November 2012
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Surprise Connection through DNA
I wanted to let you know that I found my mother’s first cousin thanks to AncestryDNA. My great-grandfather, Joseph Bubadias/Jose Cott, was always something of a mystery. We had a few details about him, but he was hard to track. When my DNA results came in, I got a match with Terry, who was listed as possibly my 3rd-4th cousin. As it turns out, Terry’s father is my great-grandfather’s...
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Ask Ancestry Anne: How Can I Find People in My...
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I have more than 750 people in my family tree and I want to link each one with a Find-A-Grave entry. I think it’s important to know where they are buried because it adds a visual record. When I can identify a gravesite, I add its Find-A-Grave Memorial number in the “Burial Fact” in Ancestry.com. Is there a way to search my tree for entries with specific facts? I’d like to...
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Maps: A Path to Your Ancestors
Today I presented a Livestream event, Maps: A Path to Your Ancestors, which you can now view below or on the Ancestry.com YouTube page.
Map Resources on Ancestry.com
Search page http://search.ancestry.com/search/
Card Catalog http://search.ancestry.com/search/cardcatalog.aspx
Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=44
U.S. Enumeration District...
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Ancestry.com Great, Great, Great Grand Adventure:...
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Ancestry.com Great, Great, Great Grand Adventure:...
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Your Story: Answers from My Dad's Shipmate
My father, Simon Mostofsky, was killed in action shortly after D-Day. He was a pharmacist mate caring for the wounded on an LST on its way back to Britain. I never knew the name (actually it’s a number) of the ship he was on, but for some reason I did know it had not been sunk.
In 2010, Ancestry.com sent me a hint for a record that led me to the National Personnel Record Center, Military...
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Ask Ancestry Anne: My Father Was in the Navy, But...
Question: My father, Matthew Gene Wietecha, served in the Navy in World War II. I have been unable to find out about his service because of the fire in the National Personnel Records Center in which military files were destroyed. I do know that he served on the USS Evangeline. How can I find out information on his service for our country and about the attack of his ship??
— Doris
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