Category Archives: General Help

Is it enough? (To not use the names of living individuals)

Is it enough? (To not use the names of living individuals) The stepson of a grand uncle of mine recently contacted me. I had written about his mother and stepfather a few years ago and he found my blog posting … Continue reading

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ISSUU – Another Genealogical Tool?

I’ve seen ISSUU before, but I have never had a chance to really explore it. I thought I’d give it a look and see what I might find there. I was amazed. A simple search for “Genealogy Maine” brought up … Continue reading

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Social Networking for Genealogy

Title slide for “Social Networking for Genealogists” I’ll be giving a presentation on “Social Networking for Genealogy” to the Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society on August 1. This will be the first presentation I have done since … Continue reading

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Relinking Family Tree Maker 3 — David Swayze in 1820 Census.

Relinking Family Tree Maker 3 Frustration strikes again with the linkage between Family Tree Maker 3 for Mac and my tree on Ancestry. I’m not sure how it happened but my Family Tree Maker (FTM) file for the Darling-Huber tree … Continue reading

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Jump Hunting and the Maine Register

  Painting by Henry Thomas Alken [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons. My foster father, Duane Olson, took me hunting when I was in high school. He liked to “jump-shoot” ducks. He knew places where there were likely to be ducks. … Continue reading

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