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Abundant Genealogy – wk 4
Prompt: Free Offline Genealogy Tools: For which free offline genealogy tools are you most grateful? How did you find this tool and how has it benefitted your genealogy? Describe to others how to access this tool and spread the genealogy love. My favorite offline tool for genealogy would have to be local libraries. Not just your county’s public library, but local college, historical society, and possibly state resources depending upon where you live. I have been visiting our local public library branch recently and checked out just their genealogy section (929 in the Dewey Decimal system). They not only had older community histories, I came across a wonderful book from the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution published in the 1920′s. I got 2 leads on a known ancestor and … Read entire article »
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Mapping Monday – Look at what I found
Little did I think as we went to see the Egyptian Mummy exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts that I would find this little gem to help me with some deeds and notes I have. I was so happy! Good Colonial maps are hard to find… I finally can see where the Chowan and Pequiminn Districts are in relation to places in Virginia. … Read entire article »
