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DAR Digital Magazine Archive

March 4, 2021 jsheliga

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) website dar.org has a free resource of the Digital Magazine Archive spanning from…

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Posted in: DAR, General Filed under: 1922, Archives, Chapter, DAR, Digital, Magazine, Niagara Falls, Online, Resources

National Society Descendants of American Railroad Workers

February 18, 2021 jsheliga

I saw yesterday on Facebook that a new lineage society is forming called the National Society Descendants of American Railroad…

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Posted in: Family, Lineage Societies Filed under: Ancestry, Certificate, Charles Whittaker, Charter Member, Family, Genealogy, Insignia, Lineage Societies, MyTreeTags, NSDARW, Patrick Larkin, Photo, Railroad, Train

GRIP Registration Opened Today for 2021 Virtual Courses

February 17, 2021 jsheliga

Today genealogists were frantically hitting refresh and trying to register online for courses made available by the Genealogical Research Institute…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: Citations, Genealogy, GRIP, Institute, Registration, Tom Jones, Virtual

Genealogy Charts & Forms

February 8, 2021 jsheliga

I received an e mail from a beginner genealogist asking if there were certain charts that I liked to use.…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Ancestry, Beginning Genealogy, Cyndi's List, Family Group Sheet, FamilySearch, Forms, Genealogy, Online Trees, Pedigree Chart

Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson, NY

February 7, 2021 jsheliga

Greenwood Cemetery is located on Park St. in Wilson, NY. The cemetery does not have a website that I can…

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Posted in: Cemeteries, Niagara County Filed under: BillionGraves, Burial Permits, FindAGrave, Funeral Home, Greenwood Cemetery, Library, NCGS, Niagara County, Stone Reading, Tombstones, Town Clerk, Wilson

FGS 2020: How to Find Volunteers & Keep Them! by Cari Taplin

February 5, 2021 jsheliga

My friend, teacher, and distant cousin, Cari Taplin, CG, was one of the speakers for the FGS 2020 Conference. I…

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Posted in: FGS, Societies, Webinars Filed under: Cari Taplin, FGS, Genealogy, Societies, Volunteers, Webinars

Family History Library Website

February 4, 2021 jsheliga

FamilySearch has now launched a landing site for the Family History Library: https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/. Here you find links to their collections,…

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Posted in: Libraries, Niagara County, Websites Filed under: Family History Library, FamilySearch, NCGS, Niagara County, Wiki

FGS 2020: Skills to Grow Your Genealogy Business by Lauri Jean Swett

February 1, 2021 jsheliga

I was interested in this presentation as I have been moving forward with beginning my own genealogy business. This presentation…

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Posted in: FGS, My Educational Plan, Webinars Filed under: APG, Business, FGS, Genealogy, GPS, Lauri Jean Swett, ProGen

Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, NY

January 31, 2021 jsheliga

According to their website, Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, NY was established in 1852 and they have over 22,000 burials…

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Posted in: Cemeteries, Niagara County Filed under: Cemetery, Niagara County, Niagara Falls, Oakwood Cemetery

DAR Library Virtual Tour from the President General

January 24, 2021 jsheliga

I loved visiting the DAR Library when I visited DC in August 2019. I can’t wait for the pandemic to…

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Posted in: DAR, Libraries, Lineage Societies Filed under: Corona Virus, DAR, Library, Washington DC

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