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Find that resource here: www.sggee.org/research/rus...

Another great Russian language resource from my new research guide that I wrote. Links in comments. #genealogy

Some Irish music from the Irish Fair of Minnesota #genealogy #irishmusic

Only paying attention to direct ancestors is a poor research strategy. #genealogy #ancestry

Did a clerk write their name or did your ancestor? #genealogy #ancestry

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One of the resources I talk about in my new research guide.

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Here’s a quick tip for searching on Ancestry. #genealogy #ancestry

For a brief while, my grandparents stopped farming in South Dakota and ran a cafe in Medford, Oregon. They later went back to farming in South Dakota. My grandma, Dorothy Smith, is on the left by the bakery case.

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Helping the Ancestry hint algorithm #genealogy #ancestry

This guide is for you if you need some help with Russian or Cyrillic records. #genealogy

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Look at the source. Never blindly accept info that is only an index or abstracted information. Seek the original. #genealogy #ancestry

My great grandma, Abby Lulu White, when she became a teacher in 1900 in Rockwell City, Iowa. She only taught for a few years since she married the superintendent.
I still have her trunk that she used to pack her belongings and the pull down maps that she used in her classroom.
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Have you tried Reddit for genealogy? #genealogy

Resources for working in the genealogy industry. #genealogy #APG

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Join tomorrow’s class! I will no longer be offering live online classes beyond the ones that are currently scheduled. #genealogy

Beware the dates on Full-Text Search. #genealogy #Ancestry #familysearch

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Want to know what I think are red flags in a family tree? #genealogy #ancestry

Is that really the right person in the photo? #genealogy

Here's a late 1960s candid snapshot by my grandma Dorothy Smith with my parents and my maternal grandparents. My paternal grandfather is looking at the camera like "What the heck are you doin'?"

Pretty sure my mom still uses that white bowl.

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Why doesn’t FamilySearch make all records available? #Genealogy #FamilySearch

Have you attended a genealogy institute course? #ancestry #genealogy

Let’s talk finding farm land. #genealogy

Hello from sweaty Iowa. #genealogy #ancestry

This heirloom is scary to touch. What if I drop it? #ancestry #genealogy

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More family heirlooms #ancestry #genealogy