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Monday, October 23, 2023

Is your computer workstation a disaster area?

 Mine usually is. Today I made a major stride in simplifying one phase of daily work needs. Now I can find my small USB devices/adapters when needed without the usual snipe hunt. All you need is scissors and some hook and loop selfadhesive materials. Photo is self explanatory.

This is the inside of the right door to my workstation cabinet.   No more digging for buried treasures.



Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Warning

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Free Genealogy Resources

                This concise list of all free sources at familysearch.org wiki compiled by me:

1st: some wikitree cut and paste timesavers.

1. {{FamilySearch|}}

2. [ familysearch.org person details for ]

3. "The Cagle Families of Cherokee and Pickens Counties Georgia", Compiled by Charles O. Walker, Copyright - July 1970, Privately Published, Reprinted December 2020 by Ron Cagle. Page

4. <ref> [http://pickenscountyga.com/pdf/LostMarriage.pdf Pickens county lost marriage records document Page 4 of 34 (freely available on line - do not reproduce)] </ref>

5. == per familysearch.org ==

I have weeded out all the non-free resources from this page: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Online_Genealogy_Records

You are welcome!

White Text - Category with no further help at familysearch.org (mainly see Vital Records help).

Red Text - Further information on category at familysearch.org.

Numbered Yellow Text - Actual free categorized source lookups at various online sites.

Green Text - Outside of familysearch.org genealogy resource data site.

Notes: 

1. The yellow and green are actual search resources for finding records.

2. Nearly all search resources require a login account. 

3. All familysearch.org resources (Yellow) require a login account.

4. Some few like findagrave.com (#9 below) do not require a login. But I strongly recommend use of one so you can help them improve the content there... If you don't login you cannot participate.

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Vital Records

Births:

1. 1780-1846: US Slave Birth Records at FamilySearch; index & images

2. 1867-1931: US Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only

Marriages:

3. 1733-1990: US Marriages at FamilySearch; index only

4. US Western States Marriage Index at FamilySearch; index only 

Deaths:

5. 1867-1961: US Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index only

Uncategorized: 

6. US Early American Vital Records at Findmypast; pdf documents (births/marriages)

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Adoption

African American

7. See African American Online Genealogy Records

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemetery Records

8. Findagrave.com (Collaborative online memorials)

9. 1949-1969: US Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch; index & images

10. Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch; index & images 

Census - United States

11. See United States Census Online Genealogy Records

Church Records - Unted States

12.  See The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Online Genealogy Records

Colonial Records - United States

Compiled Genealogies - United States

13. US Early American Families at Findmypast; pdf documents

14. US Family Histories at Findmypast; pdf documents 

Correctional Institutions - United States

Court and Criminal Record - United States 

 Directories - United States

15. 1700s-1900s: US Directories & Almanacs at Findmypast; pdf documents

16. 1970-2009: US Public Records at FamilySearch; index only

Funeral Home Records - United States

History - United States

17. US State & Local Histories at Findmypast; pdf documents 

Immigration Records - United States

18. See United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records

Indigenous Peoples Genealogy - United States

Land and Property - United States

19. 1800-1955: US Bureau of Land Management Tract Books at FamilySearch 

Military Records - United States

20. See United States Military Online Genealogy Records

 Naturalization and Citizenship - United States

21. See United States Naturalization and Citizenship Online Genealogy Records

Newspapers - United States

Obituaries - United States

22. 1980-2014: US GenealogyBank Obituaries at FamilySearch; index & images

Occupations - United States

23. 1954-1970: US National Register of Scientific and Tech. Personnel FamilySearch

Periodicals - United States

24. Periodical Source Index at Allen County Public Library; index 

Probate Records - United States

Religious Records - United States

School Records - United States

Servants and Slaves

25. 1780-1939: US Indenture and Manumission Records at FamilySearch; index & images

Voting Records - United States