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CemeteryRegistry.US
CemeteryRegistry.US is a FREE genealogical database that provides a means of locating a cemetery in the United States for genealogical purposes. The registry contains over 140,000 cemetery listings throughout the United States, searchable by State, County, City, or Name. Each verified listing may include the date of establishment, affiliation, type of access, contact information, photographs, videos, links to interment sites, and other possible resources.
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Four features that set us apart from other sites. We focus solely on the cemetery's location, while others focus on the interments. With our focus solely on the cemetery location, we can take the time to verify the information and its location. Our goal is to get you to the cemetery.
1. Verification We pride ourselves in researching and gathering information to ensure the cemetery name and location are current and accurate.
2. Accuracy We use our researched information to clear up any …
bespokeGenealogy
bespokeGenealogy is a genealogy company owned by Alistair McGowan specializing in UK family history research.
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Services include:
Archival Research Family History Reports House Histories Research Trip PlanningFollow the bespokeGenealogy blog and follow them on Pinterest for great research tips for England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.
Legacy Story Project with Todd Hansen
Todd Hansen, the multi-Emmy award-winning host and executive producer of the hit TV show The Story Trek, teaches you how to record your own life story or the life story of someone you love in his online course the Legacy Story Project.
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Todd shows you the power of your life story, how to capture what matters most in your story, how to interview others, how to use technology to make your videos look and sound their best, and how to preserve those memories for generations to come. You can learn at your own pace in Todd's video lessons either from your computer, tablet, or phone. The course includes downloadable worksheets to guide you through each process with Todd's proven formula that he has used when interviewing hundreds of people in all 50 states and other countries.
Contact Todd for bulk pricing discounts, to have him teach in person, or speak to your group.
Todd also offers custom options to interview you personally.
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Search the 1950 US Census TODAY! FREE!
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The 1950 US Census images have been released by NARA (the National Archives and Records Administration in the U.S.) and are viewable on their website for FREE.
TIP: In the search returns, three buttons you'll want to understand: Population Schedules button is for viewing the images/scansHelp Us Transcribe Names button is for improving the indexShare button is to share the link on Twitter or Facebook, or to simply copy the link Location SearchThere is a location index and you're able to search by state, county or city, and enumeration district and then search a batch of images/census scans for a locale, but then you'll need to go page by page, looking for an ancestor's name the old-fashioned way. You'll have better results if you can narrow the location search to a state AND a county/city.
Name SearchThere is a name index provided by NARA but it is a very preliminary work, so there are many false posit…
RootsTech 2022 Handouts
Classes and Handouts
Here's a partial list of classes by topic and handouts that are available for download. To find more handouts for a subject, use this Search Window and type a topic, country, speaker, etc into the search window. Then select each individual search result and scroll to the bottom of that class page to see if there's a Syllabus, Slide Deck, or Handout available.
Some of these may not be available when RootsTech 2022 ends after March 4, 2022 so be sure to grab what you want while it's still available online. Have a great time at RootsTech!
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Searching for Close Relatives with Your DNA Results by Mckell Keeney
5 Free DNA Resources by Diahan Southard
What to do with your DNA test results in 2022 by Diahan Southard
DNA and the Settlers of Taranki, New Zealand by Donna Rutherford
Jewish Ethnicity & DNA; History, Migration, Genetics by Schelly Talal…
RootsTech 2022 Exhibitor Promotions and Downloadables
Here are links to all the RootsTech 2022 Exhibitor Promotions and downloads (see Sponsors promos here). They'll all open in new pages in your browser window. Some of these are time sensitive specials effective only during RootsTech. Some of the downloads are merely informational and others have potential value to family historians.
You can visit the Expo Hall to do your own research, but selecting any company name below will take you to their booth where you can watch their classes, product demos, and more. These booths will stay online for a full year, but the specials might end, so budget your time wisely and enjoy RootsTech 2022!
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1950 US Census
Promo - Join the 1950 US Census Community Project
A Life Story Video
Promo - How to Know Your Life Story - Free BlueprintPromo - 35% off Life Story Video Online Course - ends March 6, 2022Promo - 35% off Video Biography Service - ends March 6, 2022Free Download - Your Personal Life Story Trek…
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