tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86416802012-02-27T13:48:38.734-05:00Olive Tree Genealogy BlogUpdates from Lorine McGinnis Schulze about Olive Tree Genealogy and other FREE genealogy records. Helping you find your family tree and ancestry.Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.comBlogger1514125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-55428085263379674762012-02-27T09:05:00.000-05:002012-02-27T09:05:00.119-05:00Cemetery Walk Batteau Hill, Duntroon, Simcoe County Ontario CanadaAnother Cemetery Walk is online on the OliveTreeGenealogy Channel on YouTube. This is only a few of the gravestones in this cemetery.
There are many Cemetery Walk Videos online on the OliveTreeGenealogy Channel on You-Tube and lots of tombstone photographs on AncestorsAtRestLorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-80690168614461217032012-02-26T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-26T09:30:02.795-05:00Sharing Memories (Week 9): Darn Those Measles and other Childhood Illnesses!Welcome to Week 9 of our 52 weeks of Sharing Memories - A Genealogy Journey for 2012. This is our third year writing our memoirs and childhood memories for our descendants.
If you are just joining us, you can take a peek at the last two years' of prompts by clicking on the Sharing Memories tab at the top of the blog. You can jump in at any time and you can skip topics that you don't like. Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-14939860002058656852012-02-25T10:18:00.000-05:002012-02-25T10:18:46.437-05:00You Can Help With the 1940 US Census (37 days and counting) Are you ready? 37 more days until the 1940 US census comes online!
I was invited to be a 1940 US Census Ambassador and have signed up. If you would like to participate, you can submit a request to be an Ambassador or you can volunteer to help index the census.
Volunteer to be part of the 1940 US Census Community Project
Volunteer to be part of the 1940 US Census Community Project to help Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18688385434179950372012-02-25T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-25T09:30:01.819-05:00Free Lecture War of 1812
QUEBEC FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY - SEMINARS & PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
The War of 1812 (Free Lecture)
Date Saturday, March 10, 2012
Time 10:30 a.m.
Location Briarwood Presbyterian Church Hall, 70 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield, QC, H9W 3Z3
Presented by Luc Lépine
This
lecture about the War of 1812 will focus on events that took place in
Lower Canada (now Quebec)Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-83302637294048373502012-02-24T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-24T09:30:01.858-05:00Civil War Collection Expanded on Fold3
The following announcement was sent to Olive Tree Genealogy by Fold3. If you're looking for a Union Soldier this may be what you've been waiting for!
Index to Compiled Service Records of Union Soldiers
Fold3 is excited to announce the expansion of the Civil War Collection by adding the Index to Compiled Service Records of Union Soldiers. The first four states available in this collectionLorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74843058300506882592012-02-23T09:23:00.000-05:002012-02-23T09:23:00.208-05:00A Challenging Search in Canada: A Case StudyRecently Olive Tree Genealogy received a request from Melissa to help with finding a challenging ancestor. Melissa didn't have a lot of information on her family but she did send the following:
I don't have much about my dad's father's side of the family. They resided in Brandon, Manitoba and were on the 1911 Census as Stephi, Annie and Mary Pravada . I don't know if Stephi was short for Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-54828622984361517722012-02-22T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-22T09:30:03.875-05:00Who Do You Think You Are? With Blair UnderwoodFrom the Irish Civil War to the American Revolution, and from the
African nation of Cameroon to the Republic of Bulgaria, Season 3 of Who Do You Think You Are? sponsored by
Ancestry.com take you all over the world and inside the fascinating family histories of 12 celebrities.
The celebrities that WDYTYA will take on a journey to find their ancestors are Martin Sheen, Marisa Tomei, Blair Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45234910994604570072012-02-21T09:15:00.000-05:002012-02-21T09:15:00.062-05:00Share The Memories Free Digital Scrapbooking Designer Pack
Share The Memories has some great free 2-page layouts for your digital scrapbooking needs.
Readers who are interested can now access these free Digital Kits through Olive Tree Genealogy blog.
Readers of OliveTreeGenealogy Blog can also use this special code STMMMS31969 to get a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-55053953660676859812012-02-20T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-20T09:30:01.999-05:00Cemetery Walk Diamond Springs El Dorado Twp California doneIt's Movie Monday and today I have uploaded the last of 7 videos of a Cemetery Walk through Diamond Springs Odd Fellows Cemetery
in El Dorado Township, California on the OliveTreeGenealogy Channel on YouTube.
There are many Cemetery Walk Videos online on the OliveTreeGenealogy Channel on You-Tube and lots of tombstone photographs on AncestorsAtRestLorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-31205028106804389272012-02-19T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-19T09:30:02.190-05:00Sharing Memories (Week 8): The Hardy Boys or Bobbsey Twins?Welcome to Week 8 of our 52 weeks of Sharing Memories - A Genealogy Journey for 2012. This is our third year writing our memoirs and childhood memories for our descendants.
If you are just joining us, you can take a peek at the last two years' of prompts by clicking on the Sharing Memories tab at the top of the blog. You can jump in at any time and you can skip topics that you don't like. Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-87323316270839963442012-02-18T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-18T09:30:00.465-05:00Looking For an Ancestor in Canada, eh?Fiona asked some very intriguing questions on my AskOliveTree blog about her Anderson family from Scotland to Ontario Canada. Because I covered so many different aspects of Canadian genealogy in my response, I decided to publish Fiona's question and my answers here on Olive Tree Genealogy blog Here is Fiona's question:
George
Anderson was born in 1806 or 1807 in Roxburghshire in Scotland. Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-37402333207363719062012-02-17T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-17T09:30:04.670-05:00Ancestry.com FREE Access to 1930 Census This WeekendTake a glimpse into the lives of your family 82 years ago by searching the 1930 U.S. Census for FREE this weekend on Ancestry.com. Free access runs from February 16-20 ending at midnight ET
Find out details, such as:
* Household names, including brothers and sisters or children
* Marriage details, including years and birthplaces that can lead to a birth or marriage certificate
* Information Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-36281599428180147672012-02-16T15:00:00.000-05:002012-02-16T15:00:05.440-05:00More DNA Testing Choices: MyHeritage brings DNA testing to the global communityThe following Press Release came to Olive Tree Genealogy Blog today:
PROVO, Utah & LONDON & TEL AVIV, Israel – February 16, 2012: MyHeritage, the
most popular family network on the web, announced today the integration of DNA
testing into its core family history offering. The move adds genetic genealogy to the
company’s suite of tools for researching family history, used by millions of familiesLorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-73218521707731739522012-02-16T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-16T09:30:03.373-05:00President's Day Specials from Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner
Scanning with Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner
Have I ever mentioned how easy it is to scan family photos with the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner?
That's me on the left sitting on my auntie's couch with a few of the photos she took out of boxes for me to see.
And that's the amazing little Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner on the couch beside me. It's small. It's portable. It's lightweight. I can't say enough good Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18173678713309391492012-02-15T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-15T09:30:02.408-05:00Land Registry Offices - No Need for Fear!
Outside the Land Registry Office
I confess. In all my years as a genealogist I've only been to the Land Registry Offices once, and that was to accompany an experienced Land Registry Office user. I've never been on my own and thus I've never actually used their resources.
Curious about the Land Registry Offices? The official website states:
"The Central Production and Verification Services Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-28980997919185237862012-02-14T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-14T09:30:04.725-05:00A Valentine From 1910 to Margaret Roach
This Valentine postcard was mailed on Feb. 14, 1910 to Miss Margaret Roach of 146 North Division Street in Buffalo New York
The inscription reads:
Maggie -
We have all got bad colds and the roads are very bad so Geo hired Roy Smith to take you the machine today.
You will get the machine before you do this card.
--- [can't read] from James
Looks like James needed a little help in the Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-78359791810328414042012-02-13T15:30:00.001-05:002012-02-13T15:30:28.279-05:00Cemetery Walk Diamond Springs Odd Fellows Cemetery in El Dorado Township, California Videos 5 & 6It's Movie Monday and today I have uploaded two more videos of a Cemetery Walk through Diamond Springs Odd Fellows Cemetery
in El Dorado Township, California on the OliveTreeGenealogy Channel on YouTube.
There will be 7 videos when the Cemetery Walks are complete for this cemetery. These are Cemetery Walks 5 and 6. One more to get ready to go online and this cemetery will be done.
There are Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-63989286682988444182012-02-13T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-13T09:30:04.151-05:00Genes Reunited Savings on Subscriptions
Good news! Genes Reunited has a special deal on all subscriptions from Feb. 13 to Feb. 26, 2012
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Use the promo code for 10% off Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-65182813516962960152012-02-12T09:00:00.000-05:002012-02-12T09:00:05.476-05:00Sharing Memories (Week 7): Oh Those Horrid Rules!Welcome to Week 7 of our third year of 52 weeks of Sharing Memories - A Genealogy Journey for 2012. This is our third year writing our memoirs and childhood memories for our descendants.
If you are just joining us, you can take a peek at the last two years' of prompts by clicking on the Sharing Memories tab at the top of the blog. You can jump in at any time and you can skip topics that you Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-607845095249557402012-02-11T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-11T09:30:02.965-05:00Calling all Descendants of men in Holzminden POW camp GermanyLooking for descendants of Prisoners-of-war held in Holzminden POW camp for officers in Germany from September 1917 to December 1918.
In 1918 a group of Allied Prisoners-of-War spent 9 months digging a tunnel to freedom. A movie, tentatively called "The Enemy Within" is under production to tell the story of these men and their escape.
A companion book is also being written. It is a collection Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-33792729337303534652012-02-10T08:58:00.000-05:002012-02-10T08:58:00.052-05:00Don't Miss Who Do You Think You Are? Season 3 Episode 2Who Do You Think You Are, sponsored by
Ancestry.com is back for a 3rd season. Be sure to watch Episode 2 this Friday, February 10 at 8/7c on NBC.
Episode 2 features Academy Award winning actress Marisa Tomei. Marisa ventures to Italy and investigates a family murder mystery to discover who killed her great-grandfather.Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74635298353092015382012-02-09T10:00:00.000-05:002012-02-09T10:00:00.947-05:00Olive Tree Genealogy Blog is 9 Years Old Today!
Happy Birthday Olive Tree Genealogy Blog!
Happy 9th Birthday to Olive Tree Genealogy Blog! That's right - 9 years ago today on February 9, 2003, my first blog post was published.
Wow! I can't believe I'm still writing. My family always says I talk a lot....
And here I am, 1500+ posts later... still writing and talking!
Thanks to my wonderful readers who make it all worthwhile! Here's to Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-34878374651694190112012-02-08T09:30:00.000-05:002012-02-08T10:11:16.318-05:00How to Read 16th & 17th Century HandwritingThese are a few samples of early (16th
& 17th Century) Dutch letter formations. I found them helpful not
only in my Dutch research but for figuring out other countries' changes
in handwriting.
I used these examples to assist me in my research for my series of books on New Netherland Settlers (New Netherland being present day New York)
A-G Handwriting 16th & 17th Centuries
H-Q Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-30719601532156688302012-02-07T15:00:00.000-05:002012-02-07T15:00:02.695-05:00Get the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner Free Software UpgradeA few days ago I had a very informative Skype chat with two of the reps from Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner company. I'll go into details on the various things we talked about in future blog posts, so keep an eye out for them. One item though that they wanted me to share with my readers as soon as possible is that there is a new software upgrade and it's important to download it.
Walt told me that Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-46961539585735347012012-02-07T09:00:00.000-05:002012-02-07T09:00:16.150-05:00An FTM Archive I Didn't Know I Had
My FTM Archive
I didn't know I had an FTM (Family Tree Maker) Archive. But I do. I found it while looking for the software for one of my printers. That's my FTM Archive on the left.
The earliest FTM version I own is Version 3.01. It came out in 1996. My most recent is FamilyTreeMaker 2012.
Yep, I've been using FTM for at least 16 years! I say "at least" because I'm pretty sure I bought it Lorine McGinnis Schulzenoreply@blogger.com1