tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318426427342732122024-02-18T23:37:30.547-08:00OAKMONT GENEALOGICAL STUDY GROUPThe object of The Oakmont Genealogical Study Group shall be to promote an interest in genealogy and local history by the exchange of information, examination of records, and similar means to educate the members, and others, in the sources and methods of genealogical and related historical research; the collection, preservation, and safeguarding of manuscripts, books, as well as family, church, and other records relating to genealogy and local history.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-72816220610501483062016-05-15T05:52:00.001-07:002016-05-15T05:52:42.770-07:00EARLY IMMIGRANTS<a href="http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2016/05/11/FiveResourcesForFindingEarlyImmigrantsToTheUS.aspx" target="_blank">WHERE TO FIND EARLY IMMIGRANTS</a> Looking for your early immigrants, this article may help.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-49665758109629917112016-05-11T06:02:00.001-07:002016-05-11T06:02:24.025-07:00HATHI TRUST<a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/mb?colltype=updated" target="_blank">HATHI TRUST</a><br />
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This is a site to search for old articles and books. The word hathi means elephant, which never forgets.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-52932955182895296132016-05-11T05:59:00.001-07:002016-05-11T05:59:18.928-07:00OLD GERMAN PROFESSIONS<a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~romban/misc/germanjobs.html" target="_blank">OLD GERMAN PROFESSIONS</a><br />
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Did you ever wonder what kind of work your ancestor did in Germany? Here is a list, but the I and M are not listed.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-31111220062517961282016-01-12T10:04:00.001-08:002016-01-12T10:04:39.000-08:0050 FREE GENEALOGY SITES<a href="http://familyhistorydaily.com/genealogy-resources/50-free-genealogy-sites/" target="_blank">50 FREE GENEALOGY SITES</a><br />
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I found this today on, Family History Daily. This site is relatively new to me and has a lot of good information, I signed up for email updates.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-15315726078726694692016-01-11T09:22:00.001-08:002016-01-11T09:22:32.511-08:00IRISH MISSING IN BOSTONLooking for missing Irish in Boston? Here is a search engine from Boston College which has transcribed from Boston Papers<br />
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<a href="http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20160104/NEWS/160109864" target="_blank">IRISH MISSING IN BOSTON</a>Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-37013435321241822302016-01-11T05:39:00.001-08:002016-01-11T05:39:53.460-08:0025 BEST GENEALOGY SITES FOR BEGINNERS<a href="http://www.capecodtimes.com/article/20160104/NEWS/160109864" target="_blank">BEGINNERS SITES, A FEW I DID NOT KNOW</a><br />
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If you are just starting out here is a good list, from FAmily Tree Magazine. There were a few I did not know.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-82027442591439753952016-01-09T08:36:00.000-08:002016-01-09T08:36:16.725-08:00PENNSYLVANIA NEWSPAPERSHere is a link to the newspapers in Pennsylvania. It is from a blog written on THE ANCESTOR HUNT.<br />
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<a href="http://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/pennsylvania-online-historical-newspapers-summary-updated-2015#.VpE2MxUrLIU" target="_blank">PA NEWSPAPERS</a>Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-41729263457608719442016-01-09T08:02:00.001-08:002016-01-09T08:02:51.676-08:00STEVE MORRIS IMMIGRATION ONE STEP<a href="http://stevemorse.org/" target="_blank">STEVE MORRIS ONE STEP-IMMIGRATION</a><br />
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I found this updated link this morning. If you are looking for immigration records.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-91177141485371301292015-12-17T06:09:00.001-08:002015-12-17T06:09:36.565-08:00CITING SOURCES<a href="http://crestleaf.com/blog/citing-genealogical-sources-correctly-how-to-cite-sources/" target="_blank">HOW TO CITE SOURCES</a><div>
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I found this today and thought it was an great and easy idea.</div>
Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-39453604630334291082015-10-21T05:12:00.001-07:002015-10-21T05:12:25.753-07:00Questions from 200 years of census taking<a href="https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/200years.pdf" target="_blank">200 YEARS OF QUESTION FROM CENSUS TAKING.</a>Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-85157722078744534272015-10-09T05:58:00.001-07:002015-10-09T05:58:07.824-07:00PENNSYLVANIA MAPS<a href="http://www.censusfinder.com/mappa.htm" target="_blank">PA MAPS</a><br />
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Here is many maps listed by county.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-81912099377619820702015-10-09T05:50:00.000-07:002015-10-09T05:50:38.729-07:00PENNSYLVANIA CENSUS RECORDS<a href="http://www.censusfinder.com/pennsylvania.htm" target="_blank">PA CENSUS RECORDS</a><br />
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I have never seen this census record list before and it is quite extensive of things, some of which I have never seen before.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-75792380072090282122015-09-13T10:40:00.000-07:002015-09-13T10:40:00.774-07:00Pennsylvania Genealogical and Historical Research<a href="http://www.pennsylvaniaresearch.com/index.htm" target="_blank">PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCH</a><br />
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Found this today and if you are looking for Societies click on the link.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-41949928599116426112015-09-07T06:08:00.002-07:002015-09-07T06:08:40.706-07:00IRISH PERSON SEARCH<a href="http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/" target="_blank">IRISH PEOPLE SEARCH</a><br />
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I also found this of Facebook, I only searched a little and have to really peruse it later.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-31753551219291352002015-09-07T06:03:00.000-07:002015-09-07T06:03:05.196-07:00IRISH PLACE NAMES<a href="http://www.irish-place-names.com/" target="_blank">IRISH PLACE NAMES SEARCH</a><br />
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Just found this handy dandy search site on Facebook this morning. Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-75922899024881478502015-08-02T05:16:00.000-07:002015-08-02T05:16:08.543-07:00AMERICAN OR COLONIAL WARS<a href="http://americanhistory.about.com/library/timelines/bltimelineuswars.htm" target="_blank">AMERICAN OR COLONIAL WARS</a><br />
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Here is a link that lists wars in which the Americans or Colonists may have fought.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-27138854085358120382015-07-26T07:26:00.002-07:002015-07-26T07:26:46.881-07:00PITTSBURGH CITY DIRECTORIES<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/system/app/pages/search?scope=search-site&q=braddock+PA" target="_blank">PITTSBURGH CITY DIRECTORIES</a><br />
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Although my search was for Braddock I found this link and you can search Allegheny County.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-31453157316892774912015-07-18T05:46:00.000-07:002015-07-18T05:47:25.773-07:00BLOG POST ON WHO TO SEARCH FOR IRISH CATHOLIC ANCESTORS.<a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/10-steps-to-searching-irish-catholic.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">10 STEPS TO FINDING IRISH CATHOLIC ANCESTORS</a><br />
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Found this today, looks time consuming but it should work. I have no done it myself because all the records from my O'Rourke side say "Limerick" It will take a while.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-69103901208216261762015-07-13T04:53:00.000-07:002015-07-13T04:53:05.345-07:00LINEAGE BOOKS OF THE DAR<a href="http://www.ancestrypaths.com/lineage-and-hereditary-societies/dar-lineage-book/" target="_blank">LINEAGE BOOKS OF THE DAR</a><br />
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If you have a lot of time you can peruse all these volumes of the DAR, perhaps you will find an ancestor.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-194373546850121172015-07-10T06:29:00.001-07:002015-07-10T06:29:45.014-07:00SEARCHING IN PA?<a href="http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Pennsylvania/Default.aspx" target="_blank">PA RECORDS ON ANCESTRY</a><br />
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Searching in Pennsylvania? Here is a list of what is available for researching in PAClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-27588421527236998482015-07-09T05:23:00.000-07:002015-07-09T05:23:06.368-07:00FREE IRISH WEB SITES<a href="http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/free-Irish-genealogy.html" target="_blank">FREE IRISH WEBSITES</a><br />
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From a blog, here is a list of free website when searching Ireland<br />
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This should be helpful, its geared to genealogy.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-11087799467043804492015-07-08T05:15:00.001-07:002015-07-08T05:15:29.050-07:00IRISH CATHOLIC RECORDS<a href="http://registers.nli.ie/" target="_blank">IRISH CATHOLIC RECORDS</a><br />
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Today is the day for the release of microfilmed records by the National Library of Ireland, You have need to know the parish, in the lower left hand corner is a link for a map of Ireland, you can get to it from there if you know where they lived.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-57921188524147571672015-07-06T09:34:00.002-07:002015-07-06T09:34:50.660-07:00REVOLUTIONARY RESOURCES<a href="http://www.sassyjanegenealogy.com/essential-revolutionary-war-records/" target="_blank">REVOLUTIONARY RESOURCE LINKS</a><br />
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I found this blog posting today, and if you are researching Revolutionary War Resources, here are plenty for you to research/Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931842642734273212.post-67465559390915704492015-07-04T06:23:00.001-07:002015-07-04T06:23:27.175-07:00STATE LAWS OF ACCESS <a href="http://www.llsdc.org/state-legislation" target="_blank">STATE LAWS </a><br />
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I found this link in The Legal Genealogist Blog by Judy G Russell. Here is a link for the entire Blog Page <a href="http://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog/2015/04/21/the-laws-of-access/" target="_blank">THE LEGAL GENEALOGIST</a> <br />
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The first link lists laws from every state and may help you when looking for records. The second link you may find very interesting; it is about legal issues related to genealogy. Judy G Russell will be speaking this October at the <a href="http://www.northhillsgenealogists.org/cpage.php?pt=55" target="_blank">NORTH HILLS GENEALOGIST FALL CONFERENCE.</a> I am already enrolled so if interested sign up and reserve your seat.Claudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com0