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Missing Person: Anita Kay Drake

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|Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2016
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Missing Person: Anita Kay Drake

Imagine the scene of a single overhead vintage style light dangling from a cord over some filing cabinets ...

Imagine the scene of a single overhead vintage style light dangling from a cord over some filing cabinets in a basement. The old drawers would creak in a way that almost sounded like metal being shred ...

Mon, Nov 14, 2016
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Dealing With Difficult Questions

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|Date: Wed, Dec 05, 2012
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Dealing With Difficult Questions

Decades ago, a fire trapped and killed 32 people on the second floor of a building. They were victims of ...

Decades ago, a fire trapped and killed 32 people on the second floor of a building. They were victims of arson. Almost none of them were claimed or identified and the murders/crime was soon forgotten. ...

Wed, Dec 05, 2012
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The Dark Side of Genealogy

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|Date: Mon, Oct 08, 2012
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The Dark Side of Genealogy

The life of a genealogist is not always all 'fun n games' like some people believe. When we uncover real ...

The life of a genealogist is not always all 'fun n games' like some people believe. When we uncover real tragedy, especially in our own family, it's upsetting. It's not gossip. When you find the truth ...

Mon, Oct 08, 2012
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Another Brickwall Broken

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|Date: Sat, Aug 04, 2012
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Another Brickwall Broken

On my dad's side, a great-grandmother had a brother who left home and eventually ended up in Chicago some ...

On my dad's side, a great-grandmother had a brother who left home and eventually ended up in Chicago sometime before 1920. Years turned into decades and eventually a lifetime later. He was never heard ...

Sat, Aug 04, 2012
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Dangers of Researching

Posted by Kevin Ralston
|Date: Fri, May 27, 2011
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Dangers of Researching

Not too long ago, I got up about 4am and decided it would be a good idea to head out the door, grab some ...

Not too long ago, I got up about 4am and decided it would be a good idea to head out the door, grab some breakfast and hit the road early. I had a lot to do and a short amount of time to get it done i ...

Fri, May 27, 2011
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Reality and Research

Posted by Kevin Ralston
|Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2011
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Reality and Research

Recently, I've come to a unique perspective that many genealogists find as their spur forward into doing ...

Recently, I've come to a unique perspective that many genealogists find as their spur forward into doing the research. In fact, you can call it the driving force behind modern day genealogical researc ...

Mon, Apr 11, 2011
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Genealogical Plagiarism

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|Date: Thu, Sep 16, 2010
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Genealogical Plagiarism

There is a very real difference between the degree of genealogical research that a person does. It is eit ...

There is a very real difference between the degree of genealogical research that a person does. It is either unique or it is copied. The question is: which do you do? When I first started doing this, ...

Thu, Sep 16, 2010
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Kevin Ralston on Tue, Nov 15, 2016 in : Missing Person: Anita Kay ...

Right. Thank you. I was thinking it was at th ...
Anonymous on Tue, Nov 15, 2016 in : Missing Person: Anita Kay ...

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Missing Person: Anita Kay Drake

Dealing With Difficult Questions

The Dark Side of Genealogy

Another Brickwall Broken

Dangers of Researching

Reality and Research

Genealogical Plagiarism

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Missing Person: Anita Kay Drake

Dealing With Difficult Questions

The Dark Side of Genealogy

Another Brickwall Broken

Dangers of Researching

Reality and Research

Genealogical Plagiarism

Missing Person: Anita Kay Drake

Dealing With Difficult Questions

The Dark Side of Genealogy

Another Brickwall Broken

Dangers of Researching

Reality and Research

Genealogical Plagiarism