My father passed away when I was a kid. I want to contact some of his friends to learn more about him, which is awkward enough, but more so when some of his close friends are public figures. Looking for advice on how to go about this.
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posted by INTPLibrarian
on Mar 4, 2013 -
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I have a good scan of the group photo from my grandparents wedding. I know who several of the people are in the photo, and I know that all my grandmother's eight brothers are in the group, but I do not know which brother is which. My Dad has made his best guesses, but he's not sure about many of them. I have recently made contact with several second cousins in the family while doing my genealogical research, so I thought I could get each of them to give me their best guesses in some sort of online survey, and compile the answers to get a sort of family crowd-sourced opinion. But how best to do this?
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posted by Joh
on Feb 3, 2013 -
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At our upcoming family reunion (the first in a good seven years), my mother wants to run an audio "story booth" where family members can come and tell stories to be preserved for posterity. Can y'all think of any tips -- before, during and after -- to help this run smoothly and get the most interesting stories?
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posted by Madamina
on Jun 3, 2011 -
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Are there any published works that attempt to trace the descendants of famous historical figures, especially those we read about in ancient history?
For example, Cleopatra had children by Julius Ceasar and Marc Antony. One of her daughters was married off to Jubal, king of Numidia and Mauretania. What became of their children?
Looked at another way, who among those alive today can trace their lineage to the most distant dates? Royal families would seem to have the advantage here, but not necessarily.
posted by justcorbly
on Aug 3, 2010 -
31 answers
Need help converting very old Family Tree Maker .ftm file to gedcom.
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posted by cgk
on Apr 11, 2010 -
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I'm quite ignorant about religion in general, but: Why are Mormons so into genealogy?
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posted by Harry
on Apr 27, 2007 -
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Going by the style of clothing, the age of the man, and the make/model of the bicycle can you help me date a picture?
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posted by bondcliff
on Dec 19, 2006 -
28 answers
Somewhat of a follow-up to a
previous question about my grandfather, I have some vague questions about law enforcement and the mental health system in 1950s America.
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posted by bondcliff
on Sep 26, 2006 -
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I'm looking for a free genealogy website - one where I can upload my GEDCOM file, reference various databases and the like.
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posted by rinkjustice
on May 29, 2006 -
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Is there any way to find out my grandfather's medical / criminal history when a) I know almost nothing about him and b) He's been dead since 1994?
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posted by bondcliff
on Feb 1, 2006 -
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I'm interested in finding out about my father's side of my family, who is originally from Denmark. Unfortunately, I don't have much contact with that side of the family, so I have no one to ask. Can someone point me in the right direction of a resource that may help?
posted by jackofsaxons
on Nov 26, 2004 -
3 answers
Give my parents some recommendations for autobiography/memoir/family history software. [mi]
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posted by gluechunk
on Apr 23, 2004 -
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