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No Scanfest Today 25 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
As I mentioned last week, due to the amount of traveling I'm doing this month, the August Scanfest has been postponed. We will resume Scanfest on Sunday, September 29th, from 11 AM to 2 PM, PDT. If y...
Surname Saturday: ZIGTERMAN 25 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
ZIGTERMAN is one of my maternal step-grandfather's surnames. The spelling was anglicized to SICHTERMAN in the United States in the late nineteenth century. The family line comes from the Province of G...
August Scanfest Postponed 18 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Due to the amount of traveling I'm doing this month, the August Scanfest, originally scheduled for August 25th, has been postponed. We will resume Scanfest on Sunday, September 29th, from 11 AM to 2 P...
Surname Saturday: WIERSMA 17 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
WIERSMA is a Frisian "clan name," basically meaning "the family of Wier." Frisians are an ethnic minority in the north of the Netherlands, congregated mainly in the provinces of Friesland and Groning...
I'm Going to the Totem Raising! 14 Aug 2013 | 01:11 pm
If you have friended me on Facebook, I'm sure you can't help noticing my many posts about the upcoming Totem Raising I'll be attending this weekend in Klawock, Alaska. Perhaps you're wondering what th...
Surname Saturday: HAINLINE, HENLEIN 9 Aug 2013 | 09:13 pm
The HAINLINE name originated as the German HENLEIN. This family was located in the area known as the Palatinate, or Pfaltz, Germany. Protestants from this area emigrated to North America and other are...
Tuesday's Tip: Improving Your Tech Power 6 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
This article originally appeared in my Tech Tips column in Eastern Washington Genealogical Society's quarterly publication, The Digital Digest, the Spring 2013 issue. It has been revised for this post...
Surname Saturday: WIERINGA 3 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
The WIERINGA family is one of the lines of my maternal step-grandfather. I have never thought about my mother's step-father as being a step-ancestor. He raised my mother, tried unsuccessfully to adopt...
Tuesday's Tip: Early Ontario Marriage Registers and Vital Records, 1786 - 1870 30 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Because of my Canadian heritage, one of the genealogy newsletters I subscribe to via email is from Global Genealogy. Besides news and research articles pertaining to Canadian genealogy, Global Genealo...
July 2013 Scanfest 28 Jul 2013 | 11:00 pm
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