Category Archives: Using timelines

Adding local history to your ancestor’s timeline Part II

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

In the last post focusing on Thomas Sumner, we relied mostly on books. Today, we will explore some of the other resources mentioned in the post last week, primarily US GenWeb and other websites while searching for relevant local history … Continue reading →

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Adding local history to your ancestor’s timeline

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

A few readers commented on the importance of local history, over national history, on the last blog about adding historical events to your ancestor’s timeline. They are absolutely right. It’s not always easy to find local history events, but local … Continue reading →

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Adding historical events to your ancestor’s time

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Now that the timeline of personal information such as births, marriages, deaths,military service, job history and family moves has been created, it is time to look for external events to add to the timeline. Wars, major historical events at both … Continue reading →

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Building a Timeline of your ancestor’s life

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

Once you select an ancestor that you want to learn more about, one of the first steps is to build a timeline of that ancestor’s life. Start with the basics such as birth, marriage and death. Add other information such … Continue reading →

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