Odds and Ends

R.I.P. for those who speak English means rest in peace. For French speakers it is repose(r) paix. It’s what we say as our translation of

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If you go to the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs web site you will find the National Cemetery Administration page. They have a list of

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— Gleaned from the BDN Another good reason for doing your family tree is so that when you’re reading the newspaper and look at ‘Today

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When I started my DAR research many years ago I wanted to join on the ancestor a cousin used. The DAR now needs double proofs

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In October I went to Virginia on family business. While there I stopped for an hour at The Library of Virginia (Archives) in Richmond. I

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Back in the 1800s and even later many towns and counties and others published biographical histories. Obviously many people submitted their family histories as they

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Gleanings from NEHGS e-newsletter…. The Newburyport Public Library in Essex Co., Mass has an historical newspaper digital database for the Daily Herald and other local

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For those who have relatives in the Boy Scouts of America…be sure that they are aware that there is a genealogy merit badge.

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One of my families talked about an ancestor who served under John Paul Jones on the Bon Homme Richard. Those of us of certain age

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