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Remember, anything is a possibilty in genealogy...don't rule out family secrets. 😉  Follow more Genealogy Tips of the Day here: Genealogy Quick Tips
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  Do you have any ancestors that seemed to just fall off the face of the earth after a certain point in time?
A while back, I worked on a case for a client that had hit a brick wall 23 years ago, and had not been able to break through it. She never knew what had happened to her great grandfather, as did his own daughter, her grandmother. She gave me an excessive amount of information, and had also invited me to her family tree. I explained to her that I NEVER use anyone else’s research, and build my own tree with just the name, age, and known areas for the closest known direct relative to that ancestor. I will look at personal documents, if I need them, after I get to that point and find that it matches my research. My client also let me collaborate on her DNA, which was invaluable. I built my FRESH tree for the line with the brick wall, and had gotten to the point where she had hit her brick wall. Her great grandfather was nowhere to be found after he had divorced his wife, her great grandmother, in 1893. I had found a person that I suspected was a match; although, he had a different middle initial and last name, his birthdate, place of birth, and occupation matched. This person had seemed to not exist before 1896, and was in a totally different area with an entirely different family, but was strongly suspected as being the same person. My next step was to build a separate tree for the strongly suspected match. I then grouped her DNA matches, and gathered as many known matches to the person being sought, and the strongly suspected match; the descendants of each matched perfectly in a DNA mapped tree, according to their centimorgans and place in the new, combined tree. Her great grandfather and the strongly suspected match were one in the same. Her great grandfather had changed his name, moved to a totally different area, and had a whole new family. It is unknown why he left one family behind, and “hid” his past from his new family, but my client had some suspicions as to why. Through this case, not only was I able to help my client solve her 23 year mystery, but I was also able to help some descendants of the second family of her great grandfather, who had also hit a brick wall, that of his life before 1896. Have you ever thought about a name change when you’ve hit a brick wall? It’s more common than you think. 😉 Find more brick wall research tips under the Genealogy Brick Wall Cases category. P.S... My older site theme does not support the "Leave a Reply" field labels; if you'd like to leave a comment on a blog, the fields are: Name, Email, Site (if you'd like), and Comment, the standard fields 😉 This post is a participant in the 6th Annual Genealogy Blog Party! ←Back to Genealogy Research Tips Page Remember, anything is a possiblity in genealogy...don't rule out name changes and elusive ancestors.😉  Follow more Genealogy Tips of the Day here: Genealogy Quick Tips
 Are you doing any Irish genealogy research and looking for some useful sites to help you in that research? There are many wonderful Irish genealogy websites out there to use for your Irish genealogy research. I came across quite a few that were very useful, while working with a particular client whose great grandparents came from Ireland. The website that I seemed to use the most while working on his case, was IrishGenealogy.ie. This is a fantastic website to get civil records and church records from. I was able to find many of the civil registration birth records that I needed, along with marriages and deaths. Another fantastic site I used for the case was SWilson.info, where I was able to find registration district maps that I could use to help me look up which registration districts to search for civil records in. This site is also a fantastic tool to use in looking up Catholic and civil parishes. Registers.nli.ie, is also a great site that I used for Catholic Parish registers. JohnGrenham.com was very useful in looking up Roman Catholic records in the particular area that I was searching in, but they also offer a lot more to help with your research. Another great website to use for Irish genealogy is the Irishgenealogytoolkit.com; I used this site for Irish civil registration districts, but they have a plethora of information for Irish genealogy research. RootsIreland.ie. was also quite useful; I used this site for a list of common first name variations that you would find in records, but this site also has abundant records and research tips. If you have any ancestors in Limerick, I came across a useful website, LimerickDiocese.org; this had the history of local churches, graveyards and more. Family search also has an abundant list of Irish genealogy resource tools in their Wiki, and of course Family Search, Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, and the National Archives are great to use in your research. More Irish Genealogy ResourcesFind more Irish genealogy resources, tips, and other info under the Irish Genealogy category and below. Irish Genealogy Resource: IrishGenealogy.ie Irish Research Place Name Brick Wall More Genealogy ResourcesLearn about more family history and genealogy resources under the Genealogy Resources category and on my dedicated Genealogy Resources page.
Publishing Your Family History
Genealogy Jamboree 2021 | Publishing Your Family History | Diane Henriks Have you thought about sharing your family history with others to preserve for future generations? Come learn about publishing your family history at this year's Genealogy Jamboree! Jamboree is the largest "single society" conference in the U.S., and draws family historians and professional genealogists from all over the world! Register for the Southern California Genealogy Jamboree 2021, and come hear "Publishing Your Family History"! The 51st Jamboree conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 11-12, 2021, and the 8th Genetic Genealogy conference will be held on Friday and Saturday June 4-5, 2021. Usually held yearly at the Burbank Marriott in Burbank, CA, this year's conferences will be held virtually. The following presentation, "Publishing Your Family History" will be available in the recorded library starting Saturday June 12th. There will be so many wonderful speakers from all over, including Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, FamilySearch.org, FamilyTreeDNA.com, FindaGrave.com, National Geographic Genographic Project, and many more! View the Schedule for Genetic Genealogy and Genealogy Jamboree here to see all the amazing presentations being offered this year!: Jamboree 2021 Schedule Follow Genealogy Jamboree and learn about more fantastic genealogy events, classes and presentations in Genealogy Events.
As of today, MyHeritage has just doled out 10 new SPECIAL ANIMATIONS for their #DeepNostalgia, #MyHeritagePhotoTools!
I tried a slew of them, but many didn't work well; the ones that worked the best are KISS, DANCE (the first of the two), and COMPASSION. Below is an amimated photo of my great grandmother, who immigrated from Mexico in 1916, blowing a KISS. Her husband, my great grandfather from Germany, who was a stern man, was perfectly animated in the APPROVAL animation tool. Those two animations came from their wedding photo. My second great grandfather, was the only photo that had worked in the SMILE animation tool. His father, my third great grandfather, was one of just a few that worked out well in the SIDEWAYS animation tool. Those two animations came from a huge family group photo, ca.1900, which shows how well they can easily pull people out of group photos to enhance and animate; those two photos were also colorized in MyHeritage. The last two animations are of my great grandmother from Mexico, again, in her older years; in one she is blowing a KISS, and the other is shown with the COMPASSION animation tool. They announced, in their blog today, that they are still letting people animate a few photos for free, but that these new SPECIAL ANIMATIONS are for members only. So go and check out MyHeritage, and animate a few photos for yourself! #deepnostalgiaspecialanimations
You can learn more about MyHeritage's DeepNostalgia photo tools below and in Genealogy Resources, along with other fantastic resources!
The My Heritage Deep Nostagia Tool: Photos Brought to Life! ​The Winners of the MyHeritage DeepNostalgia Challenge Has Just Been Announced!  The winners of the MyHeritage #DeepNostalgiaChallenge has just been announced, and Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family was one of the 5 winners to a MyHeritage Complete Plan!
With a MyHeritage Complete Plan, you can have access to ALL of MyHeritage's awesome photo tools (including animating as many photos as you'd like!), unlimited tree size, access to ALL advanced MyHeritage DNA features (which are awesome and plentiful!), access to ALL of their records, and so much more! Check out some of their fave entries, and the 5 winners here!: MyHeritage Blog Have you thought about purchasing a MyHeritage Complete Plan, with so many wonderful things that can be accessed?! You can learn more about MyHeritage's DeepNostalgia photo tools below and in Genealogy Resources, along with other fantastic resources! The My Heritage Deep Nostagia Tool: Photos Brought to Life! As of Today, a New Game Changer from MyHeritage! |
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