DearMYRTLE - 23 Aug 2005 DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour Internet Radio Show

23 Aug 2005 DearMYRTLE's Family History Hour

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DearREADERS,
This is the lineup for today's show. Scroll down to note the "Links We Mention" and "Listening to the show" below.

Value of 1908 letters
Frank or Fred Dittmar?
Maggie Stewart, editor USGenWeb Archives
KUDOS to Jim Laird & Joy Fisher
Blog topic: What is your personal secret for happiness?
MightyMouse Tour - USGenWeb.com
John Vilburn, creator of PAFInsight
Sean Williams, creator of CenMatch

If you'd like to know more about how to take care of family papers, see my column "Old letters, postcards & telegrams" http://www.dearmyrtle.com/05/0802.htm

LINKS WE MENTION

USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/obits/

Jim Laird's contributions to Kansas USGenWeb including Douglas County, Kansas Newspaper Articles, Obituaries, Vital Records (Marriages) http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/douglas/douglas.htm
Joy Fisher's transcriptions of the Gove County History on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ks/gove/gove.html
http://www.USGenWeb.com Visit each states where your ancestors once lived. Then revisit every 3 months, because new information is being added every day. You won't know what's been added, if you don't check back frequently.
PAFInsight - http://www.ohanasoftware.com
PAFInsight Lessons - http://www.ohanasoftware.com/?sec=lessons
PAF Personal Ancestral File (Windows compatible genealogy software) http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/
Google Search http://www.google.com
IGI International Genealogical Index http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
IGI Tips for Use http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true
Dick Eastman http://www.eogn.com
Dick Eastman's article about CenMatch
http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/08/cenmatch_for_an.html
CenMatch http://www.empiresgenealogy.com/
Ancestry's Census Search http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=35

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Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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