Monthly Archives: December 2013

Two George Scoggins’ in Cobb County, Georgia?

Two George Scoggins’ in Cobb County, Georgia? I’m always prepared to start over a particular line of research if an inconsistency occurs and it seems I have one in my Scoggins Project.    I was doing research, for a close … Continue reading

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Maryland State Archives Website – How Frustrating

Maryland State Archives Website – How Frustrating Some websites can be confusing and difficult to use, but I don’t expect state archive sites to be that way.  Maryland is the exception to that rule.  It was the most frustrating state … Continue reading

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Searching for a Living Individual

Searching for a living individual. A really close friend recently asked me recently if I have any special tricks to finding living people. He had tried to find a cousin of his wife, but kept running into sites that cost … Continue reading

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Deserter, Traitor, Malingerer?

Deserter, Traitor, Malingerer? You Decide. Sometimes there is a reason why a family doesn’t speak much about an ancestor.  A very good friend of mine had virtually no oral history regarding an ancestor, a second great grandfather. He and his … Continue reading

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