Dee Burris Blakley (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
dee_burris) wrote2012-06-26 07:16 pm
dee_burris) wrote2012-06-26 07:16 pm
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Mining obituaries...
I read the obituaries in my local paper almost every day. In particular, I watch for selected towns - Atkins, Russellville, Pottsville, Arkadelphia, Okolona, Amity...
At least once a week, I find someone in my GEDCOM.
It's gratifying to be able to follow someone from cradle to grave. Even if I didn't know the individual in life, at least some vital details about that person now survive in a way others can search out and find.
I upload my GEDCOM at Rootsweb because as of now, people can search it and read the search results for free.
Now, if I can just find the maiden surnames of a bunch of women...
At least once a week, I find someone in my GEDCOM.
It's gratifying to be able to follow someone from cradle to grave. Even if I didn't know the individual in life, at least some vital details about that person now survive in a way others can search out and find.
I upload my GEDCOM at Rootsweb because as of now, people can search it and read the search results for free.
Now, if I can just find the maiden surnames of a bunch of women...