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NEW DATABASES ADDED TODAY
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GROVELAND, MASSACHUSETTS DIRECTORY 1885-86

Located in northeastern Massachusetts, the city of Groveland forms
part Essex County. This database is a transcription of a directory
originally published in 1885. In addition to providing the residents'
names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. The
database includes more than 590 names, mostly heads of household.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Groveland, Massachusetts Directory
1885-86." [Database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original
data: "Groveland, MA, 1885-86." Groveland, MA: Local Directory
Publishing Co., 1885.

To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5593.htm

This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction
Project and can be searched through its main page at:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm
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TORONTO STAR OBITUARIES (TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA), 1999-2001 JANUARY
(Update)

Among the largest newspapers in the greater Toronto area, the
"Toronto Star" is arguably the most important news organization in
Ontario. The database provides the birth and death date of the
decedent and his or her city of residence. Additionally, it gives the
names of survivors and an indication of whether the body was
cremated. The database contains more than 98,500 names.

Note: This database contains material previously posted under the
title "Toronto Star, Obituaries, 1999."

Source Information: Schmadl, Bette, & Baron, Marilyn, comp. "Toronto
Star Obituaries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1999-2001." [Database
online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000."Toronto Star, Toronto Ontario,
Canada, 1999 - January 2001."

To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3888.htm
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WEST VIRGINIA MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1863-1900
(Update adding for Cabell, Wyoming, Wirt, and Taylor Counties)

At the height of the American Civil War, 50 northwestern Virginia
counties seceded from the Confederate States and were admitted into
the Union as West Virginia. This database is a collection of marriage
records from several of the counties between 1863 and 1900. This
update to the data adds records for Cabell, Wyoming, Wirt, and Taylor
Counties to the information from Barbour, Calhoun, Doddridge,
Hampshire, Jackson, Marion, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane,
Gilmer, Nicholas, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wayne counties. Taken from
microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides
spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence.

Source Information: Dodd, Jordan, comp. "West Virginia Marriages,
1863-1900." Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original data: See the
extended description at the URL below for original data sources
listed by county.

To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm
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INVESTMENT DEALERS DIGEST NAME INDEX, 1999 (Update)

Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company.
"Investment Dealers Digest, Name Index, 1999." [Database online]
Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: Electronic
newspaper newsfeed service of the Bell and Howell Information and
Learning Company.

To search this database, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4434.htm

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NEW U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS IMAGES ONLINE ADDED
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The first installment of the 1910 U.S. Federal Census has posted to
Ancestry.com with some images being posted for the following states:

--- Alabama
--- Arizona Territory
--- Arkansas
--- Colorado
--- Delaware
--- District of Columbia
--- Georgia
--- Idaho
--- Louisiana
--- Maine
--- Maryland
--- Massachusetts

In addition, more images have been released in an update to the 1880
Census for the following states:

--- Alabama
--- Arizona Territory
--- California
--- Connecticut
--- Dakota Territory
--- Delaware
--- Georgia
--- Illinois
--- Indiana
--- Louisiana
--- Maine
--- Maryland
--- Minnesota
--- New York
--- North Carolina
--- South Carolina
--- Tennessee
--- Virginia

To date, Ancestry.com has now released about 220 million names in the
Census Images Online project. For a complete list of available
images, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/main.htm

For those with an Ancestry.com Census Subscription, these collections
can be browsed by state, county, and township and/or enumeration
district. Ancestry.com is creating head-of-household indexes that
will eventually be posted state by state as they become available.

For more information, or for subscription rates on the Census
Images Online project at Ancestry.com, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/about/main.htm

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TODAY'S FEATURED MAP
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Today's featured map is:

BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTH AMERICA, 1763-75

To view this map, go to:
http://www.ancestry.com/rd/map.asp?ImageID=396

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"GENEALOGY YARD MOWING," by Michael John Neill
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Like it or not, here in the Midwest it is time to get out the old
lawnmower. Based upon the look of my yard, it's actually past time to
get it out. Genealogy will have to wait while I mow the yard.
However, there's nothing to stop me from thinking about genealogy
while I am doing so. In fact, it seems like several lawn mowing
considerations have their own family history counterparts.

GRASS TOO WET?

Mowing the yard after a recent rain or before the dew has dried in
the morning will easily leave grass clumps across your yard. Better
to let it dry before you mow. Sometimes it is best to let our new
genealogy information sit and give it a chance to "dry" too. Not
because our information is really wet (although tombstone
inscriptions made in a downpour are an exception), but because
frequently a little time waiting allows information to "gel" in a
person's mind. This reduces the chance we overlook the obvious and
increases the chance we get the most out of the document or
information we have found.

MOWER SET TOO LOW?

Are you trying to take on too much research at one time? If it has
been awhile since I've mowed the yard, the mower either constantly
dies or I have to mow at a snail's pace. Simply setting the mower
higher allows me to take on less at a time and move at a reasonable
pace. And I can set the mower lower the next time. If your genealogy
seems to overwhelm you, consider focusing on just one family or line
for a while. Too much grass can clog the mower; too much research may
clog your brain.

BARE SPOTS IN YOUR YARD?

Some seed and some time will take care of those bare spots in your
yard. While I personally believe the less grass to mow the better,
bare spots are unsightly. Bare spots in your research may be those
sources or families you have ignored or avoided searching. If you
spend a little time working on those bare spots you might be
surprised at what grows there.

NEED SOME FERTILIZER?

One approach to deal with grass that does not grow is to fertilize
it. From where I sit, the less it grows, the less often it has to be
mowed. Others nurture their yards to enhance its growth. Perhaps it's
time to fertilize your research as well. There are several things you
can do to get your research growing again. Attending a conference,
reading a how-to-book, working on a long-neglected line are all
excellent ways to get your genealogical lawn growing again.

BEND OVER AND PICK IT UP!

I occasionally mow over sticks instead of picking them up. Sticks are
just details that slow down the process of mowing the yard. These
minor details can however, fly up and hit me in the leg or injure
someone walking by my home. I need to stop and take the time to pick
up the sticks. Are there details in your own research that you are
simply mowing over and ignoring? Perhaps it's time to pick them up
and take a look.

SHOULD YOU MOVE THE HOSTAS?

In my opinion, a yard should be entirely grass, no flowers, lawn
ornaments, etc (trees provide shade and will be tolerated). Precious
time is wasted mowing around things. However, those that do plant
flowers must consider carefully the location of the plant. Where the
plant is planted partially determines how well it will flourish. Have
you planted your ancestors in the wrong location based upon an
assumption? Looking in the same place over and over again in the
exact same way rarely brings success. Consider other areas where the
family might have lived and where they might have traveled. You might
be looking in the wrong place.

NEED A FEW WORMS?

Every yard needs a few worms to work up the soil and keep it fertile.
While your friends and genealogical acquaintances are not necessarily
worms, it may be helpful to have one of them "work up" one of your
family history problems. A fresh set of eyes frequently brings about
a new perspective.

DO YOU NEED A RIDING MOWER?

There are days where my half acre yard needs a riding lawn mower
instead of my pusher. The pushing mower worked much better at our old
house where saying our lawn was a quarter acre was an overestimate.
The pusher stays though as using it is better exercise. That
notwithstanding, do you have the right tool for the genealogical job
you are doing? The type of records that might have worked well in one
time and in one location might not work well in a new location or in
a different time period. If you are looking for state birth records
in Indiana in 1850, it's time to get a new tool to solve that
genealogical problem. There simply are not vital records in Indiana
that early.

ARE THEY FLOWERS OR WEED?

Wars have been fought over dandelions. One person's weed is another
person's flower and I'm not going to get in the middle of that
debate. Classifying everything as a weed does make for fewer items to
mow around however. Nonetheless, weeds mar the image of the yard. Are
there a few weeds in your own genealogical information? Some weeds
may have been actually planted early on in your genealogical yard,
when you really weren't quite certain what was a weed and what was
not. You may wish to replant the weeds though in another part of your
genealogical garden or you may wish to root them out entirely.
Genealogy "weeds" occasionally are needed to solve other genealogical
gardening problems and one should be wary of throwing out each and
every weed. Genealogists may be better served by keeping some of
their "weeds" in a compost pile should they need to refer to them
later.
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Michael John Neill, is the Course I
Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held
annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl
Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is the Web columnist
for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State
Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on
a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to
several genealogical publications, including Ancestry and
Genealogical Computing. You can email him at:
or visit his Web site at: http://www.rootdig.com/

Copyright 2001, MyFamily.com.

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FGS CONFERENCE UPDATE FROM DAVENPORT, IOWA
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Hello from the Midwest,

We thought that one or two of you might have seen the national news
coverage of the Mississippi River flooding in the Quad Cities area.
We just spent three days there working on FGS/QC conference work with
the local folks. There sure were lots of media trucks all around
downtown Davenport! There must not be much else to cover so they all
headed to the Quad Cities. As the Quad Cities newspapers said--"You'd
think that we were all under water and not carrying on our daily
business." It's just some areas along the river that are impacted.

The first thing we did when we drove into the city was to go the area
downtown where the RiverCenter and three of the four conference
hotels are located to see if they were in the midst of the water. We
parked and got out and walked all around downtown, into the
RiverCenter, the Blackhawk, the Radisson, and the public library. We
had meetings at the RiverCenter "after the crest" and had no trouble
getting around. We had meetings at the library and even squeezed in
some research time.

The water is on River Drive and the parking lots, grassy area, and
walking paths along the river. There were walls of sandbags that did
their job. However, there were some businesses along the river that
were inaccessible due to the water. There is water in the parking lot
at the Clarion, which was surrounded by sandbags. The Quad City
Bandits baseball team can't play in their riverfront stadium without
swimsuits!

We just wanted to let you know that things are just fine with the
meeting places and hotels. They are all open, without damage, and
ready to welcome all of us in September. The local committees are
hard at work and they wanted you all to know that the water that is
there will be back in its normal boundaries in two weeks.

While we have your attention, we have an update on the status of the
four hotels. The Blackhawk, Clarion, and Radisson are booked full on
the peak conference nights. The Holiday Inn has plenty of rooms left,
and will shuttle their guests to the RiverCenter. Will you pass this
info on to others who have not yet made reservations? Watch the
conference e-zine and FGS Web site for more info on the Holiday Inn
and nearby restaurants. We will also be listing the names, addresses,
and telephone numbers of other Quad City lodging choices over the
next month.

Please feel free to share this message with your fellow family
historians and genealogical societies.

See you in September,

Paula & Jim Warren
FGS/Quad Cities Conference Co-Chairs
2001 Federation of Genealogical Societies/Quad Cities Conference
12-15 September 2001 in Davenport, Iowa
For more information, see the FGS Web site: http://www.fgs.org

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TODAY @ ANCESTRY
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Today's featured column is "Kip's Tips," by Kip Sperry. In
"Beginning Your Family History Research, Part III," Kip continues his
discussion of tips, Internet sites, and sources for beginning
genealogists.

You can read today's column at:
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/columnists/main.htm

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ANCESTRY QUICK TIP
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I just found this site and it is wonderful. I'd like to share a trick
that I have used on many occasions in trying to clarify seemingly
unreadable documents. What I do is to highlight the hard-to-read text
with a yellow marker. This works on photocopies of barely readable
items.

Obviously we don't want to be using markers in the family Bible or
any old letter or certificate so I take a sheet of yellow cellophane
paper, lay it on top of the page, and then photocopy. This has
"cleared up" lots of information.

Kay Hughlett
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Thanks to Kay for today's Quick Tip! If you have a tip you would like
to share with researchers, you can send it to:
mailto:

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FAST FACT --- MOTHER'S DAY GIFT IDEA
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY
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"We are always coming up with the emphatic facts of history in our
private experience and verifying them here. All history becomes
subjective; in other words, there is properly no history; only
biography."
----- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-82

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