Daily Archives: October 3, 2011

CUMPSTONs in Illinois

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I found a number of CUMPSTON entries inthe Illinois State Archives – well worth checking out the website at http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/GlobalSearchServlet Cook County Coroner’s Inquest Record Index (1872-1911) Name of Deceased Vol Page Date Filed Date of Death CUMPSTON George 86 111 … Continue reading →

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Records in the Illinois State Archives

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This website leads to numerous databases for Illinois, including a marriage index and death index. Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database Database of Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records Databases of Illinois Veterans Database for the Illinois Veterans’ History Project Database … Continue reading →

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LDS and Batch numbers

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              Hugh  Wallis’s  batch number web site can be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers .htm     Familysearch has a further explanation at https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Finding_the_Source_of_IGI_Batch_Numbers And they give a link to http://www.pricegen.com/resources/globalbatchnumbers.htm which explains more about how to research … Continue reading →

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Preserving your family history

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Dick Eastman’s excellent Genealogical website gives an updated version of an earlier research paper. It is well worth visiting: https://www.familysearch.org/techtips/2011/09/preserving-your-family-history-records-digitally

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Surnames, DNA, and Family History REDMONDS KING and HEY

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This book has recently been published by George Redmonds, Turi King, and David Hey 256 pages | Figures, illustrations, maps | 234x156mm 978-0-19-958264-8 | Hardback | 25 August 2011  Price:  £20.00     This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with … Continue reading →

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How to check the date of Easter and other moveable dates

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http://people.albion.edu/imacinnes/calendar/Ecclesiastical_dates.html This is a good site for an easy reckoner to work out ecclesiastical dates.   It is intended to replace quick reference handbooks of dates for those interest in English history, literature, and genealogy. It is also accurate for European history outside … Continue reading →

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Larry CUMPSTON

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February 7, 2011 Cumpston was on guard Eagle star didn’t mind being on the defensive on the hardwood By KARL E. PEARSON – kpearson@starbeacon.com Staff Writer The Star Beacon Mon Feb 07, 2011, 02:18 AM EST  There were plenty of highlights, … Continue reading →

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