<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0">

<channel>
	<title>The Mad Genealogist</title>
	
	<link>http://familyhistory101.com/blog</link>
	<description>In this Blog I will describe my own failures and successes with my own research. I will also describe new products and features of some of the major genealogy players on the internet as well as discuss common questions I receive through my websites. Please be patient as I get this new blog up and running correctly. I plan on post regularly once I figure out how to operate this blog and customize it.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheMadGenealogist" type="application/rss+xml" /><item>
		<title>Ages of Legal Action</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/343509821/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=66#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Records-Court]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[age]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[court]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[guardian]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inherit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[land]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Records-Vital]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=66</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is something very useful that I discovered that will help me in those old records before the 1790 census. The below chart describes the min age a person had to be to perform certain actions. So if your ancestor performed a certain action then you at least know a min age and can determine [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=66</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=66</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Learning Probate Records (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/342426841/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=62#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Records-Probate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[accounts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[appointment of administrator]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bonds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[claims]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[commissioners’ reports]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[division of property]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dower]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[estate sale(s)]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[guardianship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inventory]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[judgments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[letters of administration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[letters testamentary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[list of heirs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[orders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[petitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Probate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[receipts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Records-Vital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[will]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=62</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Probate records include a variety of documents created to support court proceedings in the settlement of an individuals’ estates. The number and type of probate records created may vary over time in different jurisdictions and due to the amount of real and personal property involved. The various documents generated in the probate process are rarely [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=62</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=62</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Genealogy Meetup</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/336062674/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=61#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tips &amp; Tricks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just started a meetup Group for the North Alabama and South Central Tennessee Area. The Details are located at http://genealogy.meetup.com/154/ . If you live in this area feel free to join up. I am going to try to hold regular meetings and classes once I get enough people signed up
]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=61</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=61</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>July’s Updates!</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/325845207/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=60#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General Rambling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I finally broke down my Nichols Brick wall a few months back and it seems like ever since then I have been suddenly swamped with work. I can seem to make any time now where as before a had time abundant. Figures!
I have added a new researcher to my researcher list at http://www.familyhistory101.com/~sgr/. She [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=60</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=60</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>145th Anniversary Battle of Chickamauga</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/318879659/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=59#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[My Family Research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Records-Military]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[battle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chickamauga]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[civil war]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reenactment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My brother is a Civil War buff and called me yesterday to wish me a happy 40th Birthday. After raking me over the coals about being over the hill he mentioned if i would like to go see Battle of Chickamauga Reenactment.
The Battle of Chickamauga hold special significance with my ancestry. I had at least [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=59</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=59</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>TEC4 John Frankovitz’s (KIA WWII) Brother Found</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/311339347/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=56#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[TEC4 John Frankovitz, KIA WWII]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Frankovitz]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ww2]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=56</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all who helped!!
Dear Mr.Nichols,
We have found John Frankovitz brother George &#8230;..!
This week I have received the Individual Deceased Personnel File from  US Army Human Resources Command,and in this file was the adress of John&#8217;s mother in 1945.
A friend,she is helping me in a fantastic way,send a email to the library in that town [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=56</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=56</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>The Lost State of Franklin</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/311134736/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=55#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Q&amp;A]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[franklin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[state]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[tennessee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=55</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: &#8220;I have seen in some records of my ancestors about the state of franklin. Do you have information on this and what happened to it?&#8221;
Answer: A short-lived attempt to create a new state in the trans-Appalachian  settlement of present-day East Tennessee, the State of Franklin arose  from the general unsettled state of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=55</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=55</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>GRRRRR! Memorial Day misunderstood by the media &amp; public</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/298410193/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=54#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ancestry.com]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grrrrrrr!!! What makes me a Mad Genealogist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Q&amp;A]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Memorial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[veteran]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=54</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[GRRRRR! Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in military service to their country. It is not in honor of all veterans. I am a vet myself and have the utmost respect for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=54</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=54</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Genealogy Encyclopedia - Terminology &amp; Meanings of Genealogical Terms</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/296018598/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=53#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Tips &amp; Tricks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abbreviation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Epidemic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Illness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Meaning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nickname]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Occupation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Symbol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Terminology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tombstone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=53</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When tracing an ancestry it is common to encounter records filled with obsolete, archaic, or legal terms that can be difficult to interpret. Misinterpreting these terms can make the difference between linking persons to the right generation, parents, spouse or children. Understanding exactly what is stated in any record is vital before attempting to move [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=53</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=53</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Footnote News 05/20/2008</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMadGenealogist/~3/294425256/</link>
		<comments>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=51#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 17:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GenMaster</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Footnote.com]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Records-Census]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[1860]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Census]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=51</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[






Exciting things are happening at Footnote!  On May 8th, Footnote released the 1860 U.S. Federal Census 
as a new addition to its already extensive Civil War Collection. This project was a joint effort with FamilySearch, who provided the images for the 1860 US Federal Census title. From those images, Footnote created an index enabling [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?feed=rss2&amp;p=51</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://familyhistory101.com/blog/?p=51</feedburner:origLink></item>
	</channel>
</rss>
