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Bits and Pieces
Here are some scattered thoughts on our family history pastime. Included, just in time for Halloween, are some bits on family skeletons.,Here are some scattered thoughts on our family history pastime. Included, just in time for Halloween, are some bits on family skeletons.
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Ancient History Research Paper Topics
Examples of Ancient World Western Civilization paper topics for students that have difficulty coming up with a theme or thesis.
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Assigning High School History Research Papers
Teaching students to develop a specific topic or thesis rather than assigning broad themes stimulates individual creativity and engages all students by offering choices.
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Cemetery and Death Records Trace Family History
Death records contain a wealth of genealogical information as well as provide key clues leading to other vital records and avenues of research.
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Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch Institute sponsors mouth watering natural history research trips all around the world. The trips offer you a chance to take a field trip of a lifetime--unless you take another one.
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Family History Research
Genealogy research can open many doors into a hidden past. Beware, there may be some surprises in store. Who knows what you might find when you delve into your family hi
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Find Vital Records to Trace Your Family History
Birth, death, marriage, and divorce records not only document important life events in your ancestors' lives, but also provide hints for further genealogical research.
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Genealogical Myths
Do you feel that you can find anything on the internet now, including your family history? Or that if your Auntie said it, it must be true? Think again.
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Getting Organized, Part II
Discover further ways to organize your family history research, by developing a system that works for you.
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Learning Your Genealogy Terms
Learning the meanings of commonly-used terms in genealogy can help in your research, and keep you from mixing up cousins and siblings.
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Meeting Your Ancestors On The Road, Part II
Some of my own adventures on the road meeting my own ancestors.
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Research Strategies for the Genealogist
A family historian will often travel for miles to visit an archive or records office to hunt down ancestors. Just what is the best way of making the most of that visit?
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Resources for Military Biography Research
When writing a military biography it is important to get as much general and detailed background information as possible. So where is the best place to start?
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The Dating Game
The family history researcher should be aware of how our calendars changed and how this may affect our record-keeping.
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The Study of Dragons
My fascination with dragons didn't end with puberty. In fact, the abundance of dragon books and tarot decks available to adults only strengthened my interest in draconology.
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Useful Genealogy Research Books
Internet resources are not the only tools for genealogy research: There are a myriad of great genealogy books. Here is a quick guide to some interesting research books.
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Where to Look for Genealogical Resources
From online databases and state websites to public libraries and the International Genealogy Index, a guide to locating resources for family tree research.
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How to Find Medieval Primary Sources
Primary sources are extremely important in medieval research, but very hard to find. With the help of the Internet and a few choice websites primary sources can be found.
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Building Your Own Basic Genealogy Library
It is the age of online genealogy resources copied to personal files and CDs, but some basic books on your shelf can facilitate your trek down the ancestral trail.
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Discovering Your Family History
Finding ancestors has become a popular pastime, especially for the baby boomers. Here are some tips for tracing your family tree. It's an exciting adventure.
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Freedom of the Press Forever
Free Press is not a new concept-it is a reality we have lived for generations.
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Genealogy Timeline Shows Ancestor's Life Events
A genealogy timeline shows ancestors' birth, marriage and death, other life events, plus world events. Timelines prompt questions & hints for further ancestry research.
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How To Develop a History Thesis
Writing a successful History paper demands that students develop specific focus areas and questions leading to the formulation of a highly specific thesis statement.
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Reseaching Historical Details
Research is a necessary part of writing, including memoirs. You might have most of your memoir in your head but you'll probably need to research for further details.
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Researching Family History
Family history and ancestry are often popular topics for writing a biography. Sometimes it just takes an interesting story or photography that can lead to much more.
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Term Papers and Essay Tests
Looking for a little help with your term paper? Anxious about an upcoming essay test? Just looking for some interesting links? You can start here.
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Wikipedia's Impact on Education
This online information resource appears to be just as creditable as traditional sources of scholarly information, when mainstream education terms are compared.
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Family Legends--Fact or Fiction?
This article talks about those wild family legends of lost riches and royal heritage. Learn about them and how you can find out if they are true.
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Getting Organized, Part I
Now that you've gathered all of this genealogical data, what do you do with it? Here are some beginning tips for getting organized.
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Becoming A Professional Genealogist
So you've spent an inordinate amount of time on your family history search. There are many possibilities for making money with the skills and experience you've gained.
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Immigration Records Help Trace Family Heritage
Immigration records are crucial in genealogy, marking your ancestor's entry into the country. Learn how to locate passenger lists and use them for genealogy research.
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Formal Knot-Style Garden at Garden Museum London
Decorative arts of the sixteenth and seventeenth century inspired knot gardens. Garden historians can visit Garden Museum's knot-style garden, being restored, in London.
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Fun Interview Project in History Classes
The Greatest Generation Interview Project allows students to learn interviewing, memoir writing, historical research, and organizing the data for future reference.
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Letters: Should We Write Them?
Writing is, as you are aware, a most rewarding career choice. When employed in the service of writing for others FEGs find they may not have the ability to express their emotions and|or experience to a readership. Writing <i>letters</i> when all other resources are unavailable is a loyalty we have to one another and ourselves.
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Music Libraries on the Internet
I suppose at first glance, I might be tempted to run in the other direction at the sight of this week's title, because usually when I think of libraries, I think "BO-RING.
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The Role Of The Dramaturge
The role of a theatre teacher is to convey a sense of the career pathways available in the field. Assignment suggestions encourage exploration of the role of dramaturge.
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Visiting Garden Museum in London England
Set in the former St Mary-at-Lambeth parish Church in London, the Garden Museum has a vegetarian café, bookshop, knot-style gardens and exhibitions to charm visitors.
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Digitization of the Chinese Head Registers
Although only handful of academic studies have been made about the Chinese Canadian Head Tax, two historians have paved the way for further research into the Head Tax.
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Genealogical Societies
Genealogy research isn't just a solitary scouring of databases: It's about networking and sharing the fruits of your labor. Use genealogy societies wisely for your study.
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Using the Internet to Research Your Family History, Pt. 1
This article lists several Internet web sites which can help jump-start your efforts to discover your family history.
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Memetic Journalism, Part One
This article is the first in a continuation series on the topic of Memes. It adds to the elements of Memeology toward analysis of Memetic Journalism. Part one consists of a basic re-introduction to Memes including some more recent theories and part two delivers ideas regarding the Memetic effects of Journalism.
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Memetic Journalism, Part Two-Final Release
This article is the second in a continuation series on the topic of Memes. Adding to the analysis of Memetic Journalism, part two presents thoughts on the Memetic effects of Journalism.
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Finnish Genealogy
Trying to dig into Finnish ancestry can be difficult because of the language differences. But there are many good English website to help you with your search.
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Fourth Estate Changes
With a multitude of news stories in the media that really ignite our inner beings the Fourth Estate Guardians (FEGs) are ready to pursue some more innovative discussions. This is the last in the series on "Who Owns What." There are links to the list of publicators and we hope you will utilize these as you write and submit your works!
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Who Owns What Publications, continued
When you write for an Editor you imagine them to be part of "the particular" magazine, trade journal, or newspaper you are submitting to. You don't imagine them as small kegs in a major publication system, but that may be exactly what they are.
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Who Owns What Publications?
The initial article in a series on the "Big Ten" conglomerates of the publication|media industry. Who Owns What? You might be surprised who you are writing to and who you are writing for.
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PINPOINTING A PLACE IN TIME WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
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Summer Fruit Salad
Summer fruits make for an easy dessert "down under".
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WHERE DO I START?
Beginner's lessons (and great review for the experienced)
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Ancestry of the British Royal Family
People with English ancestry will have some ancestors in the British Royal family. Here's how to determine which family tree branches lead to royalty.
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