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Grave Matters: Basics of Cemetery Family History Research

Cemeteries are an essential resource for family historians—grave stone inscriptions can reveal birth and death dates, family relationships, and other details. Epitaphs and symbols included on gravestones also carry significant emotional meanings that can provide context to your ancestor’s life and death. In this online lecture, we will go over strategies, record types, and resources you can use to make the most of cemetery research.

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Ancestors of Leonard Harold Walker DeBernardi & Judith Elaine Ontko

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This book follows the direct ancestry of Leonard Harold Walker DeBernardi and Judith Elaine Ontko. These families made their way from Europe to the eastern coast of America and eventually to Minnesota and beyond. Many of Leonard’s English ancestors—connected to the Claflin and Fenton families—migrated to New England and New Jersey during the 1600s, while others—connected to the Walker and Branson families—chose to settle in Maryland and Virginia during the 1700s.

The Complete Great Migration Newsletter, Volumes 1-25

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Under the leadership of Robert Charles Anderson, the Great Migration Study Project aims to compile authoritative genealogical and biographical accounts of every person who settled in New England between 1620 and 1640. The Great Migration Newsletter has been a cornerstone publication within this project for the last twenty years and offers researchers essential articles on migration patterns, early records, life in seventeenth-century New England, and more. 

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