Talk about solving a mystery fast!
Last week, I outlined some of the new information revealed by the homestead file of my 2nd great-uncle Christ O. Bonn (1858-1943).((Christ O. Bonn, (Marshall County) homestead file, final certificate no.…
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I didn't think it would take this long to get back to my Road Trip to Red River Valley series of blog posts. (Access chapter 1 here and chapter 2 here.) But here we are. Finally!
As described previously, my 2nd great-grandparents Ole…
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Historic land records in the U.S. are amazingly well-preserved and access is surprisingly less difficult than one would think. This is especially true for federal land records in the 30 states considered part of the public domain.((The 20…
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Denisova Cave in central Asia is becoming quite the celebrity residence - at least in the fields of archaeology and hominin research. It must have been an extremely attractive home for Homo sapiens and other hominin species because it is…
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The 2020 schedule of courses for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) were revealed at the Friday night banquet on January 18. I encourage anyone interested in genealogy to attend. These are top-flight courses taught by the world's…
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This fabulous portrait by celebrated photographer Carlos Monforte shows an Aborigine elder in Darwin, Australia in 2017. Monforte specializes in images of indigenous cultures and people as well as scenery, especially in Asia and Oceania. …
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Each January, the genealogy world turns its attention to Salt Lake City. That's because the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) holds its annual series of educational courses during the month and hundreds of hobbyists and professionals…
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"Nurse Betty," an aunt of mine whose DNA I manage, recently forwarded an email she received from someone who matched her on FamilyTreeDNA. I will refer to him as "Mr. Anderson." My aunt and Mr. Anderson share 118 centimorgans (cM) of DNA. …
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I'm going to take a holiday break from the blog. It's Christmas season and we have some travel plans this month. Also, I need to catch up on other projects.
Please look forward to the following blog topics in 2019:
Bønsmoen Farm
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I made an error in my last post. It's the statement that Laura Olsdatter Bohn (1853-1923) immigrated to the United States in 1887, arriving in New York City on the S.S. Island on 8 July.
After I posted, one of my SLIG instructors, Finn…
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Discovery: 1885 Bonn Census Record
Bonn Properties in Red River Valley
How to Order a Federal Land Entry File
New Timelines for Inhabitants of Denisova Cave
SLIG 2020 Courses Revealed
The Mystery of Population Y
Going to the Promised Land!
The Hafslo Connection
Hiatus I
The Perils of Norway Research