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Ancestor Bio – Louise Lenz (1880-1949)
52 Ancestors – Week 2018-35by Don Taylor Louise Lenz was a true Chicagoan. She was born in Chicago, grew up in Chicago, married a Chicagoan in Chicago, had five children in Chicago and she died in Chicago. She is buried … Continue reading
1875 Tax Valuation Records
Museum Monday I had the opportunity to visit the Maine State Library and scan the 1875 Scarborough, Maine, Tax Valuation Record using their Zeutschel OS 12002. It is a multi-camera book scanner that creates high-resolution images of bound and oversized … Continue reading
Posted in Museum Monday
Tagged 1875, Maine, non-residents, Residents, Scarborough, Tax Valuation
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Earthquake Rattles Donna and Sammy
Donna Darling Collection – Part 34 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection concerning earthquakes. The earthquake was significant enough for Donna to clip newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Montran, Treasure Chest Thursday
Tagged California, Earthquake, Monterey, San Francisco
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Hemsworth Speculation
Hemsworth Speculation Leads to a Conclusion. Peterson Paternal ProjectBy Don Taylor I think I have enough information to finally speculate on my half-sister’s paternity. I’ll call each of the individuals in this study by the amount of DNA they share … Continue reading
Color Clustering Technique
Dana Leeds recently had a couple posts on her blog site, “The Enthusiastic Genealogist,” about using color clustering to identify common surnames in genealogy. I thought I’d try using her technique to see if the process would shed new light … Continue reading
