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  • Rural Librarianship Release!

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    NEW RELEASE! Rural Librarianship: From Surviving to Thriving. Information Leadership for the 21st Century. Tada! After four years of post-graduate work experience, reading and research, constant reflection, PLUS one year of intensive writing, my book on rural librarianship is finally published! Thanks to all who encouraged me and waited patiently to receive this book. Available…

  • Genealogy: The Jigsaw Puzzle

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    I enjoy puzzles. Crossword puzzles, sudoku, logic puzzles. One reason I am a huge fan of Ancestry.com for genealogy is because for me, it is as addictive as Candy Crush is for my friends. Constantly evolving puzzles to solve. People often imply that doing genealogy is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Here’s how I…

  • Everything is Miscellaneous: Implications for Family Historians

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    To begin with, all experienced genealogists would agree that, at least in family history, everything is miscellaneous. In what other field does one start by digging through Grandma’s attic and Grandpa’s garage looking for… well, for artifacts and records to prove that Grandma and Grandpa existed? How does information pass from one generation to the…

  • How do genealogists use emerging technologies? Let us count the ways….

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    First, we use technology to learn what to do, how to research, how to present our information. Beginning researchers can find many helpful online tutorials [I believe one can learn how to do just about anything by watching Youtube videos!] A more complete list of videos can be found by typing “How to do genealogy…

  • Genealogists: Protecting Information About Living Relations

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    When working with genealogical researchers, information professionals should be aware that genealogy associations and professional genealogists have developed stringent ethical guidelines for conducting and reporting on their research. [National Genealogical Society Standards & Guidelines; Board for Certification of Genealogists Code of Ethics & Conduct; Association of Professional Genealogists Code of Ethics] One ethical consideration which…

  • TRANSCRIPT: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, William F Keys

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    Draft Board:     1 Order Number  A-825, Serial Number 1381                         Name:                  William F. Keys                         Permanent Home Address:    San Bernardino, California                         Age:                      38                         Date of Birth:     Sept 27 1879                         Race:                    White                         Native Born:      Yes                         Present Occupation:    Farming & Mining                         Nearest…

  • Conflicting Information Regarding His Birth George Barth

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    BIRTH NAME George Barth [whose full name at birth appears to have been Johann Georg Barth] was born in Russia. My preliminary research indicates that George Barth’s parents (and possibly his grandparents) were also born in Russia. I found immigration documents which support the movement of this family from Russia, through Hamburg, Germany and Liverpool,…

  • 16 Apr 1950 Rose Mabel Haskell

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    DEATH OF ROSE MABEL HASKELL “Rose died at home, 16 Apr 1950…. Very active up until the November before her death when she contacted measles which was followed by acute angina.” SOURCE:  Lane, F.rank C.  & Lane, Roger N., Ancestry and Descendants of James Lane of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1966, p 33.

  • 1940-1950 Rose Mabel Haskell

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    OCCUPATION OF ROSE MABEL HASKELL “She worked as a domestic after her husband’s death, as well as maintained the old homestead.” SOURCE:  Lane, Frank C.  & Lane, Roger N., Ancestry and Descendants of James Lane of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1966, p 3.

  • 16 Oct 1940 Emery Orson Lane

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    DEATH OF EMERY ORSON LANE I have been unable to locate the death record online. I intend to conduct further research on this family during my next visit to New England. “He became ill with ulcers, failing, he died 16 Oct 1940 at his home, from old age and cancer. He is buried in Pleasant…