http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:17:57 -0700 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:34:01 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m10d23-A-Garden-Club-Trip-with-a-Twist?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner I recently went on a bus tour with my District Garden Tour to Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts and then on to the New England Wild Flower Society's Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts. 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Much of Albany’s... historical places of interest genealogy family history Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:06:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Discovering-St-Agnes-Cemeterys-tradition-of-faith?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Reclaiming-the-past-with-a-clone-and-a-smudge?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner   Digital picture of damaged portrait Normal 0 On a recent trip out west my husband, son and I visited a cousin  who lives in his ancestral home located in the same little town as the original homestead of the imm... old photographs Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:38:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Reclaiming-the-past-with-a-clone-and-a-smudge?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Genealogy-101-I-Have-The-Results-of-My-Genetic-Genealogy-Test-Now-What?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner If you are like me the results of your genetic genealogy test may look as if it was written in Klingon!  Blaine Bettinger, author of The Genetic Genealogist is offering a free, 28 page down loadable book titled, "I Have The Results of My Ge... genealogy genetics Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:59:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Genealogy-101-I-Have-The-Results-of-My-Genetic-Genealogy-Test-Now-What?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Genealogy-101-How-to-volunteer-to-index-genealogical-records?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner                Volunteer: help keep genealogical research free If you have 30 minutes here and there for volunteering to index old records on your computer this project may be rig... historical genealogy family history Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:37:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Genealogy-101-How-to-volunteer-to-index-genealogical-records?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d23-New-haplotypes-and-genealogical-records-added-to-the-Sorenson-mtDNA-and-Ychromosome-databases?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner If you took advantage of the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation's free DNA testing you may want to take a second look at your results as they have announced new databases of haplotypes and genealogical records.SMGF is happy to announce the addit... genetics Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:21:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d23-New-haplotypes-and-genealogical-records-added-to-the-Sorenson-mtDNA-and-Ychromosome-databases?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Overdue-library-book-returned-after-145-years?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner  Stolen book returned after 145 years Spoils of war are common and often guns, helmets, etc. inscribed with a fallen soldier’s name are seen at auctions and museums. 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These records include just about anyone who lived in Sweden o... genealogy researching tips Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:33:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d21-Volunteers-to-bring-historic-Swedish-Church-records-online?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Out-of-307198154-Americans-how-many-share-your-name?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner            Would the real Meri Rees please stand up? Using the latest U.S. Census as its base, HowManyofMe.com searches first and last names to reveal how many other Americans share those names. 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According to the site, they are “experiencing ridiculously high traffic” volume so try searching at different times for n... genealogy family history researching tips Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:26:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d10-What-can-the-1930-US-Census-tell-me--Try-researching-FREE-this-month?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d4-The-Million-Record-March-nearly-complete?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner                        Laura Stone  Dreamstime.com For anyone researching ancestors with ties to the state of Michigan will be pleased... genealogy family history Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:04:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d4-The-Million-Record-March-nearly-complete?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Joseph-Smiths-letter-of-appeal-to-the-Green-Mountain-Boys-of-Vermont?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner      Joseph Smith,born in Sharon, Vermont Old letters and articles from historic newspapers can help build depth when writing a family history. 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Joh... historical Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:58:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Who-is-John-Tyler-and-why-do-we-have-a-coin-named-after-him?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Genealogy-101-The-New-York-State-Census?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner   Colonial records are scattered at best but once you get into the 1800s more and more records are available for research. In addition to the Federal Census being taken every ten years, the New York State census was taken every ten years from ... genealogy family history researching tips Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:56:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Genealogy-101-The-New-York-State-Census?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m7d24-A-City-of-Lost-Graves-discovered?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner   Last month the Today Show aired a video segment that highlighted the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.  Here, thousands of mental patients were buried in unnamed graves- "devalued in death as they had been devalued in... historical places of interest genealogy family history Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:53:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m7d24-A-City-of-Lost-Graves-discovered?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7090-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Michael-Jacksons-lovechild-given-front-row-seat-at-his-memorial?cid=exrss-Albany-Genealogy-Examiner Normal 0   Omer Bhatti, age 25 was given a front row seat alongside siblings of Michael Jackson’s L.A. memorial earlier this month. 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