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    Accessing Records that are Not Public Yet

    Dutch privacy laws are strict and restrict access to recent records. Sometimes, it may be necessary to consult these records because you are researching a person who was born less than 100 years ago, or because you need your own

    Yvette Hoitink June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Blogs, Organizational Genealogy Blogs, Uncategorized Read more

    Integrating Family History into Your Lifestyle

    Overson Family about 1915 enhanced and colorized by MyHeritage.comGenealogy can become an all-consuming passion but it is always best to have moderation in all things. Some of us spend an inordinate amount of time doing their own genealogical activities and

    James Tanner June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Blogs, Organizational Genealogy Blogs, Uncategorized Read more

    Xcode Life Health Reports

    On Facebook, I was delivered a sponsored ad for getting health reports from your DNA raw data at a 55% discount from a company called Xcode Life. @xcode_ls I’ve always been much more interested in DNA for genealogical purposes than

    Louis Kessler June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Uncategorized Read more

    MyHeritage Added Exclusive German Record Collection

    MyHeritage announced the addition of an exclusive death records collection from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 1874 through 1938. This collection is part of civil registration death records which have been made available by the Landesarchiv Nordrhein-Westfalen. The

    Jen Thorpe June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Blogs, Organizational Genealogy Blogs, Uncategorized Read more

    Zoom Meetings

    Beginners Guide: Preparation for a Zoom Meeting To use the Zoom meeting on a PC or Apple computer we recommend downloading and installing the Zoom application/program in advance of the meeting. For smartphones and Kindles go to the App Store

    Howard Cameron May 21, 2020September 26, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    Jeanne Larzalere Bloom – Spreadsheets 101: Excel, The Genealogist’s Underutilized Tool

    Howard Cameron May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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