A Little Bit of This & A Little Bit of That
1862: Aliens who received honorable discharges from the U.S. Army were not required to
file declarations (12 Stat. 597)
"War of the Rebellion"
Over 60 volumes!!! It includes scanned images of
reports, correspondence, seizures of Southern property, etc. sent to the War Dept. during
the Civil War.
It includes both Union and Confederate accounts. It is in chronological order but
there is no online index. Many libraries have the index. Find the volume and
page number for your subject in the index at the library.
Go to this website:
http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/MOA-JOURNALS2/WARO.html
In Case You Have Forgotten
Prior to 1752, the first
day of the new year was not January 1 - but March 25. So, when you are researching and
have a date of 7 February 1714 - this would actually be 7 February 1715. All dates from
January 1 through March 24 would be in the old year. You can write the dates as 7 February
1714/15. This is the way you will find it entered in most books, except on early court
records, the original records.
HOW MANY RELATIVES DO YOU HAVE?
Only
1 YOU
2 parents
4 grandparents
8 great grandparents
16 gg grandparents
32 ggg grandparents
64 gggg grandparents
128 ggggg grandparents
256 gggggg grandparents
512 ggggggg grandparents
1,024 gggggggg grandparents
2,048 ggggggggg grandparents
4,096 gggggggggg grandparents
8,192 ggggggggggg grandparents
16,384 gggggggggggg grandparents
32,768 ggggggggggggg grandparents
65,536 gggggggggggggg grandparents
131,072 ggggggggggggggg grandparents
262,144 gggggggggggggggg grandparents
524,288 ggggggggggggggggg grandparents
1,048,576 gggggggggggggggggg
grandparents
2,097,152 ggggggggggggggggggg
grandparents
Ever get confused between the words
emigrate and immigrate?
Emigrate means to "leave" a country.
Immigrate means to "enter" a country.
How to remember? You must "leave" before you "enter".
"E" before "I" -- even in the alphabet!
(thanks to Sarah)
Warning -- Genealogy Pox
Very Contagious to Adults
Symptoms: Continual complaint as to need for names, dates, and places.
Patient has blank expression, sometimes deaf to spouse and children. Has
no taste for work of any kind, except feverishly looking through records
at libraries and courthouses. Has compulsion to write letters. Swears at
mail carrier when he or she doesn't leave mail. Frequents strange places
such as cemeteries, ruins, and remote, desolate country areas. Makes
secret night calls. Hides phone bills from spouse. Mumbles to self. Has
strange, faraway look in eyes.
THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE!
Treatment: Medication is useless. Disease is not fatal but gets
progressively worse. Patient should attend genealogy workshops,
subscribe to genealogical magazines, and be given a quiet corner in the
house when he or she can be alone.
Remarks: The unusual nature of this disease is that the sicker the
patient gets, the more he or she enjoys it.
By An Anonymous Author
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