Genealogy

These are a few of my Favorite Things! Hunterdon County Historical Society Manuscript Collections 18, 19, 47, 57, and 67

I love the Hunterdon County Historical Society, so much so that I volunteered at the Research Library for several years.  While working on one of my obsessions historical interests, I did a deep dive into the Hunterdon County Historical Society Collection, parts I, II, IV, V, and VI. There isn’t a part III, which I verified with

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The Fennimore Family of Somerset and Morris Counties New Jersey A DNA Project – A Twist

Where we last left off, I was using DNA Painter to map Gedmatch matches with two known Fennimore descendants. None of the one hundred shared matches were closer than 3rd cousin.  I then turned my attention to 23andMe.  I looked to see if my two known descendants had an obvious kit in 23andMe, but none

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The Fennimore Family of Somerset and Morris Counties New Jersey A DNA Project -Organization and Privacy

Good organization is essential in any genealogical research, but it is critical in a genetic genealogy project. Just because two people have shared DNA doesn’t mean that you have proof that you are both descended from a particular ancestor. An accurate paper trail must accompany the matches to aid proper identification. For example, in Ancestry,

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My Ladies – Julia Beam Part 2

The Early Life of Julia Beam Part 1 introduced Julia Beam who was tarred and feathered on 17 October 1891 by a group of men in Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County. Newspapers throughout the country followed the trials with great interest. My Ladies – Julia Beam Part 1 The Beam Family Julia Beam was likely born

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Thanks Melissa!

Last week the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists met in the Plainfield Public Library.  Melissa Johnson, CG® presented the topic Scrivener writing software for genealogists.  She demonstrated how she uses it along with some hints and tips. I have owned Scrivener for years, and have dabbled with it but have yet to

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