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Results not counted were for the Prunier wine or restaurant in France, or for fruits and flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/405fd761-db37-4989-a741-af4cdcf1cdf3/search+engine+3.png Blog Posts - Testing Search Engine Alternatives for Genealogy - Make it stand out How did Kagi have 31 accurate results (with two in the top 3) all on the first page? And again, Gibiru and Presearch came in high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/7b0df40d-3147-4108-b344-c66215907e76/search+engine+4.png Blog Posts - Testing Search Engine Alternatives for Genealogy - Make it stand out Kagi with 22 accurate results. Again, this post is not sponsored by anyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1a0fd99c-3339-497a-ad4c-795590fde3f2/search+engine+5.png Blog Posts - Testing Search Engine Alternatives for Genealogy - Make it stand out Interesting that many search engines did so poorly with this name. Looksmart did the best here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/b05f7984-2e14-4ebc-840b-9c27d435403b/search+engine+results.png Blog Posts - Testing Search Engine Alternatives for Genealogy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/finding-naturalization-papers-with-the-coa-number monthly 0.5 2025-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/92da81d3-d66a-45d7-a9d2-a59cc8d05ee4/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%2813%29.png Blog Posts - Finding Naturalization Papers with the COA Number - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/e8359523-8f02-4369-9db7-df52b1c394fb/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%2814%29.png Blog Posts - Finding Naturalization Papers with the COA Number - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/passenger-list-follow-up-certificate-of-arrival monthly 0.5 2025-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/7549351a-f1ef-42e6-b103-9b547f063910/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%281%29.png Blog Posts - Certificate of Arrival Numbers on Passenger Lists and Naturalization Forms - Make it stand out See Anna’s Passenger Arrival Record on FamilySearch and her Certificate of Arrival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/a74f586c-2989-4d83-8e4e-1ac7564bc216/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%2811%29.png Blog Posts - Certificate of Arrival Numbers on Passenger Lists and Naturalization Forms - Make it stand out See Anna’s Declaration of Intent on Family Search https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/01ac06e1-3cfb-47d2-92bd-9d84baadde8c/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%2812%29.png Blog Posts - Certificate of Arrival Numbers on Passenger Lists and Naturalization Forms - Make it stand out See Anna’s Petition for Naturalization form on FamilySearch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/c03ebaa4-a6f2-4811-8f9b-a678533f836a/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%282%29.png Blog Posts - Certificate of Arrival Numbers on Passenger Lists and Naturalization Forms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/how-to-save-your-social-media-data monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/ead86f9b-0a16-43e1-8ba8-48224a860430/SOCIALMEDIA.png Blog Posts - How to Save Your Social Media Data - Make it stand out All icons and logos are copyright of their respective companies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/ab155bce-28ab-4e3d-abb8-7bcf03b5ecc5/thefacebook.png Blog Posts - How to Save Your Social Media Data - Make it stand out Above: How “thefacebook” looked on February 12th, 2004, according to a backup from The Wayback Machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/907ec937-5924-4290-a318-1c03b5dfc647/friendster.png Blog Posts - How to Save Your Social Media Data - Make it stand out Screenshot from the Wayback Machine. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/new-blog-post-series-surname-searches monthly 0.5 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/7fddf689-3d41-4027-956e-f44dbeda3753/new+series+of+posts+%28940+x+588+px%29+%2810%29.png Blog Posts - New blog post series: "Surname Searches" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/the-cat-that-didnt-belong-could-you-tell-these-historical-photos-were-edited monthly 0.5 2024-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/6bfd8209-6a8b-48ae-af2c-eecd55f3af77/seven.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out At first glance, would you think this cat was original to this photo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/eb2b823e-54f1-4642-a23a-1289573f78a8/two.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out This one made my six-year old laugh. A joke to be sure - but at the time of the event, or when it was posted here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/962c2f29-bbc9-4288-a754-a2b91f8f02b3/grouppost.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - 1929? In this example to the right, the Facebook post describes the images in the post. With regards to the photo shown above, the post mentions “a cat in an off-the-rack, untailored suit, 1929…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/ebcdc128-66ba-478d-8ce6-6681cb4f78d2/3.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out Matching hats of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/0e73f9e9-ffdb-4f39-a20a-a6ab361de274/nine.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out The cat appears in the doorway in the center of the image above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/c9706a8a-5518-4c70-b64f-3ae211111ca6/2.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out Kiara, not afraid of heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/eca4485e-112f-4754-b89a-73bdb6b174ef/ten.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out At first glance I didn’t see her in this one… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/9f687333-1472-4476-99cd-dabf8e246055/eleven.png Blog Posts - The cat that didn't belong - could you tell these historical photos were edited? - Make it stand out The sepia-toned cat going for a ride. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/reader-question-what-does-do7-mean-on-this-record-from-1749 monthly 0.5 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/947ea0bb-008a-4e67-ab30-f5d863b589e9/Binary+Search+%281%29.png Blog Posts - Reader Question: What does "do7" mean on this record from 1749? - Make it stand out The example above is from the “U.S. Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639 - 1989” on Ancestry. under New York, Albany, Albany Vol. II, Book 2. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/how-to-do-a-binary-search-applying-computer-science-algorithms-to-genealogy-research monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/f29f77cb-92d3-49f6-81cc-2b214f087ed0/Binary+Search.png Blog Posts - How to do a "Binary Search": Applying Computer Science Algorithms to Genealogy Research - Make it stand out Image above generated with in part with AI tools. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/why-do-we-drop-a-ball-in-times-square-on-nye monthly 0.5 2024-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/d0c15570-649d-45d1-9f44-8ddc7cfb804d/Customs-House-Wellington.jpg Blog Posts - The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Make it stand out Courtesy of Wikimedia, captioned: “The Customs House building on the Wellington [New Zealand] waterfront, built in the 1860s on reclaimed land, and showing the time ball which began operating on 8 March 1864.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/9f45fe17-6cd1-491c-8e4c-ad4888894463/timeball.png Blog Posts - The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Make it stand out Source: Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 02 July 1905. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1905-07-02/ed-1/seq-44/) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/3bdce71d-44a9-4f12-b445-0c9364f0b6dd/fairmont.png Blog Posts - The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Make it stand out Image Source: The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]), 23 May 1909. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1909-05-23/ed-1/seq-6/> https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/bfcba710-82e5-4906-b56b-5e1ee931bfcf/Boston_Time-Ball.jpg Blog Posts - The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Make it stand out “The Boston Time Ball (1881)” courtesy of Wikipedia, public domain. Caption reads: “The Boston Time Ball on the roof of the Equitable Life Assurance Society building, at the corner of Devonshire and Milk Streets, Boston MA.” Note the pulley system for raising and lowering the ball at noon. View from the street in the top right corner of this image of 67 Milk Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/a5a03272-f8f5-46bb-a5e7-a2553537580d/49212292761_0825e78dde_k.jpg Blog Posts - The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Make it stand out Image courtesy of flickr user daves_archive_inactive_at_current_time, some rights reserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/9c79108b-e3a5-4cb6-b741-a7c79eac49d6/1024px-Time_Ball_Tower%2C_V%26A_Waterfront%2C_Cape_Town_2.jpg Blog Posts - The Forgotten History of "Time Balls" - Make it stand out Time Ball Tower, South Africa. 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As found on Ancestry.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/599df4b0-e1b1-4b3b-828f-f4b3a57fb036/pol+soc+address.png Blog Posts - Reader Question: "What does 'Polish Soe' mean on this detained aliens list?" - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/ca05d2b1-4ac2-4531-b623-3223cf1599e8/st+josephs.png Blog Posts - Reader Question: "What does 'Polish Soe' mean on this detained aliens list?" - Make it stand out An excerpt from “The Official Catholic Directory and Clergy List, Volume 20”, The M.H. Wiltzius Company; 1906. 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Click on “View matches” to see a list of your DNA matches assigned to either your maternal side or paternal side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/b175ad40-130a-49bd-8415-2ad60199ca3f/Capture+list+edited.jpg Blog Posts - Exploring the new AncestryDNA® Parental Matches Feature - Make it stand out Above: a screenshot of my DNA Matches on my maternal side (slightly edited to remove profile names and pictures). https://www.startresearching.com/blog/african-american-secret-societies-amp-fraternal-orders monthly 0.5 2022-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/c7d16be7-5eca-4b45-b071-8f1e914d772c/knights.png Blog Posts - Origins of African American Secret Societies &amp; Fraternal Orders - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/ee3e8c7a-c02d-4605-bd65-2cdb944efc3e/service-pnp-cph-3b20000-3b27000-3b27500-3b27547r.jpg Blog Posts - Origins of African American Secret Societies &amp; Fraternal Orders - Make it stand out “Group of Grand Lodge Masons No. 2” c1897, Library of Congress. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/15d3e3e7-6fd0-4797-bf8f-c2c8c9eb49a1/oddfellows.jpg Blog Posts - Origins of African American Secret Societies &amp; Fraternal Orders - Make it stand out “African American man, member of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, wearing fraternal order collar and apron”. Library of Congress. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/d6a32871-1c8c-4bbc-a2b1-58d9c34687a8/iosl.jpg Blog Posts - Origins of African American Secret Societies &amp; Fraternal Orders - Make it stand out The St Luke Penny Savings Bank, opened by the Independent Order of St. Luke. NPS.gov. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/announcing-new-genealogy-games-genealogy-bingo-ice-breaker-edition-and-a-genealogy-crossword-puzzle monthly 0.5 2022-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/32a411ec-0af7-4dbc-8a3a-952e7ce87f1a/IMG_1477.jpg Blog Posts - Announcing Two New Genealogy-Themed Games! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/b67d53e0-3ee5-4339-aeda-bf8d23e89b0c/Untitled+design+%2823%29.jpg Blog Posts - Announcing Two New Genealogy-Themed Games! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/907e4a98-083d-4944-b047-26f874706c4f/NEW+SHOP%21+%281%29.png Blog Posts - Announcing Two New Genealogy-Themed Games! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/revealing-codes-in-the-1950-census-pt-3-occupation-codes-in-leave-blank-c monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/758d9789-8204-48a1-bb3e-b63e914070fd/What+are+these+numbers+%283%29.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 3: Occupation Codes in Leave Blank C - Make it stand out Census image excerpt adapted from 1950 Census of Augusta, Georgia, ED 161-1, page 4, from 1950census.archives.gov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/c17a012b-f248-40de-b6f7-b5005395d46f/class+of+worker+codes.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 3: Occupation Codes in Leave Blank C - Make it stand out Excerpt from “Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries”, 1950, US Census Bureau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/faa76188-633f-4169-b8ba-090a024ea825/occupation+groups.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 3: Occupation Codes in Leave Blank C - Make it stand out Excerpt from “Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries”, 1950, US Census Bureau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/20b70825-49f0-40ec-97fc-18e8d15fd616/part+3a.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 3: Occupation Codes in Leave Blank C - Make it stand out Census image excerpt adapted from 1950 Census of Augusta, Georgia, ED 161-1, page 4, from 1950census.archives.gov https://www.startresearching.com/blog/revealing-codes-in-the-1950-census-pt-2-leave-blank-b-amp-c monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/26ec37a7-d4f5-4c70-af08-736057981538/What+are+these+numbers+%281%29.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 2: Leave Blank B - Make it stand out Excerpt taken from 1950 Census of Barnstable, Massachusetts, ED 1-1, page 23, found on 1950census.archive.gov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/96e70290-e06b-4917-a551-2828e2873c12/State+Codes.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 2: Leave Blank B - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/97773cbd-f1ac-4109-aee1-253ad0f86d84/codes+for+foreign+countries.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 2: Leave Blank B - Make it stand out Above tables excerpted from The 1950 Censuses - How They Were Taken written by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., 1955. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/983b502f-531f-4d47-afb5-6db7aa555c1f/state+and+country+coding.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 2: Leave Blank B - Make it stand out Above table excerpt from The 1950 Censuses - How They Were Taken written by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., 1955. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/3eaa3825-037a-45d1-9d11-d36e215d2138/countries.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 2: Leave Blank B - Make it stand out Excerpt from the 1950 Census of Burrego, San Diego, California, ED 37-1, page 5 as found on 1950census.nara.gov https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/d095bec2-c89e-4e53-809f-dd610c0fbf9a/v+for+germany.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census, Pt. 2: Leave Blank B - Make it stand out Excerpt from the 1950 Census of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California, ED 74-2, page 14, as found on 1950census.nara.gov https://www.startresearching.com/blog/codes-in-the-1950-census-leave-blank-column-a monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/daf2fed1-1bc1-4b91-82fb-03980d471e4e/What+are+these+numbers.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census: Leave Blank Column A - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/cb383f6f-142e-4f05-96c1-c786e36a14f2/relationships.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census: Leave Blank Column A - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/145a6e30-370c-4575-834f-78f47d268baf/icr.png Blog Posts - Revealing Codes in the 1950 Census: Leave Blank Column A - Make it stand out Image excerpt from the 1950 Census of Barnstable, Massachusetts (Enumeration District 1-2; page 31), found on 1950.census.archives.gov https://www.startresearching.com/blog/1950-us-census-release-what-you-need-to-know monthly 0.5 2022-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/6cddfa86-58fa-4af4-a575-a2bbe368212c/10+Things+You+Need+to+Know+%281%29.png Blog Posts - 1950 US Census: The 10 Things You Need to Know - Make it stand out The above image includes an excerpt of a blank 1950 United States Census Form: P1 Census of Population and Housing (opens pdf file) from The National Archive’s website at Archive.gov. More information about the questions asked on the census and the various forms used can be found below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/09adaa56-81ae-4b36-8d47-9512ac6f380e/missing+person.png Blog Posts - 1950 US Census: The 10 Things You Need to Know - Make it stand out A “Missed Person” coupon from the front page of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Evening Edition, 29 May 1950, one of the many efforts to count all people in the 1950 census. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/whats-wrong-with-this-image-explaining-pedigree-collapse monthly 0.5 2022-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/4c9efd4f-b74c-4ea8-b89e-7bb8e5cf9a03/Copy+of+Add+a+heading+%281%29.png Blog Posts - What's Wrong with This Image? 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On the right, the Kodak Slide N’ Scan. Both great options for converting negatives to digital files, and the Epson is great for documents and photos as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/410d5959-d9e8-4bbf-985f-3d14f5f4e7fc/Untitled+design+%2818%29.png Blog Posts - 2021 Gift Guide: Over 50 Ideas for Genealogy Enthusiasts - Make it stand out Two great options for personalized family treasures to gift: on the left, a Family Tree Serving Bowl from Uncommon Goods and created by Sheree Burlington . On the right, a Handwriting Plate from etsy shop phpottery. Both awesome products linked below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/201be75c-efa8-435a-91b2-c01ea9a6fce2/Untitled+design+%2816%29.png Blog Posts - 2021 Gift Guide: Over 50 Ideas for Genealogy Enthusiasts - Make it stand out I love these minimalistic and nicely designed novelty genealogy tees from Etsy shop StagandPeachCo. Individual shirts linked below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/24d5fb3e-181c-4e77-9072-1740b084bb05/Untitled+design+%2820%29.png Blog Posts - 2021 Gift Guide: Over 50 Ideas for Genealogy Enthusiasts - Make it stand out On the left, a custom Census Mug from etsy shop GenealogyGifts. On the right, a book from the National Archives Store. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/can-you-solve-these-country-codes monthly 0.5 2021-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/2f045901-a747-452d-82a4-c96990e7428f/immigration+country+codes.png Blog Posts - Can You Solve These "Country Codes"? - Make it stand out An excerpt from “New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1925 - 1957.” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G54Q-NCW?fbclid=IwAR3qnmlWVQBCBhPQe7lh8PZQQK6SaktioLG07VlhwO0Gx_0UgFqZ9UyRg1A&i=222&cc=1923888). Highlights my own. Passengers sailing from Liverpool, England, in 1928. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/143156b3-5d31-4752-8347-0b888e73ed62/immigration+country+codes+2.png Blog Posts - Can You Solve These "Country Codes"? - Make it stand out Another example of similar markings in this 1931 passenger arrival list. “New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925 - 1957”. database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5CK-K23?fbclid=IwAR38puxolsWRKGXo0533OG9yTrIO7iITpJjpCrgNkrVYGmBEz__4nGcfZjg&i=10&wc=MFKM-1TL%3A1029954601&cc=1923888). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/baca654d-1b81-4869-82b8-25a54e1bbcef/immigration+country+codes+3.png Blog Posts - Can You Solve These "Country Codes"? - Make it stand out A third example from 1931, also arriving to New York, showing the U.S. as “99”. “New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925 - 1957” database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5CF-91VY?fbclid=IwAR1DaQeDwqvhBkR7RiRYGEctQH5R1v0hGPqEZzbn6IFjjk4OfpfeRiTnj3w&i=50&wc=MFKM-529%3A1029955901&cc=1923888) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/09aa4176-05a2-483f-ac6b-405931ab1aa7/country+codes+4.png Blog Posts - Can You Solve These "Country Codes"? - Make it stand out This passenger list from 1931 arriving in Boston adds another column for Race or People, with a “17” for Irish”. There’s also a “13” marked for Ireland, and “99” for U.S.A. “Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891 - 1943”. database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YW3-VT6?i=38&wc=M6B4-6TG%3A219635101&cc=1923995) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/39612b6d-6cd8-4c87-99a4-9cf46866d9a9/country+codes+6.png Blog Posts - Can You Solve These "Country Codes"? - Make it stand out An early passenger list from passengers arriving in Boston in 1927. Like the example before it, there is a “17” for Irish and “13” for Ireland. Also Australia is “78”, Canada is “80” like others examples, India is “45” and Germany is “12”. From “Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891 - 1943”, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYW3-PQM?i=17&wc=M6B4-Z29%3A219600901&cc=1923995) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/582f5a7c-9ac3-4d4c-b87d-112891dcbb3c/country+codes+5.png Blog Posts - Can You Solve These "Country Codes"? - Make it stand out A 1931 manifest of passengers sailing from Nova Scotia to Boston. Note two digit numbers in the Race column, an “80” marked for Canada, and “99” for U.S.A.“Massachusetts, Boston Passenger Lists, 1891 - 1943”, database, FamilySearch. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYW3-VRJ?i=47&wc=M6B4-6TG%3A219635101&cc=1923995) https://www.startresearching.com/blog/passenger-lists-pt-2-the-meaning monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1633644992311-BI6VFHK5787M8GOTA1M2/immigration+act+notes.png Blog Posts - Immigration Act of 1924 Codes on U.S. Passenger Arrival Lists - Make it stand out Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963. Ancestry.com. Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number; 340. Note the highlighted area with notations, that refer to the Immigration Act. Can you decipher these codes using my table further below? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1633716302572-PP5GWADIHWV6RY71WQ9Y/immigration+act+notes+2.png Blog Posts - Immigration Act of 1924 Codes on U.S. Passenger Arrival Lists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/blue-books monthly 0.5 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1630799763205-OHM05S6W35C91XUDVQ20/Blue+Book+covers Blog Posts - Blue Books and Society Register Lists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1632178520326-J69UGFB1W422CJ5ZP53Q/social+register.png Blog Posts - Blue Books and Society Register Lists - Make it stand out Excerpt from The Summer Social Register, 1918 from The Internet Archive. Public Domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1632115817088-JM2H99CUSGZ74RTJM0NV/our+society+blue+book+cover+1.png Blog Posts - Blue Books and Society Register Lists - Make it stand out Excerpts from Our Society Blue Book, Season of 1895-6, from the Internet Archive https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1631825080244-PABM0ALANJLK41GMY6YM/club+abb.png Blog Posts - Blue Books and Society Register Lists - Make it stand out A key for the abbreviations to appear after an individual’s name, as shown in The Social Register, Boston, 1922 published November, 1921 by The Social Register Association (as found online by HathiTrust Digital Library, url: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066401647&view=1up&seq=9&skin=2021). Note many alma matters like Princeton, Harvard, and Yale as well as some club memberships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1631825979670-HE664RUXLCA4LR2MVU3D/marriages2.png Blog Posts - Blue Books and Society Register Lists - Make it stand out A selection of the marriage notices included in The Brooklyn Blue Book and Long Island Social Register, 1903, published 1902 by the Brooklyn Life Publishing Co. (found online on HathiTrust Digital Library). Look at all that amazing genealogical information! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1630881093724-ZLKRVSG6GLV7JBGZA5TF/sf+1922.png Blog Posts - Blue Books and Society Register Lists - Make it stand out Above, a comparison of three society lists from 1921 - 1922 highlighting the inclusion of Mr. Faxon D. Atherton (yellow highlight box from me). On the left, The San Francisco Social Register 1922, in the middle is The San Francisco Blue Book of 1922, and on the right is the New Society Blue Book of 1921 and 1922. Faxon D. Atherton was considered the father and namesake of the town of Atherton, California - though since he died in 1877, this is his son Faxon Dean Atherton, Jr. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/just-published-genealogy-planner-and-workbook monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627589644933-9A1VAGGI45B71MZK15RI/Hello%2C+Gorgeous%21+%281%29.png Blog Posts - Win a Copy of My Just Published "Genealogy Planner and Workbook"! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627527102433-LW8U84OPYQCDBNEY3CPQ/Hello%2C+Gorgeous%21.png Blog Posts - Win a Copy of My Just Published "Genealogy Planner and Workbook"! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627601500971-CTASE70YF48SE1G0Q3DV/Hello%2C+Gorgeous%21+%283%29.png Blog Posts - Win a Copy of My Just Published "Genealogy Planner and Workbook"! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/indian-residential-schools-a-troubled-history monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627336381892-SAHIE4QPCUEZIKRP4ANQ/yellow+robe.png Blog Posts - Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada and America: A Troubled History (with Research Links) - Make it stand out Caption reads “Henry Standing Bear [Top], Wounded Yellow Robe [Left] Chancy Yellow Robe [Right]: Sioux boys as they entered the school in 1883 [on the left side], Three years later [on the right]”. As found on the Internet Archive, in the book “Souvenir of the Carlisle Indian School” by J.N. Choate, 1902. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627334757917-CIF4261EBNN80QT9PMSQ/indian+school+chicirahu.png Blog Posts - Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada and America: A Troubled History (with Research Links) - Make it stand out On the left, “Chicirahua Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle from Fort Marion, Florida. Nov 4, 1886.” On the right, “Chiricahua Apaches four months after arriving at Carlisle.” From a book “United States Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, PA.” found on the Internet Archive. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627006484996-WA7PS3H2SW6MFP5U8F9W/swinomish.jpg Blog Posts - Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada and America: A Troubled History (with Research Links) - Make it stand out Government Indian School, Swinomish Reservation. Library of Congress. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627079278837-WKC8ZLUR0Q1BBPB4SLNF/laundry.jpg Blog Posts - Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada and America: A Troubled History (with Research Links) - Make it stand out “United States Indian School, Carlisle, PA…six boys doing laundry.” Library of Congress. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1627237615987-DY6UM6B91FUGB8X0Y8G3/indian+school.png Blog Posts - Indigenous Residential Schools in Canada and America: A Troubled History (with Research Links) - Make it stand out “Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, PA”. A publication from 1895 depicts the school’s method of assimilating a Native American into the dominant society. Internet Archive. 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No known copyright restrictions. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/active-and-upcoming-volunteer-projects monthly 0.5 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1623252380197-3VONBLBNW456PV2IHWHD/volunteer.png Blog Posts - Volunteer Opportunities for Genealogists - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/passenger-lists-the-meaning-behind-the-notations-abbreviations-and-marks monthly 0.5 2024-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620753839856-E50PFJ2HQ22CGZGNGKLM/ditto+quotation+marks.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out In this early passenger list, you’ll see quotation marks meaning “ditto” or same as listed above, in the Name column, the Sex, Country to which they severally belong, and Country of which they intend to become inhabitants. Note while there is empty space in the Occupation column, there is no mark - so only the first passenger, Patrick, is a confirmed Blacksmith... Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists. 1833, Oct, All Arrivals. [Database-on-line] Provo, UT. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620786931498-A57FIX57NFLGMRWD9OWN/ditto+abbreviated+do.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out In the left column it says “U.S. born” and underneath the abbreviation “do” for “ditto” is written three times. Would you have noticed all of the Di Lorenzo children where born in the U.S. looking at this? There are also quotation marks meaning same as above / child in the far right column... Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. Year: 1905; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1, Page Number: 41.[Database-on-line] Provo, UT. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620757182369-ZOKKIXOB6Y7OTD1QZ4FU/special+inquiry.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out Note on the left hand side, the initials “S.I.” with the word “admitted” stamped on them. FamilySearch.org, New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909; 1925-1957. Vol 8222-8224 Jan 5, 1925. Image 25. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620756774224-Y8LCO9H4LZAXFS3JTVYW/special+inquiry+reason.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out On a separate page, the reason Mr. Kenneb was held for Special Inquiry looks like “LPC” or Likely Public Charge. Though the ship arrived on January 6th, he had his initial hearing on the 7th, had a rehearing on the 9th, and was admitted on the 10th. If you visit the link for this image you’ll see he was fed three meals four times each. FamilySearch.org, New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909; 1925-1957. Vol 8222-8224. Jan 5, 1925. Image 37. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620785770847-3QXL9NB21RR0BME0EJPZ/not+on+boat.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out In the above image, there are three names crossed out. To the left it reads “Not on boat”. Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. Year: 1905; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 11; Page Number: 25. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1621559341879-4Q0KWIOUUMEY11N6PHVK/failed+to+join.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out Similar to “Not on Board”, this list has a line through a name with the stamp “Failed to Join”. Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. Year: 1936; Arrival: London and Plymouth, England; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 1; Page Number: 21. Ship: American Banker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620753142824-2I1NZ942SRWG4LSRA19O/dep.png Blog Posts - Passenger Lists: The Meaning Behind the Notations, Abbreviations, and Marks - Make it stand out In between the Family Name and Given Name, we see the initials "“DEP”. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963. Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 291. [Database-on-line]. Provo, UT. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/strategies-to-get-family-history-information-and-photos-from-your-relatives monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620065423617-P5Q1JGVKY42M0SEK44EI/Strategies+%282%29.png Blog Posts - Strategies to Get Family History Information (and Photos) from Your Relatives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1620062276990-07QNJO1OXPMXGLYOMKQA/Family-bible-births.jpg Blog Posts - Strategies to Get Family History Information (and Photos) from Your Relatives “An Antebellum era (pre-civil war) family bible dating to 1859” photo by David Ball, Wikimedia Commons, CC by SA 3.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1619806491275-5VIU7IEXMST8BJFCMIUR/medals.png Blog Posts - Strategies to Get Family History Information (and Photos) from Your Relatives “United States Military Medals & Insignia” from Flickr user Gary Todd, public domain. Items like military medals may be passed down within families, and could provide clues to a person’s military service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1618938978503-CNMN1CKTRL62KQA01CKP/roman-kraft-7sPg5OLfExc-unsplash.jpg Blog Posts - Strategies to Get Family History Information (and Photos) from Your Relatives Box of old photos. How great would it be to get something like this from a relative? Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash https://www.startresearching.com/blog/ancestrydna-giveaway monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1617923817138-REYBEYPQ9YR6CMUTIYE2/IMG_3811.jpg Blog Posts - AncestryDNA Giveaway! The actual ancestryDNA kit I’ll send you in the mail! (No computer, table, or anything else in the image included in the giveaway, duh.) https://www.startresearching.com/blog/irish-records-part-2-census-records-and-parish-records-and-facebook-groups monthly 0.5 2021-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1616791331722-N5MN1MA59FOB5P2178ZQ/Irish+Records+part+2+%281%29.png Blog Posts - Irish Records Part 2: Census Records and Parish Records (and Facebook Groups!) Background image: “Cliffs of Moher, Liscannor, Ireland” via flickr user Giuseppe Milo, CC 2.0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1615693251220-3PAJ3KQQ08H41RH9PDFJ/6298688212_838a363979_o.jpg Blog Posts - Irish Records Part 2: Census Records and Parish Records (and Facebook Groups!) In June of 1922, an explosion (possibly of stored ammunition) destroyed the Public Records Office of Ireland (PROI) in the Four Courts buildings in Dublin, Ireland, during the Battle of Dublin and the start of the Irish Civil War. Centuries worth of Ireland’s historical records were lost in this event. Flickr user: National Library of Ireland. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1616871415620-HRES6USIKEODML5XVKVI/Armagh_Cathedral_%28Church_of_Ireland%29.jpg Blog Posts - Irish Records Part 2: Census Records and Parish Records (and Facebook Groups!) St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Church of Ireland), in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Wikipedia user: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 4.0. There is another St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Amagh, that belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, on a nearby hill. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/luck-of-the-irish monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1615776068287-012YENCPOBFH4KKMS56V/Copy+of+Irish+Records+part+2.png Blog Posts - How to Find Irish Genealogy Records, Part 1: Civil Records Background image: “Cliffs of Moher, Liscannor, Ireland” via flickr user Giuseppe Milo, CC 2.0. The Cliffs are a famous landmark located on Ireland’s west coast. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/frakturs monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1613858844490-WLEV7R413PX1H3ET5AG3/7448529046_44c1ae8ac0_o.jpg Blog Posts - Hidden Source: Frakturs From The National Archives: Revolutionary War Frakturs collection on flickr, for Philip Frey of Pennsylvania, ca 1800 - ca 1900. Frakturs in this collection were generally used for bounty-land warrant applications or Revolutionary War pensions, to prove lineage. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1612120108723-1VITKY1VFCKJQYKQJ0BP/download+%285%29.png Blog Posts - Hidden Source: Frakturs ”Certificate of birth : David Kraatz was born on the 12th day of August A.D. 1824 in Alsas Township, Berks County, Pa., 1824”. An example of a cut-paper Fraktur, from the collection Pennsylvania German broadsides and Fraktur, 1750-1979. Penn State University Libraries Digital Collection, Public Domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1613763444089-Z6SKMJNKBOBS6HD8R8GR/7448562328_7400e51735_o.jpg Blog Posts - Hidden Source: Frakturs Fraktur of John Hoagland of New Jersey and family, from the National Archives: Revolutionary War Fracturs collection on flickr. Frakturs in this collection were generally used for bounty-land warrant applications or Revolutionary War pensions, to prove lineage. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1613764717222-6IILAZLPZ58CLMN3TBQV/default.jpg Blog Posts - Hidden Source: Frakturs An example of a birth certificate and baptismal fraktur. Caption reads: “Geburts- und Tauf- schein for Susanna Walder, 1825 Sept. 20-1825 Nov. 6” from Penn State University Libraries Digital Collection. More genealogy information in the description on their website. Public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1613765408021-LQKKTNGCT35DZVGX5SQK/default+%281%29.jpg Blog Posts - Hidden Source: Frakturs Notice the similarities between the earlier birth certificate of Susanna Walder above, from 1825, and this one from 1844. Same motiffs of angels and birds, though this one includes a seal of the United States in the top middle, perhaps indicative of newfound patriotism. From Penn State University Libraries Digital Collection, title reads: “Geburts- und Tauf-Schein for Emeleine Sara Anna Hix, 1844 Nov. 2-1844 Dec. 25”. Public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1613857631847-77NOPXD0HAJR3GBEFM8A/default+%282%29.jpg Blog Posts - Hidden Source: Frakturs “Diese Sing-Noten-Buchlein gehoret Catarina Weillerin, 1788” from Penn State University Libraries Digital Collections. A beautiful example of a manuscript songbook fraktur, belonging to a Catarina Weillerin of Chester County, Pennsylvania, from 1788. Public domain. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/the-best-historical-photo-collections-on-flickr monthly 0.5 2021-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1612149911654-G27I9H844ADO86E8EOPO/3549666828_1c698115fc_o.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr “Itinerant photographer in Columbus, Ohio”. Flickr: The Library of Congress. No known restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611892861420-XK2Y9YFTLXNH7ZVQUFDM/4406683431_e27e58eb71_o.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr Dance at the J.W.B. Servicemen’s Center, Waukegan, Illinois, 1919. Flickr: Center for Jewish History; No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611959825162-NG8PWX8ZYWNALJJATRUB/7538112892_575a0ee886_k.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr “NACA Employees Looking Sharp for a Staff Photo at Ames” Flickr: NASA on The Commons; No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611960331193-WDPMZUBPT33SJXIV5S2S/6925686127_650a3b1b1c_o.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr “Florida State Normal and Industrial School class of 1904 portrait: Tallahassee, Florida”. State Library and Archives of Florida. Flickr: Florida Memory. 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No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611619438394-1ZCW7U6716GXTIOOFIPO/3762296956_ca9efcfafb_b.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr Derry, NH Winter Carnival Queen 1920s, flickr: Derry Public Library, Some Rights Reserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611617193675-YJKUHHUL5YS835PR9B16/3199692995_d6e734e9ae_3k.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr Miami University women’s basketball team, 1911. flickr: Miami University Libraries Digital Collections https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611966966077-12ELQIXW4HRTDJDQWN57/5097373613_bf90b8260b_b.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr “Tea with friends, and one must wear one’s finest hat!” Flickr: Photos of the Past. No known copyright restrictions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1611969414776-XC64NEO5QX6HTXTF6ENY/50849920268_32af81d003_o.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr “Great-uncle Leon Griffin, about 1920” Flickr: Jim Griffin. Found in the group Dated Vintage Photographs (pre 1945). Public Domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1612118586957-JT37E04VY2UI6QN4SQSX/2696415896_d73281b042_o.jpg Blog Posts - The Best Historical Photo Collections on Flickr “Barfields”. Flickr: Valerie Some Rights Reserved. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/upcoming-virtual-genealogy-conferences monthly 0.5 2021-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1609991787898-K81C70QBEZZSMC179IMA/2096144.jpg Blog Posts - Upcoming Virtual Genealogy Conferences Image: RootsTech.org. RootsTech Connect will look different this year! https://www.startresearching.com/blog/using-facial-recognition-to-compare-photos-and-identify-individuals monthly 0.5 2021-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608509027978-C7GTQ4YS4C6IKZLP66NX/Joseph+young+and+old.png Blog Posts - Using Facial Recognition to Compare Photos and Identify Individuals Above: A screen capture of the Face++ demo which I used to compare a young soldier and an older gentleman. I knew the soldier was one of a few brothers, but not sure which. Using facial recognition I was able to get a “probability high” result on one of them. For further details, you can click the second tab “Response JSON” while using the demo to see the code. I am able to learn the confidence level is 71.6% positive. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/when-abstracts-are-wrong monthly 0.5 2021-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1598461649036-5DPBMRUVZLUILHFSID2U/judith+cook+abstract+with+circle.png Blog Posts - When Abstracts are Wrong An abstract of an 1861 Census of Canada courtesy of Ancestry.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1598465209783-ZI7O64NR21H096HNEFFY/judith+cook+census.png Blog Posts - When Abstracts are Wrong Above: selection from the 1861 Census of Canada, New Brunswick, Westmorland, courtesy of Ancestry.com, with “native” circled in red. https://www.startresearching.com/blog/tag/sidebar monthly 0.5 https://www.startresearching.com/blog/tag/popular monthly 0.5 https://www.startresearching.com/1840s-fashion-plates daily 0.75 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608584238523-W6EKAALLNAFY21X7UU8S/download.jpg 1840s fashion plates - Women 1846 - 1847, Plate 037 From the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY). Image reads “Fashions for July 1846”. Gift of Woodman Thompson. Public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608584238523-W6EKAALLNAFY21X7UU8S/download.jpg 1840s fashion plates - Women 1846 - 1847, Plate 037 From the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY). Image reads “Fashions for July 1846”. Gift of Woodman Thompson. Public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608584902928-BT8KUTU6EY92IVQTGBAC/download%2B%25281%2529.jpg 1840s fashion plates - Women 1846 - 1847, Plate 038. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY). Image reads “Fashions for July 1846”. Gift of Woodman Thompson. Public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608585591304-PBIUFQQ0DFYCS8RJXF97/download%2B%25282%2529.jpg 1840s fashion plates - Women 1846 - 1847, Plate 039 From the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY). Gift of Woodman Thompson. Public Domain. https://www.startresearching.com/1840s-godeys daily 0.75 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608592425763-Q6KVCRSLPXXD61NLB4C7/Godey_s_Magazine+1844_0244.jpg 1840s godeys - A collage of fashion from Godey's From the 1844 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Magazine, via the Internet Archive, page 244. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608592425763-Q6KVCRSLPXXD61NLB4C7/Godey_s_Magazine+1844_0244.jpg 1840s godeys - A collage of fashion from Godey's From the 1844 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Magazine, via the Internet Archive, page 244. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1608592954782-1JOBC0AVZIVQBXOCM5IM/Godey_s_Magazine+1843_0014.jpg 1840s godeys - "The Benden" from Godey's Godey’s Lady Magazine 1843, via the Internet Archive, page 14. 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From the Fort Collins History Connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1720631615273-LZ3Y0LY1U2EPJ9P78ZPN/willy.png Surname Searches - Surname Search: "Hall" - Willy Hall c. 1860. Library of Congress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1720632270874-923PFLF8NB9S587VI21W/lelia.png Surname Searches - Surname Search: "Hall" - Lelia Hall c. 1894 - 1901. Library of Congress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1720632583906-LV3RKJPDJAWSR8UHJWZ7/pauline.png Surname Searches - Surname Search: "Hall" - Pauline Hall 1889. Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/1720633616515-7O012ZCPLT6LO66GSMG1/josephine.png Surname Searches - Surname Search: "Hall" - Josephine Hall c. 1889. 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It’s also important to note that the “new year” did not fall in January, but in March, which is why our zodiac in the Voynich starts with Pisces (March simplified). Specifically, on the Christian holiday of March 25th, the “Feast of the Annunciation”. In Christianity, this holiday celebrates when the Archangel Gabriel told Mary she would be the mother of Jesus. I am not linking the Voynich with Christianity here, only that the start of the year would have been in March. The start of the calendar year on March 25th is called Incarnation Style. Though Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar in 1582, it still wasn’t used in much of Italy and Europe until 1750, when the New Year was changed to January 1st. The start of the new year was marked with a sundial (perhaps figured on 67r2 - the page with rubricated text and 12 words arranged in a circle, or perhaps depicted as the tiny ‘clock’ on the large foldout around 85v), in buildings, when the light of the sun reached through a church window and hit the altar at midday. Labors of the Months existed not just in books and manuscripts, but in carvings and artifacts of buildings as well. Some with the zodiac symbols, some without. A few examples: Window roundel of the month of August, circa 1450-1475 Labours of the Months, by Luca della Robbia, from the ceiling of the Medici Palace, circa 1450s Labours of the Months, tapestry from Alsace, ca 1450 Strasbourg Cathedral, France, occupations with zodiac on facade, late 13th to early 14th century (along with many astronomical sundials and clocks) St. Augustine’s Church in Kent, 12th Century Labors of the Months with Zodiac in floor mosaic of the Otranto Cathedral, 1166 Zodiac signs and Labors of the Months in France, Church of Sante-Marie-Madeleine Which months were associated with which tasks? Lisa L. Spangenberg has a summary on digitalmedievalist.com that includes planting in April, wheat harvesting in July, and so on. It is also important to note that the time the tasks were done may have changed depending on the climate of the region. For example, when it was warmer in the north, the fields may have been worked earlier than in the south. Furthermore, the tasks may have changed depending on what was being produced, like wine or wheat. In addition to the labors of the months, these pages typically featured: holidays, saints’ feast days or birthdays, or other local events. You can view all pages of the Tres Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e18c9db5f83dc089c81b8bb/b0909822-88ae-4a46-988e-7764e51edac7/roun+compare.png Voynich - The Voynich Zodiac &amp; the Labors of the Months - Make it stand out Above: similarities shown between various Books of Hours (upper right: “Use of Rouen”) and the Voynich figures in barrels. Below: another 15th century manuscript, the Taccuinum Sanitatis, shows a pattern of herbal pages followed by a section about related work and occupations. (The images below are excerpts and not side by side in the manuscript). 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