Tip Roundup for August
I totally forgot the first Monday was supposed to be a tip roundup, and then I didn't get a lot of responses from the authors the next week. But it's ready now.
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American Ancestors Webinars
You can access American Ancestors Webinars on YouTube
Modernized General Land Office Records System (GLO)
If you don't know what you're looking for, the search engine at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) General Land Office (GLO) isn't much help, but some of the records are a gold mine of information.
Same Name Resolution
Bonnie Wade Mucia explaines the techniques she used to differentiate between five men named Peter Darling all living in the same area at the same time.
What My Husband Discovered About His Cousin Using AI - Part 2
In part one, he learned the importance of the bicycle to the family during World War II. In part two, he discovered his cousin had been killed by the Nazis.
What My Husband Discovered About His Cousin Using AI - Part One
Because I scanned a newspaper article, my husband discovered his cousin had been executed by the Nazis.
What to Do With Unwanted Yearbooks
As we age and our circumstances change, many family historians wonder who should be the next caretaker of the records.
Five U.S. Immigration Records
The USCIS Genealogy Program has five records now available to researchers.
Queries
I find Facebook is a great tool for connecting with fellow researchers.
Double Dating
1717/18—The slash does not mean "or."