tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756154222894132012024-03-10T01:33:10.198-07:00Genealogy: Beyond the BMDGENEALOGY: BEYOND THE BMD<br>
Working, Playing, LivingDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.comBlogger698125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-24063612136567758372024-03-01T16:44:00.001-07:002024-03-01T16:49:39.191-07:00Looking for Seales in Barbados My Seale line is from Ireland (originally from England) and I have traced lines from Ireland to the US, Australia, New Zealand, and even back to England.I had my DNA tested at Ancestry and so far (with those that have trees) I do match with Seales from Australia, the US and England… and two matches from Barbados! So of course that put me on the trail of researching in Barbados. So far the Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-85587610783193503562023-06-09T19:08:00.007-07:002023-06-13T15:31:23.206-07:00Other info on the 1931 Census of Canada Finally, we are able to search the 1931 Census of Canada on Ancestry by name, and attach them to profiles. I’d like to remind you that if you come across spelling errors, please correct them while you are there. It only takes a few seconds. Click on “add or update information” on the left at record view. At Ancestry on the 1931 census search page scroll down where you can (and should) Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-62239137736120277022021-03-15T09:09:00.005-07:002021-10-19T08:47:07.578-07:00Fille du Roi as Occupation? If you have roots in 1600s Quebec, you likely have a few Filles du
Roi or Filles a Marier on your tree. I
did the genealogy of the family of a friend and they had many Filles a marier
and Filles du Roi on their tree. I wanted to highlight them in my
genealogy report. I found that the easiest way to keep track of them and make a
list was to put Fille du Roi or Fille a Marier Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-82337092973224370272021-03-10T11:35:00.002-07:002021-03-10T11:35:22.500-07:00Filtering your Tags in your Ancestry Tree. You have used the Tag feature in Ancestry - so how can that help you?When I establish a DNA match or connection on my Ancestry tree I make sure to tag either the match or the connection, or sometimes both. I wanted to find all the people on my tree that have DNA connections, or are a DNA match, so I used the Tag FiltersGo to Tree View on your tree. It doesn't matter if it is family Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-53980364288717497832021-02-24T01:00:00.001-07:002021-02-24T01:00:13.100-07:00Media Files in Family Tree Maker I have seen people commenting many times in genealogy Facebook groups that they don't like to upload their gedcom to FTM because they can't get
the media. That's because all has to be done from the Family Tree Maker
program. Here
is how to get media attached to people on Family Tree Maker.
First
open Family Tree Maker and make sure your uploader is up to date.Next, make sure Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-29573723658410347862020-12-08T11:58:00.001-07:002020-12-08T11:58:20.472-07:00The Book of English Trades I had the link to this book tucked in among the links in my post The Calico Printer but it really should have it's own spotlight.The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, 1827The book has descriptions of over 75 trades, some with woodcut images. If known they give the origins of the trade.The OpticianAt the rear of the book are drawings and explanations of some Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-55521867023858214802020-11-22T15:32:00.004-07:002020-11-22T15:35:23.750-07:00Looking for Ireland will dates - finding a hidden gem! Today I am so grateful for the school system that taught me how to quickly scan down a long list of names.I was on the Family Search website in the Ireland Probate section, checking all that would have surnames with the letter SI was mostly looking for my earlier ancestors that were in Ireland. When I clicked on Index to Administration Grants O-Z 1595-1810 and scrolled through I Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-81802242972036758332020-11-06T14:52:00.003-07:002020-11-06T14:54:25.814-07:00How to search newspaper articles (and more) at BAnQ Many people are finding it daunting to search for newspaper articles at BAnQ. It is not just the language, but also the format. Here I will try to help you navigate the site, as I know in genealogy it is much more rewarding when you can find what you want by yourself. To check availability go to the List of Newspapers and click on the area you are looking for and you will getDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-79953379863235428562020-10-22T14:08:00.009-07:002020-10-22T14:11:16.875-07:00Church Canon Laws - baptisms, marriages, burials and more The Canon Laws of a Church
dictate the way its members should live, salaries of church clerks and pastors,
allowable penalties, and also includes the rules of baptisms, marriages and
burials. Marriage laws were actually
dictated by the civil courts, but the church could give penalties if a marriage
went against what the church believed.
In some of the earliest
church laws if a childDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-28023451440068150782020-09-25T09:13:00.001-07:002020-09-25T09:13:36.302-07:00Use Ancestor Projects to try to break your brick wall When
you upload your dna data to GEDmatch you may get an overwhelming amount of
matches from just about every genealogy dna company.There is a way to narrow down the
pool and connect with those that may hold the key to your success in breaking
your brick wall. GEDmatch has many tools to help you, and I like the Ancestor Project tool. Ancestor Projects is
still marked as new thoughDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-79127776637697093942020-09-01T13:21:00.005-07:002023-09-12T08:44:43.339-07:00Notes and Comments on AncestryNOTESOn your
tree at a person’s profile you can click Tools, View Notes, and you can write anything
you want there. Only you can view the notes, and the people that you invite to
be Editor on your tree. No other people can see your notes.View Comments
will give you the same box and you can choose Tags, Notes or Comments.COMMENTSMany of us
have had this experience…You know,
with evidence, that a Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-32631387744973682412020-07-24T00:00:00.053-07:002020-07-24T07:37:03.821-07:00Using Find-A-Grave when there is no burialWhat do you
do when you want to add a memorial for a family member to Find a Grave but the person was not
buried?
My
ancestors are all linked on Find a Grave. I have some family members that were
cremated, and one whose body was given to the Anatomical Board for medical
research, and I was still able to make memorials for them and link them to their ancestors.
When my
brother died he was Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-61797541306812991452020-06-16T11:20:00.002-07:002020-08-18T10:49:20.651-07:00Publications from the National Library of ScotlandThe National Library of
Scotland has a collection on Internet Archive with thousands of items comprised of books, maps, manuscripts and more. Use the small search box on the left to search the collection. Click on the lines to the left of the sort bar to see list view. The items include, but are not limited to...Directories and AlmanacsThe Border Counties DirectoryFamily Histories and Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-29746485546146938332020-06-13T00:00:00.040-07:002022-10-28T14:20:34.545-07:00Missionary Ancestors*Update: 28 Oct 2022… Well, I did it again. I went down the wrong rabbit hole. I have two children of the same name in a family and I mistakenly thought the first had died. There was a Jessie born 1867, a Jessie died 1891, and a Jessie born 1891. It was actually the Jessie born 1891 that also died 1891. The Jessie born in 1867 became a well-traveled and married woman, the reason why I Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-50520741777557190932020-05-08T11:10:00.006-07:002020-05-09T09:03:58.568-07:00A to Z Ancestor OccupationsBlogging A to Z this year my
theme was Ancestor Occupations. I researched and wrote about different
occupations held by some of my ancestors. I tried to keep these posts as
short as possible with images, which are apparently worth a thousand words. I find if you have a clear idea of your
theme, keep your posts short(ish), and write as many scheduled posts as you can
before April begins Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-86982802747275642342020-04-19T12:02:00.000-07:002020-04-19T12:12:42.435-07:00Merge, Split, Save and Tag
There have been a lot of people asking lately if it's possible to merge or split trees on Ancestry. The short answer is no.
The long answer is, it can be done, sort of.
You can merge and split your trees with programs like Family Tree Maker, but not with other people's trees (unless they send you a gedcom file) and not at all with Ancestry.
So the question is:
I saw Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-8571915648744621642020-03-28T12:25:00.000-07:002020-04-30T17:50:00.090-07:00Blogging A to Z
It's that time again!
The Blogging From A to Z Challenge is when participating bloggers write a post for every letter of the alphabet every day in April, except Sundays.
It is always fun to see what bloggers come up with for their version of the A to Z Challenge. This year to date there are 16 bloggers signed up in the Genealogy category.
You can see Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-90058977789684010492019-10-06T00:00:00.000-07:002019-10-06T08:38:47.083-07:00Fire Prevention Week
Oct 6-12 is Fire Prevention Week.
Fire Prevention
When a residential or business fire occurs it is not only firemen that get involved, but insurance people and damage inspectors.
My daughter is a journeyman carpenter and at a renovation company she once worked for she would inspect damage and make reports on what needed to be done and the company would run the cost to make Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-22422508968987451482019-10-03T00:00:00.000-07:002019-10-03T00:00:03.390-07:00Prices of food, materials and labour in old England
These books were a help to me in understanding more about ancestors, right back to my 10x great grandfather and how he lived in the late 1500s.
A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Vol.III
George Taytt (Tait) was a bowyer (and a burgess of Perth) in Scotland in 1570. Although these are prices in England, it gives me a rough idea, and also how it compared to otherDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-35973424144821734302019-10-01T00:00:00.000-07:002019-10-01T00:00:02.206-07:00World Vegetarian Day - Oct 1
World Vegetarian Day was founded in 1977 by the North American Vegetarian Society and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978.
Being a vegetarian goes back to many cultures thousands of years ago. You will find articles in health journals and magazines that discussed the pros and cons of eating vegetarian in the mid to late 1800s. Vegetarian Churches and SettlementsDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-53633465330363932622019-09-25T00:00:00.000-07:002019-09-25T07:31:15.212-07:00Genealogy gems found in Newspapers
Newspapers can yield much more than birth and marriage announcements and obituaries. Not every newspaper prints the same columns in every issue or every year, but I have found ancestors listed in unexpected ways.
Sometimes you know of an event to do with your ancestor, but you don't know the date it occurred.
I knew from censuses that one great-great-grandfather was a victualer, but Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-58036567261688506902019-09-13T17:33:00.000-07:002019-09-21T10:15:34.003-07:00Not all newspaper sites are equal
I have been scouring newspaper sites for many years, hoping to find word of my ancestors. To help you search and pick out words and names from the billions of pages the providers use an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program to scan the pages looking for your keywords. The problem is not always which program they use, but the condition of the newspaper and the quality of the scan.
Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-42978433719863973992019-09-03T00:00:00.000-07:002019-09-03T09:37:46.562-07:00Bulletin des Recherches Historiques - Quebec Historical Society
For those researching Quebec Ancestors this publication may be helpful. It was put out by the Société des Etudes Historiques, (or Literary and Historical Society of Quebec), a bilingual society which was founded in 1824, and was the seed of Library and Archives Canada.
Like the Scottish Antiquary I wrote about recently, the Bulletin contained many Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-53929977605310548452019-08-22T13:46:00.000-07:002019-08-22T13:46:04.741-07:00The Scottish Antiquary
... or Northern Notes & Queries (and Replies)
The Scottish Antiquary was a magazine that began in 1886, and was modeled after the English Notes & Queries, and intended for archeologists (including genealogists and historical societies). It published many interesting historical facts, transcriptions of parish registers (often continued from one volume to the next)Dianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175615422289413201.post-15217632781766113302019-08-20T00:05:00.000-07:002019-08-20T10:55:44.269-07:00What will it take?
Everyone has stories worth telling.
I grew up hearing stories from my grandparents and parents about incidents in their lives. I even find myself telling my children and grandchildren about stories of my childhood and my life. I also tell stories of my brother's life because he is not here to tell them.
My Dad had an accident with his hand and that gave him the time to write the storiesDianne Nolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797088253825763863noreply@blogger.com2