Michael John Neill's Genealogy Website
We’re excited to finally announce the release of the recorded versions of my two latest webinars: Irfanview and Organizing Digital Media. If you registered for these and did not receive the complimentary download, please email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com. Irfanview One of the most popular image viewing and manipulation programs around that has the best price–free! […]
“Skillet” does not appear in the index for Evidence Explained and yet, like any genealogical item that provides information, the mess pan needs some sort of citation, if for not other reason than citation creation can cause us to notice things that might otherwise have passed us by. The closest item to parallel a citation from is […]
The 1880-era homestead claim for Cornelia Albers in Dawson County, Nebraska discussed in “An Affidavit Shows Residence and Connections” was an incomplete one. Cornelia and her grandmother Antje, to whom Cornelia assigned her claim, never completed it. Consequently it did not generate an actual patent and the claim was incomplete. Incomplete applications are at the […]
A clue to ancestral associates can be buried in virtually any document in any time period. Sometimes genealogists with immigrant ancestors are so focused on “crossing the pond” that they miss significant clues in the United States records that could assist them with that very pond crossing. An 1884 affidavit made out by Cornelia Albers in […]
A work colleague brought this World War I item that belonged to her grandfather when he was in the service. I’m attempting to transcribe it and determine what the symbolism means. Aside from that, I’m deciding how to create a citation for this item and the best way to transcribe the non-linear text.
It’s all about focus. I simply can’t have someone try and locate everything and trace the family as far back as possible in the first research encounter. There’s several reasons for this: money–I don’t have unlimited funds. the need to establish a working relationship. This is crucial when the professional being hired is someone with […]
A contemporary record can be worth countless others that are not. John Ehmen’s application for a military headstone indicated that he died in Galesburg, Illinois. The application for a headstone is not the only item that indicates John died in Galesburg. There are several family histories and numerous online trees that contain that place of […]
Registrations can be processed here (and are being proessed as long as these links are active).Those who registered for an earlier session but had issues attending can join in this session at no charge. Land records can contain significant genealogical clues. These records can also be confusing for researcher who is unfamiliar with their structure, purpose, […]
By popular demand, we’re bringing this course back…. (we’ve pushed the start date a week back due to the Labor Day holiday–we can take registrants through 12 September) (if you enrolled in a previous section and had later difficulties, email me to be put in this section of the course at no charge) With Michael John […]
This picture of my Grandmother was used as an illustration in Genealogy Tip of the Day. As soon are it ran live, I realized that I had forgotten to indicate who was who in the photograph. Clear identification of individuals (when known) is a integral part of online distribution of photographs. I had not clearly indicated who […]
