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Author: jsheliga

A Rufname! It all Finally Makes Sense!

October 4, 2019 jsheliga

I organized it and we had our first Special Interest Group (SIG) for Niagara County Genealogical Society (NCGS) on October…

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Posted in: Books, Family, German, Webinars Filed under: Baptism, German, Gollwitzer, Naming Traditions, NCGS, Rufname, SIG

My First Lineage Society Certificate

October 1, 2019 jsheliga

On 1 Oct 2019, I received a letter, my certificate, and a pin for being approved into the First Families…

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Posted in: Lineage Societies Filed under: First Families of Pennsylvania, GenPa, Lineage Societies

WNYGS New York State Archives (NYSA) Program

September 22, 2019 jsheliga

On 21 Sep 2019, I drove down to the Buffalo Public Library where the WNYGS was giving a program about…

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Posted in: Archives Filed under: NYSA, Poorhouse, WNYGS

I was Literally Going to Miss the Boat

September 20, 2019 jsheliga

I am working on my application for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The Co-Historian from the New York chapter…

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Posted in: Lineage Societies Filed under: Alden, Birth Certificates, Charles Whittaker, Death Certificates, Ella Whittaker, Erie County Home and Infirmary, Horseheads, Ivo Johnson, Marriage Certificates, Mayflower, NYSDOH, Randolph

Revolutionary War Pensions by Lloyd de Witt Bockstruck, 2011

September 15, 2019 jsheliga

This book is located within the Niagara County Genealogical Society’s collection. I picked it up off of the shelf to…

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Posted in: Books Filed under: Book, NARA, NCGS, Pension File, Revolutionary War, Samuel Harding

Local DAR Chapters

September 13, 2019 jsheliga

I had no idea there were so many different DAR Chapters in Western New York. On the DAR website, there…

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Posted in: Lineage Societies Filed under: Chapter, DAR, Niagara Falls

An Update on my Lineage Society Applications

September 11, 2019 jsheliga

Last Spring, I set a goal for myself that I would join three lineage societies over the summer. The three…

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Posted in: Lineage Societies Filed under: Census, Charles Whittaker, DAR, Death Certificates, Ella Whittaker, FGS, FindAGrave, First Families of Pennsylvania, Mayflower, NYSDOH

Genealogical Proof for the Everyday Genealogist Webinar by Annette Burke Lyttle

September 8, 2019 jsheliga

As a member of the Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA), we receive 3-4 webinars a month. I’ve gotten behind on them…

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Posted in: My Educational Plan, Webinars Filed under: Genealogical Proof Standard, NCGS, VGA

Top 10 Published Resources for Early New England Research Webinar

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I watched the one-hour video from NEHGS’ AmericanAncestor’s webinar titled: Top 10 Published Resources for Early New England Research. The…

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Posted in: Books, New England Filed under: AmericanAncestors, Colonial Ancestors, Henry Samson, Mayflower, NEHGS, New England, Webinars

My First Written Report

September 2, 2019 jsheliga

I became a member of NGS this year and started taking some of their online Genealogy Courses. The first course…

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Posted in: My Educational Plan Filed under: American Genealogical Studies, CG, CGL, Citations, Evidence Analysis, Family History Skills Course, FGS, GRIP, NGS, ProGen, Written Report

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