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FeatherPenNichols Memorial Library hours are every Thursday 10am-3pm.
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Nichols Library Location:
1 Cabot Avenue
Gadsden, AL
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Mailing Address:
NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society (NEAGS)
P. O. Box 8268
Gadsden, Al 35902

Genealogy Tip of the Day

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In One Place Only

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Category: Genealogy Tip of the Day

There are still records that exist only in their original form. They have not been transcribed. They have not been microfilmed. They have not been digitized.

Local records frequently fall into this category of being available "only in the original location," but there are others as well. While it is realized that not everyone can travel to remote places to perform research, at least be aware that there may be more material out there.

© Michael John Neill, "Genealogy Tip of the Day," http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com, 10 Nov 2012.

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Was There An Earlier Marriage?

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Look at the ages of your ancestors when they had their "first" marriage. Was their age at that "first" marriage old enough that there might have been a marriage before the marriage you think was their "first?"

© Michael John Neill, "Genealogy Tip of the Day," http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com, 29 Jun 2012.

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Naming Patterns?

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Category: Genealogy Tip of the Day

Some families name children according to naming patterns and other families do not. Names being repeated in a family can be clues to connections, but they should be used as clues and not as facts.

And just because other families named the oldest son for the paternal grandfather does not mean that your family did.

© Michael John Neill, "Genealogy Tip of the Day," http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com, 24 Jun 2012.

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  2. They Might Not Be Buried Where They Died
  3. State Institution?
  4. Need a List of Churches?
  5. Try and Do It Right
  6. What Is A Vendue?
  7. A Witness is..
  8. No Kids, Never Had Siblings, & Died With Some Cash
  9. Look At The Time Frame
  10. Why Was The Record Created?
  11. Don't Ignore What Doesn't Agree
  12. Short Marriage at the End?
  13. Compiled Trees Should Not Be Your Only Source
  14. Abbreviations Are Often Contemporary
  15. Recording the Execution of the Acknowledgement

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