(from Dick Eastman’s Daily Newsletter · July 1, 2015) The following article was written by editor Pam Cerutti. NOTE: Pam Cerutti is the editor of this newsletter, but her professional background suits this review well. After teaching high school English, she went on to a career in computer education, where she developed many courses on …
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Surname Spelling Mistakes!
(by Diane L Richard, Your Genealogy Today and Internet Genealogy author 6-27-2015) Be careful of what you consider to be the “correct”, or “only”, spelling of a surname. Though we now consider the spelling of our surnames “fixed”, throughout much of history they were not. Many did not “sign” their name to documents. Most documents …
Catholic Parish Records in the United States
(Allen County Public Library by Sara Allen 6-1-2015) *************************************** Church records can provide crucial details about our ancestors, especially when other records such as civil birth, marriage and death records are scarce or non-existent. Catholic and Lutheran churches in the United States and abroad are known for keeping excellent records, full of vital information about …