I’m participating in a genealogy panel on Dear Myrtle’s blog. Here’s what I wrote this week: In this chapter, Rose describes some specific points that researchers must consider when dealing with certain common record sets. It makes sense that these examples are North America-centric, since the GPS is a standard created by the Board for Certification…
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In which I prove that Watson is valuable to Sherlock
I’m partipating in a fun genealogy panel on Dear Myrtle’s blog. I want to polish the first piece I wrote before sharing it on my blog, but here’s what I wrote this week. You can watch it here. My part is from 46:34-1:04 Rose’s Casebuilding Scenarios In this chapter, Rose describes two scenarios: 1. After a…
Yesterday’s BCG work
Yesterday I was able to solve my missing marriage problem by translating one of these buggers. At least reading these land records is a lot quicker than reading the 60+ pages of my “land records,” AKA Wells Fargo Home Mortgage HUD. Yay! I have a solid Case Study that I’ve solved and written a draft for!…
BCG work
Today I spent about 4 hours searching for the marriage record for this couple in Světlov. I am hoping to use their case for my case study. I’m really annoyed that I can’t find what I’m looking for. I started writing down EXACTLY what I did as I did it, so that later I can…
BCG Application Focus
I’m focusing all my genealogy energy this month into getting my BCG application completed! Even blogging has to come second to this, because otherwise another year will roll by and I will not yet be a CG. SO NOT HAPPENING AGAIN THIS YEAR. I’m going to do this! So my blogging is going to be painfully…
Land Records: Introduction
I often find myself in the position of trying to research something online, and not being able to find an answer. I then do my own research, and realize that if I share what I have learned, the next person who comes along might be able to build off the knowledge that I shared. Usually,…
Brief Overview of the Babinec project
So, you know how I mentioned that recently I’ve been focusing my efforts on getting my BCG portfolio prepared for submission? Well, I decided I would write about it on my blog. One of the requirements for the BCG portfolio is that the work be completely your own; no critique, review, or help from others….
Two Options: Find them, or have them find you
Whether your goal is to connect with living descendants of a common ancestor, or simply to continue to trace your heritage back further generations in time, you have two basic options. Find the people yourself, or have the people (or their relatives) find you. The first option, finding the people yourself, is the most traditional….
Discrepancy between standards for temple submission and the GPS
I am working on submitting my ancestors’ names to the temple, where temple ordinances will be done in proxy for them. Here is a link that explains more about temple ordinance work. The purpose of this blog post is to point out an interesting discrepancy that I see between the bare minimum requirements to submit a name…