Bob Larson

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Limited Access to SSDI

(Kimberly Powell’s Weekly Blog – November 15, 2015) The Social Security Death Master File, maintained by the US Social Security Administration (SSA), is a database of death records collected from a variety of sources used by the SSA to administer their programs. This includes death information collected from family members, funeral homes, financial institutions, postal …

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Six Secret Google Search Tricks for Genealogy That’ll Help You Find Your Ancestors

(from Family History Daily Blog – November 2015) Most of us use Google search to look for our ancestors on a regular basis. After all, once we’re done searching our favorite family history sites directly, Google is our best bet for locating new records online. But finding valuable data via Google search can be hard …

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Are You An Effective Genealogist?

Internet Genealogy article by Donna Potter Phillips, Internet Genealogy author November 9, 2015) What I mean is that are you a successful genealogist or an unsuccessful genealogist? Do you usually achieve your research goals? If not, then you might want to take another look at your research strategies. Dave Obee, who hails from Victoria, British …

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