1860 Lawrence County, Kentucky Census Online

Published in August 15th, 2008
Posted by Judy Rosella Edwards in Genealogy
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Just what it says. Lots of detail. Some notations. Nice job! Online free at Genealogy Trails.

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Preble County, Ohio, Cemetery Updates

Published in August 15th, 2008
Posted by Judy Rosella Edwards in Genealogy
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If you are researching Preble County, Ohio, the Genealogy Trails site has a lot of free info online now. Great site!

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Finding Family vol. 1 no. 3 April 23, 2008

Published in April 24th, 2008
Posted by Judy Rosella Edwards in Genealogy
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The Genealogy of the Adams Family, of Kingston, Mass. traces the Adams family back to 1677. This genealogy was written by George Adams and Theodore Parker Adams. The latter was the longest living graduate of Harvard University, according to newspaper clippings scanned along with a copy on file at Google Books.

If you are interested in […]

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Finding Family vol. 1 no. 2 April 22, 2008

Published in April 22nd, 2008
Posted by Judy Rosella Edwards in Genealogy
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Today’s topic is gazetteers. The word gazetteer is a charming old one that does not seem to have much meaning for most people. Gazetteers are maps with a whole lot more data. The first gazetteers probably appeared before the first century b.c. Early gazetteers were maps that […]

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FINDING FAMILY vol. I number 1 April 21, 2008

Published in April 22nd, 2008
Posted by Judy Rosella Edwards in Genealogy, Writers Corner
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Welcome to Finding Family!

Genealogy is one of the fastest growing pastimes in the United States, and possibly the world. Hundreds of thousands of us are looking for our family history.

While visiting yet another genealogical library, I realized how many hundreds of family […]

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The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Genealogy & Family History

Published in April 21st, 2008
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…by Judy Rosella Edwards.

Available now! If you want to write about a character’s family history, you NEED this book!!

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Add This to the Curriculum

Published in March 14th, 2008
Posted by Judy Rosella Edwards in Life
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I realize the high school curriculum is already overloaded, and teachers are overworked. But why don’t they teach us to plan a funeral while we are in high school? Sooner or later, we all need to know how to do it.
My 87 year-old mother passed away last week after months of suffering. She had been […]

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No Sleep in This Crib

Published in February 2nd, 2008
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Copyright 2008@ Judy Rosella Edwards. Do not reprint without written permission.
The MTV generation uses the term crib to refer to a posh house. Historically, in the United States, a crib was a prison for women slaves.
I have often wondered if the staff at MTV’s tv show, “Cribs” understands the tragic history of the crib and […]

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