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Aug
21
North Carolina Land Grants
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Thanks to Lucinda from the Surry County, North Carolina mailing list for sharing this information from State Records of NC Volume XXIV Laws:
Obtaining a land grant involved the following steps:
- Land Entry
- Land Warrant
- Plat of Survey
- Grant
A person would first find the land they wanted then make an application with the land office. This is the land Entry. ( A guardian could claim land for an orphan child) Read more
Aug
20
Thieves Loot Cemeteries for Metal
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Yesterday’s USA TODAY carried an article about a disturbing trend - - looting of cooper, brass and bronze from cemeteries. According to the article, a rise in metal prices is driving the thefts.
And, because the metals can be hammered out of shape, the thefts are “virtually untraceable.” Read more
Aug
19
Genealogists love family photographs—especially those that picture ancestors who lived long before our own century. However, in many families, those treasured photos may have been lost to time or circumstance.
Photographs can breathe life into pedigree charts. Who knew third great-grandpa James was so thin, or how much he resembled Uncle Bob? For some reason, putting faces to a name allows us to imagine personality, demeanor or temperament.
For genealogists not fortunate enough to have inherited family photos, there are several excellent Internet photo archive sites where your ancestors may be waiting to be found. And even if a family photo isn’t online, take heart. You may find pictures of the railroad he worked for, her hometown, the Civil War regiment he marched with, or the type of home in which she lived. Here are a few of my favorites. Read more
Aug
18
New England Genealogy Resources
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Internet mailing lists
Descendants of Mayflower Passengers
To subscribe send mail to MAYFLOWER-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word “subscribe” in the message subject and body. Read more
Jul
21
Recording an Oral History
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Why Oral Histories?
One of the first things genealogists learn is to collect data at home, including birth certificates, baptismal records, obituaries, school records and funeral cards.
In addition, it’s critical to talk to older relatives about the family members they knew, and those they remember hearing about. As I mentioned in another column, one of my research breakthroughs was based on something I’d heard my grandmother say when I was very young.
Save the Gems
When you’re recording oral history, don’t forget to write down tidbits that may have no bearing on your research, but are interesting views of a time gone by.
For example, my mom recently told me that when she was a kid, the only people who wore tennis shoes to school were the very poor. . . . Read more
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