meetings, educational classes and seminars and wonderful opportuniti…
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An Embarrassment of Resources: Webinars
March 15, 2019 Whether you’re a beginner or have worked on your family’s genealogy for decades, webinars are one of the best ways to improve your genealogy skills. Webinars are readily accessible …
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LCGS Conference for a Cause 2019
March 8, 2019 Although it’s only March, it’s really not too early to start making plans to attend the fifth annual Larimer County Genealogical Society Conference for a Cause. Plans for this year…
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A Strange Heirloom: The Pig Spoon
March 1, 2019 Over the years, I’ve heard other genealogists rhapsodize over the wonderful heirlooms they inherited from their ancestors. They boast of everything from Civil War sabers to 1700’s wo…
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Beyond Obits: Newspaper Research
February 22, 2019 Since obituaries often contain the only biographical information available about an ancestor, most genealogists search for them. Unfortunately, many family historians confine their n…
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