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Nancy Lecompte

Genealogy's Star: Names -- A Blessing or a Curse - 0 views

  • #1 Many of your ancestors may not have known how to spell their own names.
  • #2 Many people were known only by a nickname and never used the name they were given at birth.
  • #3 They wrote what they heard.
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  • #4 The use of a family name or surname varies from culture to culture.
  • #5 The pool of names used by any given family or culture may have been very small
  • #6 The way a name was spelled was unimportant until industrialization.
  • #7 Changes in governments sometimes changed names
  • #8 Immigrants often changed either the spelling of their name or their name entirely.
  • don't count on anyone, anywhere at anytime having a consistently spelled name
Nancy Lecompte

Genealogy Tip of the Day: It Came Right Out of Their Heads - 0 views

  • Remember that in many records the informant gave answers right off the top of their head, no "proof," no doublechecking, no verification.
  • And then 100 years later, their descendant encounters the information and assumes is all correct.
Nancy Lecompte

O Canada: How Her History Affects Recordkeeping » Mocavo Blog - News, Announc... - 0 views

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    A nice aid to finding records in the different provinces of Canada
Nancy Lecompte

Historic Iroquois and Wabanaki Beadwork: The Sanitary Commission Fair and Caroline Parker - 0 views

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    An outstanding article. I encourage my readers to explore the entire website.
Nancy Lecompte

Catholic Parishes of Quebec 1911 - 0 views

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    Ever wonder where a certain parish was or the name of the parish near a specific town in Quebec? Check out this tool.
Nancy Lecompte

The Autosomal Me - Summary and PDF File | DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy - 0 views

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

Five Golden Rules for Growing Family Trees - 0 views

  • Rule #1: Do Not Assume
  • Rule #2: Do Your Own Research
  • Rule #3: Treat Brothers & Sisters as Equals
Nancy Lecompte

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

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    "Throughout much of American history adoptions were "informal" with couples simply taking the child in with no "paperwork.""
Nancy Lecompte

Genealogy Tip of the Day: Did They Change the Spelling? - 0 views

  • Don't get too tied to the "correct" spelling because chances are your ancestor did not care about spelling as much as you do.
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