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Using Work Projects Administration(WPA) to Research

simplelivinggenealogist

2 days ago
2 min

Using Work Projects Administration(WPA) to Research

The WPA provided paid jobs to help people survive through the Great Depression.

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simplelivinggenealogist

Oct 15
2 min

Emailing DNA Matches

The most common complaint I hear is that DNA Matches do not respond to the emails. We cannot force someone to reply to an email,

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simplelivinggenealogist

Oct 9
2 min

3 Life Rules I live By...

Connect to family. This includes our future generations, our present family, and our ancestors. We have an opportunity to personally shar...

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simplelivinggenealogist

Sep 15
2 min

Genealogy Strengthens Life Skills

Genealogy helps us to figure out how to get through obstacles, find an inner calm within ourselves to think more clearly, help us to handle

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Handling Mistakes in Others Family Trees

simplelivinggenealogist

Aug 27
2 min

Handling Mistakes in Others Family Trees

Anyone doing genealogy research has most likely come across a family tree that did not have correct information about an ancestor.

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simplelivinggenealogist

Aug 18
2 min

Genealogy YouTube Channels

YouTube is continuously growing and changing as the world has been changing. With the continuous growth of people interested in their family

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simplelivinggenealogist

May 18
2 min

"Pause" on Genealogy Research

Maybe it would not be a bad idea for the second half of 2020 to be about putting our genealogy research on "Pause."

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simplelivinggenealogist

Apr 22
2 min

Using Archive Grid For Treasure Hunting

If you have never used ArchiveGrid.com you could be missing out on some key information that could help you learn more about your ancestors.

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simplelivinggenealogist

Apr 9
2 min

Using FamilySearch.org Notification

Life gets busy and the last thing we want to do is add more to our to-do list. One way FamilySearch.org has helped us to minimize the nee...

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simplelivinggenealogist

Mar 24
2 min

Genealogy Webinars

As our world struggles with the overwhelming impact of COVID-19, there are several Genealogical Societies and repositories that have cont...

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Documenting Our Lives During the Coronavirus Pandemic

simplelivinggenealogist

Mar 19
2 min

Documenting Our Lives During the Coronavirus Pandemic

There are many of us who are scared and unsure of what tomorrow will hold right now. The Coronavirus Pandemic is forcing us into a situat...

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simplelivinggenealogist

Mar 17
1 min

History Helps Us To Understand Actions

Spanish flu pandemic helps us to understand today's world choices.

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Genealogist as a Minimalist - What does it mean?

simplelivinggenealogist

Feb 28
2 min

Genealogist as a Minimalist - What does it mean?

What minimalism mean to me.

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simplelivinggenealogist

Feb 13
6 min

Looking for Ancestors in Newspapers

Newspapers can be a valuable tool in learning more about our ancestors. The reason to use newspapers when researching is because sometime...

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simplelivinggenealogist

Feb 4
2 min

Hobbies As Minimalist

When some people hear about my journey to start living a minimalist lifestyle, they ask me if I've given up doing genealogy anymore. My a...

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