tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post8272059097270385939..comments2024-03-03T11:33:31.376-05:00Comments on Family Sleuther: Desperation: Why My New Genealogy Research Strategy Is A ClusterFamily Sleutherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-61397971808097513722017-10-02T20:15:12.683-04:002017-10-02T20:15:12.683-04:00I'll be sure and keep at it! Thanks, Susi.I'll be sure and keep at it! Thanks, Susi. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-56816314906210375912017-10-02T20:14:27.756-04:002017-10-02T20:14:27.756-04:00This makes me think about taking a step back and r...This makes me think about taking a step back and re-reviewing folks with the same surname in Ohio (where my research is focused) to see if I strike similar luck. Thanks for bringing this example to my attention, Annick. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-85817651029069777682017-10-02T20:11:15.470-04:002017-10-02T20:11:15.470-04:00You make a goodnight point. I need to find the tim...You make a goodnight point. I need to find the time to eye the neighbors in the census records. What a beastly project. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-91089077073173242512017-10-02T20:07:49.870-04:002017-10-02T20:07:49.870-04:00Probate is difficult in this situation because the...Probate is difficult in this situation because they were largely destroyed in the courthouse fire. But voter records are a new one to me. I need to look into these. Thanks for the tip, Laurene. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-85889786782265186872017-10-02T20:05:26.469-04:002017-10-02T20:05:26.469-04:00Let me know if you give it a go and how it works o...Let me know if you give it a go and how it works out, Claudia. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-66912273656812047492017-10-02T18:43:40.010-04:002017-10-02T18:43:40.010-04:00I use this with the bulk of my research. It works ...I use this with the bulk of my research. It works well generally.<br />Susi's Quarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722985357289434741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-53832389275998008942017-10-02T13:49:07.993-04:002017-10-02T13:49:07.993-04:00I am presently tracing a family around 1750 with t...I am presently tracing a family around 1750 with the same name and in the same geographical area (Luxembourg) as "MY" family to try to link it to mine and figure out the next generation through hopefully the find of a marriage act. It worked for me once before in an area of France. At least, I hope, my research will make someone happy when I post it on Geneanet, even if it turns out it was not MY family at all. Annick H.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622957456021938836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-34989789466743020102017-10-02T13:40:19.016-04:002017-10-02T13:40:19.016-04:00I always try to find out if lodgers were relatives...I always try to find out if lodgers were relatives, and sometimes that has been fruitful. But since most of my ancestors lived in big cities, it's not a feasible strategy to search all the people living in a big tenement. :( Good luck!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-63734418793268441512017-10-02T12:32:53.024-04:002017-10-02T12:32:53.024-04:00I've used probated wills with some satisfactio...I've used probated wills with some satisfaction. Also, voter lists (of all record sets I'd never have imagined I'd be able to track a person this way). As always - fingers crossed! Laurene Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-63180562922593591712017-10-01T13:38:16.251-04:002017-10-01T13:38:16.251-04:00I haven't use it but perhaps I should find thi...I haven't use it but perhaps I should find this to identify "Mother Coleman 1789-1831" in Huntingdon County PAClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com