GeneaBabble

I don’t know who this guy is, but i like him!

While writing up my last post I decided to see what else was new in the world of land records on Ancestry and I found out that I REALLY NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION!!!  On June 24, 2007, Ancestry.com added a collection called U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918.  This will make life so much easier!  I already have access to all the local atlases I need, but it can be difficult to find an obscure atlas from a state you’ve never been in.  This will help especially when I’m doing research for others.  Plus, it’s just plain interesting to go through old atlases.  If you don’t think so then you’re just weird…

I should be on top of these things, but I’m exceptionally lazy and it’s always easier to let others do the work… I just read at the Genealogy Blog that Ancestry.com has posted a new collection: U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858.  A brief search for some of my relatives turned up a big pile of nothing, but that generally happens when I’m in a hurry and I hope to have a chance to take a closer look at the collection soon.  The images I looked at, however, look great and this is a very welcome collection!

Here’s a great version of “I’m My Own Grandpa” done by the Muppets. The Muppets, by the way, are responsible for a brief period of mental instability brought on by Manamana. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Out of curiosity and boredom I did a search for genealogy on Youtube the other day. Among some interesting tutorials I found the following which illustrates the consequences of our lineage system:

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