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  • Offline Research
    2024/10/28

    I've said it many times before, but not everything that you are going to be looking for can be found online. So grab your keys, we're going to hit the road and go check out the libraries, court houses, and dusty back rooms to find some neat stuff.

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    14 分
  • Finding Women
    2024/10/21

    Let's dive into a common challenge for beginner genealogists—tracking down the women in your family tree. Often, maiden names feel like locked doorways, especially in records predating 1850. We can overcome these "brick walls." From scouring censuses for hidden clues to finding forgotten family connections in wills and death certificates, this episode offers practical advice for uncovering the women in your ancestry. Learn how creativity and persistence can reveal the stories that go unnoticed.

    Tune in for tips, stories, and a reminder that offline research still holds treasure!

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    11 分
  • Legal Research
    2024/10/14

    “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” -Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride.

    Are you understanding your sources fully? Or are you missing parts and pieces, or worse yet, are you misunderstanding what your source is or what it is saying? Spend some time researching the process that generated the document you are looking at, and research any terms that you don't fully understand. You might be surprised what you find.

    The Legal Genealogist

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    6 分
  • History Focus - The North Carolina Regulators
    2024/10/07

    Sorry for the lengthy episode this week, but I just couldn't help it. I wanted to talk about an episode of early American history little known outside of the state of North Carolina. It's an important event though, and it's a great example of the kind of small historical footnotes that may have featured prominently in the lives of your ancestors.

    If you want to learn more about the North Carolina Regulator Movement, check out the following books:

    Dissenting Farmers by Carole Watterson Troxler

    Breaking Loose Together by Marjoleine Kars

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    38 分
  • Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy
    2024/09/30

    These days, it seems like even your breakfast cereal has AI in it. But can you use the most common AI tools for genealogy? Absolutely yes! but they should come with a surgeon general's warning.

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    13 分
  • Social Media for Genealogy
    2024/09/23

    You can use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and probably just about any other social media platform out there for genealogy. This episode will go over a brief "walkthrough" of how to find some cousins, and even more good information using your favorite time-waster.

    @theWGTPod

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    12 分
  • Genealogy on the cheap
    2024/09/16

    Have you ever gotten into a new hobby and it seemed so affordable at first. You buy a thing here or there, none of which cost much money... but after you've been in it for a bit and you tally it up, you've spent a small fortune? Genealogy is like that, but the spending never really ends.

    It's okay though, because you can absolutely get a lot of family history research done for little or even no money. Let's jump in and figure out how to be kind to our piggy bank, and still uncover all those family mysteries.

    FamilySearch

    USGenWeb

    RootsWeb

    Cyndi's List

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    13 分
  • Military Records - World War 2
    2024/09/09

    Fall in! you've reached the last episode in the special series on military records. If this is your first to tune into, have a look back through the series. It's time to learn a bit about how to research your military ancestors. I'll be looking through a number of American Conflicts and talking about some of the specific resources available for that conflict and probably sprinkling in some more broadly applicable military research tips. This week we talk about World War 2.

    Links in this episode:

    Masters of the Air by Donald Miller

    Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James Hornfischer

    Silent Victory by Clay Blair Jr.

    A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II

    UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II: READER'S GUIDE

    Request Military Service Records

    IDPF FOIA Address:

    Department of the Army U.S. Army Human Resources Command ATTN: AHRC-FOIA 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Dept. 107 Fort Knox, Kentucky 40122-5504 502-613-4400 usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.foia@army.mil

    Select Online IDPFs at the National Archives

    American Battle Monuments Commission Courthouse Plaza II 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 703-696-6897

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    Submarine War Patrol Reports

    Veterans Affairs Regional Offices

    Unit Histories

    US Army Center of Military History

    US Naval History and Heritage Command

    USMA Digital History Center - Atlases

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    15 分