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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Most Adoptions are Unofficial - 0 views

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genealogy tips

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 05 Feb 14
     
    "Throughout much of American history adoptions were "informal" with couples simply taking the child in with no "paperwork.""
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: What Kind of Mixup? - 0 views

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 27 Jan 14
     
    "Sometimes what's wrong may be partially right--just in a way you haven't thought of yet."
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Triangulation: Making More of Autosomal DNA - 0 views

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dna tips Resources

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 16 Jan 14
     
    A nice list of the current tools useful for Genetic Genealogy projects
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The Wabanaki and the Plymouth (Mass) Tercentenary of 1921 - 0 views

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Maine Wabanaki culture basket

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 19 Dec 13
     
    Another great post from Gerry Biron
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Finding Adopted Ancestors » Mocavo Blog - 0 views

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genealogy Research tips

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 06 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Prior to the 1930s and 1940s, adoption was a very informal process.
  • Sometimes, especially in the case of a child whose parent(s) have died, there may be some official paperwork.
  • Quite often, however, these arrangements were completely unofficial.
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Algonkian Church History: An Update on Electa Quinney, The first Female Schoolteacher i... - 0 views

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  • Out of an understandable eagerness to point to positive role models (or to make money on the web), people need to be careful not to make false claims.
  • Nancy Lecompte on 26 Oct 13
     
    "Out of an understandable eagerness to point to positive role models (or to make money on the web), people need to be careful not to make false claims."
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Historic Iroquois and Wabanaki Beadwork: Puzzle Pouches - 0 views

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native culture resource beadwork

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 22 Oct 13
     
    Gerry Biron has produced yet another great post.
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Genealogy's Star: What is Research? - 0 views

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 14 Oct 13
     
    "Here is what is known as the Research Cycle: 1. Identify what you know. 2. Decide what you want to learn. 3. Select records to search. 4. Obtain and search the records. 5. Evaluate and Use the information."
  • Nancy Lecompte on 14 Oct 13
     
    I couldn't have said it better!
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The Montagnais - Harper's Magazine Volume 0077 Issue 459 (August 1888) - 0 views

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native culture canada Montagnais

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 03 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Nancy Lecompte on 03 Sep 13
     
    A very interesting article (if you ignore the white superior Christian attitude of the writer) describing the life of the Montagnais. I especially enjoyed the description of the inside of a wigwam full of people and all their worldly possessions.
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NGS Series on DNA Basics - All 4 Parts | DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy - 0 views

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dna tutorial

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 12 Aug 13
     
    An excellent introduction to what genetics can do for genealogists.
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Genealogy's Star: Can we correct history? - 0 views

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genealogy history opinion

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 07 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • any transmitted story should be checked against the known facts and preserved as a "story" and not as history. If there is substantiation of all or part of the story, then a citation to a source should be provided. Simply copying and repeating traditionally held stories is not history
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Hinting at the Facts | Personal Past Meditations- a Genealogical Blog - 0 views

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genealogy tips research

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 30 Jul 13 - No Cached
  •  Lessons Learned Secondary sources are, for the most part, only hints.
  • Nevertheless, a secondary source, even a less than perfect one can be a great help in finding better information.
  • A secondary source built on secondary sources will accumulate errors.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • There is more to understanding documents that simply reading them.
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Historic Iroquois and Wabanaki Beadwork: "FROM NIAGARA FALLS" and Tuscarora Beadwork - 0 views

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native culture beadwork new york Canadian

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 16 Jul 13
     
    And yet another incredible posting by our good friend Gerry Biron.
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Five Golden Rules for Growing Family Trees - 0 views

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genealogy research tips

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 02 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Rule #1: Do Not Assume
  • Rule #2: Do Your Own Research
  • Rule #3: Treat Brothers & Sisters as Equals
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The Autosomal Me - Summary and PDF File | DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy - 0 views

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dna admix Education

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  • Nancy Lecompte on 28 Jun 13
     
    If you have had your autosomal DNA tested and want to know what to do with the results, this web page will help
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