Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy


Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy

Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy

Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy

Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy

Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy

Genealogical Comics And Toons - Price Genealogy



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I remember a time when I would get so overwhelmed with the myriad of chores that needed to be done that I would just sit and stare. One such time, my brother was living with us and he said a phrase that has motivated me since that time….He said, “Diane, just start!”   He was right! When I started, things started falling into place and the momentum continued until everything was done.
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Lost Ancestors Found

When the material arrived we had a houseful of company. I was frustrated that I could not view it any sooner. What is very helpful are the pedigree charts that you include…I do want to continue with more work…I still have more lost ancestors. You may be doing this for some time!
When we finish one line then another and another. I will appreciate a fully complete pedigree chart for as far as we can go…You do a wonderful job. I am having fun learning about them, thanks to your diligent efforts.

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There are no coincidences in Genealogy!

Dear Family

Today I got a packet from a researcher I had hired to find what he could on your 4th great grandparents who came from Germany. You can’t believe what I received!!

Last year I had been frustrated for some time. I had done all I could in the United States and needed to go back into Germany. I can’t read German and so I hired a professional a considerable amount of money to locate Conrad Geis and Theresa Schuler (I think she is the Jew) I knew Conrad was born in 1810 and Theresa was born in 1807. I knew they came to New York in about 1837 and moved to Chicago about 10 years later. He was the first furniture dealer in Chicago. My professional could find nothing!!

One day I got on the Trax. There was only one seat left. I sat down next to a gentleman and started telling him all my family history problems. Why?? I had never seen him before in my life?? He said “Maybe I can help you.”

This was a different genealogy researcher

I told him I needed all the help I could get.

About four months later he calls me up to tell me he has found the parents, brothers and sisters, and grandparents of Conrad Geis in Wirtheim, Germany in Catholic Church records.

Just last week he calls me again to tell me he has found six more families connected to Conrad Geiss. I was so happy I cried. Today I got the package. 58 new persons were found who are directly related, with an additional 22 persons of the same name in this little Catholic Church in Wirtheim, which means they are most certainly related.
Do these people want to be found?? Yes. They are the reason there was only one seat on that Trax.

Love, Mama



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Monday, 9 September 2013

Our Researchers are the BEST!

Recently one of our researchers delved into Danish records which had no parish registers. Not having birth, marriage and death records can bring quite a challenge when searching for ancestors. - Continue Reading: : http://www.pricegen.com/our-researchers-are-the-best/

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Obituary proves attorneys can be loved by ALL! - Price & Assoc. Inc.

This obituary is one that must be shared.  It is for a fairly young attorney who died from a sudden illness.   In our current day, attorneys and lawyers are often the brunt of jokes regarding dishonesty and fraud, so it is heartening to read of an honest attorney who was loved by all. - See

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LAWSON (LAW SOME of the time) FRANKLIN EARLES PART 3 - Price & Assoc. Inc.

FUN WITH MILITARY RECORDS

And now we pick up again with the law sliding antics of Lawson. Shortly before his death in 1931, Lawson applied for a confederacy pension in Oklahoma for the Civil War military service. But, remember, Lawson was born in 1862 so he would have had to been a gun toting toddler in order to have participated in this war.

Lawson applied for this pension under the name of Richard N. Earls and was eventually approved. Richard N. Earls, the one being impersonated, was actually Lawson’s half cousin and he DID participate in the Civil War and also received a pension in Texas.

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Summary of BEST KEPT SECRETS - Price & Assoc. Inc.

This is a summary of the BEST KEPT SECRETS thread posted on Price and Associates Facebook page.
   
UNITED STATES

ALABAMA  WPA Alabama Writer’s Project includes 6,900 pages of material including ex-slave tales, life histories, short stories and folklore of Alabama life. (Digitized by Genealogical Society of Utah in 2007).  The website also has a Civil War Soldiers database, 1867 Voter Registration database and a digital archive with all name search engine.   http://www.archives.alabama.gov/searchcoll.html

ALASKA   The Alaska State Historical Library has had a Newspaper Project underway for a number of years with the object of capturing all the newspapers from 1866-1998 on microfilm.  http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/newspaper/newspaper.html

Also see the Digital Collection available at the Sealaska Heritage Institute website http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/collection/digital%20collections.htm

ARIZONA  Arizona is one of the few states with free online access to birth and death records.  Births 1855-1936 and deaths 1844-1961.  http://genealogy.az.gov/

ARKANSAS  Genealogical “diamonds” in Arkansas.  Their website CARAT (Catalog of Arkansas Resources and Treasures) includes:

Biodex (a file which provides access to much of the state archives’ holdings including obituaries, vertical files and the small manuscript collection), Arkansas land records, Arkansas confederate pensions and home records, World War I discharge papers, and an index to County records. http://www.ark-ives.com/

CALIFORNIA  The virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco has online information regarding those who perished in the San Francisco Earthquake of April 18, 1906.  They also have records of the California Gold Rush, interment of the Japanese during World War II and more.  http://www.sfmuseum.org/

COLORADO  The Colorado State Archives has an online index of records including marriage, military, inheritance tax, penitentiary, divorce, probate records and more!  (http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/online.htm )

CONNECTICUT  Connecticut Historical Society Unveils “New” Resources for Historians & Genealogists http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Connecticut-Historical-Society-Unveils-New-3595050.php

NORTHERN NEW YORK  This website has fully indexed historical newspapers for the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrenve. http://news.nnyln.net/

OKLAHOMA The Indian-Pioneer Papers oral history collection spans from 1861 to 1936. It includes typescripts of interviews conducted during the 1930s by government workers with thousands of Oklahomans regarding the settlement of Oklahoma and Indian territories, as well as the condition and conduct of life there. Consisting of approximately 80,000 entries, the index to this collection may be accessed via personal name, place name, or subject.  http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/

WASHINGTON   The Washington State Digital Archives “the nation’s first archives dedicated specifically to the preservation of electronic records from both State and Local agencies that have permanent legal, fiscal or historical value.” http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Home

EUROPE

AUSTRIA AND PASSAU, GERMANY Online church records for Austrian and Passau,Germany at Matricula www.matricula-online.eu

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND  Sheffield (England) Indexers.  Their mission is to “provide, via the internet, accurate indexed transcriptions of genealogical records for access by all, free of charge.” Projects include the 1841 Census index, parish registers, school admission registers, BMD certificates. http://www.sheffieldindexers.com/

GERMANS FROM RUSSIA  AHSGR.org  and Volgagerman.net  provide a wealth of information surrounding the villages and inhabitants of the Volga River Germans who emigrated from Russia. (www.ahsgr.org and www.volgagerman.net  )

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Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Price & AssociatesFor many years the Herman’s German village of origin was unknown. His father, Joseph’s military record was consistent in stating he was from Koln, Germany. A search for records of Joseph’s birth in Koln produced nothing. It appeared that saying he was from Koln was like someone saying they were from Dallas, when in actuality the town was in the general vicinity.

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Monday, 26 August 2013

Professional Genealogy Blog: LIFE WITH HERMAN – His Parents


Herman was born 17 June 1906 in Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois to Joseph Steinbuchel (Steinbeigle) and Elizabeth Ann Wallwork. Both parents were immigrants with Joseph arriving from Germany around 1883 as a young boy of about five, and Elizabeth “Lizzie” arriving 6 June 1887, about 9 years old, on the ship Alaska. Elizabeth came with her mother, Jane, brothers Joseph and George and sister, Victoria. Their father, Joseph Wallwork, came a month later in July. -

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Thursday, 22 August 2013

Professional Genealogy Researchers – Strength of Character

Professional Genealogy Researchers – Strength of Character
Grandpa Herman was a “character” as Grandma so humorously portrayed. He worked hard, loved his family and had a fun disposition. One thing not mentioned was that Grandpa struggled with alcoholism. Many of the difficulties experienced in the family were due to this addiction. But, here is where we see the true character of this great man.

My father was Grandpa Herman’s oldest child and was the first child in the family to marry. Therefore, their first child was Grandpa Herman’s first grandchild; that would be me. The story has been told often of how when I was born, my father warned Grandpa that he would not be able to be around me if he did not do something about his alcoholism. Grandpa loved family more than he loved alcohol and so he made a decision to let himself be admitted to Manteno hospital in Chicago to “dry out” and get the needed help. Then he joined AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and stayed close to this group for the rest of his life.

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We Paper the Living Room
Ma says to Pa. “The holidays are coming. I think we should paper the living room. I think it would be nice.”

He agrees. “Come on kids, we are going to paper the ceiling. Ray, fetch two step ladders and a board; we will use that as a scaffold. Donnie, bring the two saw horses and two boards; we will use it to cut the paper and paste it. Grandma, you mix the paste. Iris, fetch the scissors and yard stick. Ma, you hand me paper and brush when grandma gets the paste on.”

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Sunday, 11 August 2013

Life With Herman – The Mechanic- Price & Associates Genealogists

Life With Herman – The Mechanic- Price & Associates Genealogists
“That car is not running right, we will have to work on it today. Ray go over to George Stacey and get my box of tools,”

Ray comes back, says, “Pa, George wants to know why you want the whole box of tools; why don’t you come and borrow what you need.”

“Borrow,” screams Pa, “they are my tools! I’ll go get them myself.” He comes back with tool box, muttering and growling under his breath.

“Let’s get going. Donnie, hand me the socket wrench; Ray, go get a pan of kerosene so I can wash the parts; Iris, ask Ma for some rags. Hand me the wrench, hand me the etc., etc. O.K. boys now we will drive it around the block and see how she sounds.”

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Life With Herman – The Carpenter - Price & Associates Genealogists

Herman and Ray in front of the house they built.

Life With Herman – The Carpenter - Price & Associates Genealogists
“Boys, we are going to build a house, don’t make any plans. I have drawn the floor plan’ I am going to order the lumber.”

“O.K. kids, today we start. Ray, hand me that hammer; Donnie, hand me the saw; Iris, bring the nails; Ma, bring the shovel. We are going to make the forms for the foundation.”
So we build a house. “Hand me this, bring me that, fetch that over here, don’t touch that, don’t put that nail in there.”

The house is finished. We stand back and look at our super boss man. He says, “That is a dam good looking house, but if I ever start to build another, I hope someone shoots me.” We all agree (that it is the best looking house, that is).

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We Go To LA GRANGE - Price & Associates Genealogists

We Go To LA GRANGE - Price & Associates Genealogists
After Pa (best mechanic in the world) finished working on the car and taken his bath (and dancing thru the house in his shorts) he said, “Come on everybody we are going shopping in LaGrange.” We all piled in the car; three kids, grandma, Pa and I. The dog, Tippee, and Junesy Poo (cat) tried to squeeze in too but we told Tippee he had to stay home and take care of the house and Junsey. Tippee sat down and Junsey sat between his legs and they looked at us with sad eyes. Watched us drive out of the drive way.

The car was a 1924 Chevy. The hood had a hinge down the middle and you lifted up both sides to work on the engine. We started off everybody singing and in a jolly mood. Kids looking forward to going to the five and dime store. It really was a five and dime, you could buy things for a dime or nickel. We usually gave them a quarter; sometimes grandma would add a dime or fifteen cents. Ray usually bought a model airplane kit and comic book. Don just bought comic books. Iris would buy a book and a toy or clothes for a doll or a cut out doll with clothes.

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Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Life With Herman - Professional Genealogy Researchers | Price & Associates Genealogists

Life With Herman - Professional Genealogy Researchers | Price & Associates Genealogists
In light of the a talk heard at the BYU Family History conference regarding First Heart Then Chart, I would like to start a series on stories.

Some of the best family stories I heard were from Grandma who had a wonderful sense of humor and her stories generally centered around Grandpa, who gave her great material to work with. Grandpa and Grandma raised their children during the depression years in the Chicago area and survived because Grandpa thought he could do anything and Grandma always found the thin line between comedy and tragedy.

And so this series is called LIFE WITH HERMAN and will begin with just a short introduction by Grandma followed by a short paragraph leading us into a glimpse of Grandpa’s personality.

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Located one block from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Price & Associates is able to trace most family histories back four or five generations without difficulty. With additional assistance from our research professionals across the globe, we have successfully traced genealogies back as many as thirty generations—to William the Conqueror, 1066 A.D. and beyond.

Price & Associates professional genealogy researchers have been helping people discover their heritage for more than thirty years. As one of the United States' largest genealogical firms, we have assisted thousands of families to organize, chart, and verify their ancestral lines. Price & Associates uses the best software and genealogy resources available, and even provides access to free databases and researching aids to everyone interested in their family history.

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Sunday, 28 July 2013

Price & Associates Genealogists: Bastardy or Illegitimacy in England

Professional Genealogist(From Ancestral Trails, original edition and Tate’s The Parish Chest)
Compiled Nov 2004 by Richard W. Price

Bastard is properly the base child of a father of gentle or noble birth, but more generally any illegitimate child; child born out of wedlock, base-born child; basterino; pack-saddle child; natural child; of natural birth; unfathered, etc.

Percentage of children born illegitimate in three different parishes in three different counties:
1588-1600 None
1601-1650 .69%
1651-1700 1.35%
1701-1750 1.96%
1751-1800 9.97%
1801-1835 6.18%

A child born out of wedlock is legitimated by the subsequent marriage of his parents

1837-1965 about 4-7% of births were illegitimate

It is suggested the increase in illegitimacy in the 18th century was caused by the rapid growth in ale houses 1730s to 1780’s. Peter Laslett in The World We Have Lost (1965) states” Our ancestors, by this test of bastards born and registered as such, were rather more moral sexually than are we ourselves.”

Where to find records of illegitimate children – especially the name and identity of the father:

The first and best place to locate information on illegitimacy, including the name of the father, was in the parish registers. 1538-present
Civil registration (birth and marriage certificates) 1837-present might name father, although note laws referenced below.

A parish Edgmond, Salop has a special bastard register 1797-1828

1614 Frendelesse the sonne of Joane Robinsonne base gotten as she saythe by one John Longe was baptysed the first day of November

1651 Roger ye sonne of I know not who was baptized I know not when
1652 12 June 1698 at Wolstanton, Staffs; Baptized Providence, an infant whom her father and mother abandoned; but God will take care of her

Vestry Minutes:

Bastardy bonds, bastardy orders or maintenance orders were often kept, showing the name of the father.

Fathers of illegitimate children were obliged by the parish to care for the child financially. Each case was handled differently. Sometimes there was a lump sum demanded to be paid to the parish (which then would care for the mother and child until the child reached adulthood – age of 21/18)
In 1800 in Stockton, Salop

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Monday, 15 July 2013

Price & Associates Genealogists: Busting Through the Genealogical “Wall”

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When you’re in the business of genealogy, you sometimes have those cases that really try your research skills. That was definitely the case with William Dickins Cockerill. For many years, William’s paternity was a mystery. He was born in England, but immigrated to England as a young man. All William knew of his family was that his father was “Mr. Dickins” and his mother was “Mary Cockerill.”

With only that small seed of information to feed our search, we were able to locate William’s christening records in Kislingbury, Northamptonshire. According to record, William was christened on April 28 or 1823. Christening records during this time period reflect illegitimacy differently, and the father of the child is only sometimes identified. In the case of William, who was born out of wedlock, only his mother, Mary Cockerill is listened in the records.

Disappointed in the lack of information the christening records presented, we started digging deeper. We combed through documents from the Northamptonshire Country Record Office. These included the Quarter Sessions Record Books, Quarter Sessions Rolls and Kislinbury Charity Account. The charity accounts detailed payments to the poor within the parrish, but unfortunately, there was no mention of a Mary Cockerill or her child. However, we knew that Northampton, less than five miles from Kislingbury, held its own court of Quarter Sessions, and we wondered if perhaps Kislingbury might have fallen under the jurisdiction of Northampton Town Quarter Sessions, although we already knew that fewer records had survived this court than many others.

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Price & Associates Genealogists: Wills And Probate Records

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As a genealogist, there are few public records that are more exciting than a will. Only a small percentage of the population left wills prior to the 20th century, although some sources speculate that during the 15th century as much as 70% of men did. By the late 17th century, however, as few as two percent of common citizens left a will. During this time in England, the succession of land was rather straightforward. Land generally passed from husband to wife (for the course of her life) and then to children and heirs. English women were barred from owning land until 1883, and even after, women rarely left wills unless they were widowed.

Regardless, this document can offer us a great deal of information. The creation of a will was left almost entirely to attorneys, who would be summoned by the property holder and given specific instructions. Once the will had been completed, the testator would sign in the presence of the attorney and two witnesses. In the case of more common folks, a parson or curate would often step in to record last wishes due to the sole fact that they were literate. Prior to 1837, when England passed the Wills Act, it was not uncommon for attorneys to forge signatures, especially if the testator was ill or incapacitated. The Wills Act also made it illegal for beneficiaries to witness the signing of a will.

Some of the more customary practices found in these wills include the donation of assets to churches and charities, which society saw as a moral obligation. This custom now helps lend genealogists important clues about testators– like where he grew up, attended school, apprenticed, or a number of other associations or organizations in which he may have participated. In the medieval times, it was customary to divide assets three ways, with a third going to each; the man’s wife, his oldest son and to charities, bells and masses.

While typically the oldest son received the largest portion of assets, it was not unlikely for younger sons to receive smaller inheritances, or for daughters to receive a cash sum to serve as a dowry. However, all children are not always included or named within a will. This is especially true of married children, who would have received their inheritance at the time of marriage.

In the case of unmarried men, we have found that landladies, nurse-keepers and others who have offered them care and nurturing, are frequently chief beneficiaries.

Furthermore, the description of relatives within the will can lend some confusion. In English records as well as early North American probate records, the term “son-in-law“ or “daughter-in-law” usually denoted a step-child, while those who married trueborn children are recognized simply as a son or daughter. Additionally, the word cousin may refer to any sort of relative. For example, Shakespeare described his granddaughter as his niece.

Before 1858, a large variety of courts proved wills. Most of these were ecclesiastical courts belonging to the Church of England. The Prerogative Courts of Canterbury or York held probate records of the wealthy and important. As genealogists, the indexes to these higher courts are always worthy of a search, as the courts were not confined to the wealthy. The best resource for wills is the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.), which took precedence of all other jurisdictions in England and Wales and holds records dating from 1383.

Lower courts of the diocese or peculiar or other jurisdictions exist in virtually every county, and many of these wills are now available online. Virtually all English and Welsh probate records are on microfilm at the LDS Family History Library. While the use of English and Welsh probate courts can be complicated, you can learn how to utilize these valuable resources by consulting the following sources:

www.genuki.org.uk – Click on the country, then the county, then Probate records

wiki.familysearch.org – Type in Wales Probates or England Probates to find articles with detailed descriptions of the British probate records.

www.ancestry.co.uk – Click on Search, then Wills & Probates

The National Wills Index is the largest on-line resource for pre-1858 English and Welsh probate material containing indexes, abstracts and sources documents, most not available anywhere else online. These date from the 14th century. It can be accessed at www.origins.net.

After 1858, all English and Welsh wills were proved and housed in a central location. These are all indexed and the calendars are available on Ancestry.co.uk.

Wills can be a wonderful resource to assist you in your search for possible ancestors. You should always check for a will, regardless of the socioeconomic class of the individual or family.

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Monday, 20 May 2013

Robyn V. Gygi - Price & Associates Genealogists


Robyn V. Gygi
Director of Research

Biographical Sketch
Robyn V. Gygi, MA, is Director of Research for Price & Associates, Inc., having spent over thirty years in professional research. She graduated summa cum laude with a BA in European Studies from Brigham Young University and obtained her MA degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah before beginning her family history research career. While specializing in English sources, she also conducts US research in identifying the immigrant ancestor. One of her interesting experiences included tracing descendants of families with abnormally-high cholesterol levels.
Robyn has worked extensively with early LDS records. She is co-director of a local family history center and frequently conducts classes on genealogical research tools.

Research Specialties
England and United States, determining English origins of immigrants to North America.

Areas of Expertise
England, LDS, United States


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Richard Woodruff Price is an Accredited Genealogist in English research and specializes in the research problems of English-descended families, with special emphasis on Colonial Immigration and Norfolk families.
His associates have professional expertise in lineage problems that span the globe and most record types over the past five centuries.
He has been involved in genealogy professionally since 1969, making regular research trips to England, Wales, Scotland, Germany, as well as many United States archives since 1974.  He was a contributing author to The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy and has presented papers for the National Genealogical Society and Utah Genealogical Association conferences.  He was a founder and president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and president of Utah Genealogical Association, Professional Chapter.  He was awarded a Master of Arts degree in Family and Local History from Brigham Young University.  His thesis studied English child naming patterns 1558-1740.

Research Specialties
England, especially Norfolk; Colonial Immigration from Europe to North America; LDS; DNA; One-Name Studies.

Price has logged more than 4000 hours of onsite professional genealogical research at British archives in the highlighted counties. Map generated using GenMapUK software.

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DNA: A Solution for Tracing Elusive Immigrant Origins - PriceGen

At some time or another, most American genealogists encounter difficulties trying to trace ancestors’ immigrant origins. It is necessary to pinpoint an exact birthplace (such as a town or village) in Europe to forge a genealogical link across the ocean. Officials created few records to document the origins of transatlantic migrants and only a fraction have survived. Chances for success improve after the year 1820, when keeping passenger arrival records became compulsory; however, tracing nineteenth- and twentieth-century immigrant origins also has its own share of difficulties. Fortunately, advances in DNA research are solving some of these problems and provide new hope for formerly closed cases.

Understanding DNA Testing

If you are familiar with breakthroughs in using genetic evidence to solve family history riddles, this paragraph will be a review for you. DNA testing allows two people, usually with the same surname, to determine if they share a common ancestor. Testing currently costs from $200 to $300 for each participant. You would want to have at least two men tested (only men can be tested because women do not inherit the section of DNA from their father that is useful for genealogy). Having the test made is a simple procedure. You simply rub a swab on the inside of your mouth and send it in to a laboratory in a preservative liquid. From this simple specimen, geneticists are able to produce a string of numbers that can be compared with other participants. If the numbers match, it is because you and the comparative individual descend from a common ancestor. The two main US commercial companies that offer these services are Family Tree DNA and Relative Genetics. Both maintain informative web sites that provide detailed explanations of their products.

DNA to the Rescue

So how can DNA help you to trace your immigrant origins? First, it must be pointed out that this is not a simple task and is easier for persons with less-common surnames. It only works for studying male immigrants. If you and another person with a like surname, in say France, are tested, and find out that you are related, the testing companies cannot tell you how that you are related, just that you are related. Determining how requires traditional genealogical research in written sources.

Steps to Take

Here are the steps to take in order to trace immigrant origins through DNA and traditional genealogical research:
  1. Save up a reserve of at least $1000 to $1500 to spend on DNA testing. Many family organizations ask for contributions from their members to finance these tests.
  2. Select a DNA testing company that can be used indefinitely, as different companies’ results are not always comparable and the project will likely continue for many years to come.
  3. Find a man who is living that is a direct patrilineal descendant of the immigrant ancestor (i.e., shares the same surname as the immigrant) who is willing to have his DNA examined.
  4. Firmly document your ancestry back to the immigrant through traditional genealogical research.
  5. Have descendants from other sons of the immigrant tested to ensure that no illegitimacies or surname changes occurred in your line of descent, which would thwart objectives.
  6. Formulate a general idea of where in Europe that a person most likely originated. Were they from England, Wales, Italy, Russia, etc.? DNA testing will not work for most surnames in countries that used patronymics such as Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Wales. A fixed hereditary surname is required for success.
  7. Determine how common this surname is in the old country. Learn about that surnames’ history and geographic distribution, particularly during the time period when your ancestor emigrated (for more on this technique read Localize Your Surname with Distribution Maps).
  8. Try to determine how many different branches of this family flourished in that country and begin tracing each of their lines.
  9. Track down living patrilineal male descendants of each branch of families using this surname or similar variants in the old country. If your family originated in the British Isles or France, for example, where genealogy is very popular, you will likely be able to coordinate your efforts with foreign genealogists who can help you find living cousins to participate in DNA testing.
  10. Have a descendant of each separate family with that surname in the old country tested, to determine if they are all kin, or to identify unrelated groups.  Determining who doesn’t match reduces the size of the haystack you will need to search.
  11. Compare the American DNA results with the foreign DNA results.
  12. When a match is found, concentrate traditional genealogical research efforts on families you have proven are your European cousins. You will eventually forge a link with Europe and place your immigrant ancestor back in his birth family. Hopefully then you will be able to extend your pedigree back many generations in your documented place of origin.
For enthusiasts who are willing to invest time and money, old genealogical obstacles are now being overturned by DNA testing.

Let us help you discover your family history!

Price & Associates GenealogistsLocated one block from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Price & Associates is able to trace most family histories back four or five generations without difficulty. With additional assistance from our research professionals across the globe, we have successfully traced genealogies back as many as thirty generations—to William the Conqueror, 1066 A.D. and beyond.

Price & Associates professional genealogy researchers have been helping people discover their heritage for more than thirty years. As one of the United States' largest genealogical firms, we have assisted thousands of families to organize, chart, and verify their ancestral lines. Price & Associates uses the best software and genealogy resources available, and even provides access to free databases and researching aids to everyone interested in their family history.

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Thursday, 25 April 2013

Professional Genealogists and Navigating Online Databases

Navigating the web can sometimes prove difficult, particularly when trying to access massive databases filled with all sorts of information. Genealogy databases can store tens of millions of pieces of information, and trying to search through it all can be a little bit daunting. That’s why hiring a professional genealogist can be so beneficial.


Price Genealogy, your Utah professional genealogist firm, is skilled in searching these large databases to help you find what you’re looking for. Our professional genealogists are specifically trained to effectively search these databases to find exactly what you’re looking for.


A Salt Lake City professional genealogist can save you time and resources by searching the databases. Instead of spending frustrating hours staring at a computer with few results, you can spend that time doing something you love, learning more about your ancestry.


We don’t have to do all the work for you, but a professional genealogist can definitely help you narrow down your search to help you find what you are looking for. Contact your Utah professional genealogists for help.


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15 West South Temple #570, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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Professional Genealogists and Navigating Online Databases

Price & Associates Inc
Navigating the web can sometimes prove difficult, particularly when trying to access massive databases filled with all sorts of information. Genealogy databases can store tens of millions of pieces of information, and trying to search through it all can be a little bit daunting. That’s why hiring a professional genealogist can be so beneficial.

Price Genealogy, your Utah professional genealogist firm, is skilled in searching these large databases to help you find what you’re looking for. Our professional genealogists are specifically trained to effectively search these databases to find exactly what you’re looking for.

A Salt Lake City professional genealogist can save you time and resources by searching the databases. Instead of spending frustrating hours staring at a computer with few results, you can spend that time doing something you love, learning more about your ancestry.
We don’t have to do all the work for you, but a professional genealogist can definitely help you narrow down your search to help you find what you are looking for. Contact your Utah professional genealogists for help.


Price & Associates Inc
15 West South Temple #570, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-531-0920
800-288-0920
http://www.pricegen.com

Thursday, 11 April 2013

The Value of Professional Genealogy Services

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Genealogy involves studying family history and lineage. In doing genealogical work, all that is needed is to get the basic information like names plus a birth date and birthplace to properly identify an individual and trace back ancestry. As easy as it sounds, it can be difficult when sources of this information are scarce and especially more so as the lineage go back further in time and are from different locations. For those who want to work as far back as possible this causes a problem because it cuts the line and hinders further progress. For people who seriously want to get their genealogy done and encounter this challenge, professional genealogy research services can be the answer.

Professional genealogy services provide valuable help in tracing many family histories. Going back four or five generations can be done without difficulty and working back much further is not impossible. With a crew of research specialists including professional genealogists, most genealogy companies have the capability and resources to find what many ordinary people have difficulty looking for. With years of experience and expertise, genealogy researchers can help in organizing, charting and verifying family lines even for multi-cultural or immigrant families. They use exhaustive means to provide results including offshore onsite research in applicable cases.

While genealogy research services come with a cost, the help and results they provide are worth it as many people who have tried them will attest. Results are provided in a professional manner complete with detailed research report and documents appropriately reviewed by a professional genealogist. Some genealogy companies also include preparation of temple cards for their LDS clients who consider working on family history a sacred responsibility. For others it is merely a hobby or an activity for the satisfaction of preserving history. But whatever the motivation, individuals can find discovering their heritage is rewarding and priceless.

For more information on how a professional genealogy company can be of help, representatives can be reached for a free consultation.

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Neill Marriott at Price & Associates Inc



Neill Marriott talks about her success in hiring Price & Associates Inc as her professional genealogist in Salt Lake City. Listen what she has to say!

For more about professional genealogist in salt lake city contact Price & Associates Inc
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By Fax: 801-359-4301

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

LDS Client Services | Professional Genealogist

We are well-versed in the idiosyncrasies of LDS Genealogy, and can help you push past that barrier that impedes you from going further back in your research.

One of the tenets of the LDS faith is performing family history research. For this reason LDS genealogy is performed ostensibly by family members in a quest to find more of the people they are related to. Although much work can be performed by beginning genealogy researchers, sometimes the path becomes too indistinct to be able to follow it any further. Price & Associates Genealogical Services is a professional genealogy research group that has been helping people with LDS genealogy for over 30 years!

Our LDS Genealogy Staff

Many of our staff at our genealogy company are experienced in working at the LDS family history library:
  •     Dan Poffenberger is currently British Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.
  •     Nathan W. Murphy is currently a US/CAN Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.
  •     John M. Kitzmiller is currently a British Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.
  •     Marion Wolfert is retired after working for many years as a Germany Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.
  •     Bradley D. Marchant is currently a part-time Scandinavian Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.
  •     Judith Eccles Wight retired after 30 years as a British and Irish Reference Consultant at the Family History Library.

We Do It For You

Many people have the desire to perform LDS genealogy, but they just don’t have the time, skill or access to records. Often guilt comes from this inability to perform temple work for relatives. We here at Price & Associates can do that work for you. All of our research is peer-reviewed to guarantee accuracy.

Our Research Packages

We have created several research packages to offer you more flexibility:

Thanks to the RFH (Religious Family History Corporation) payments made for LDS genealogy work is tax deductible. To find out more about this program & get started on your family history work – contact us via email or call 801-531-0920 local, 1-800-288-0920 long distance.

Topics of Interest Related to LDS Genealogy


Monday, 18 February 2013

Summary of Best Kept Secret – Delaware through Louisiana

DELAWARE: The State of Delaware exhibits and documents on line. (http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/index.shtml)
FLORIDA: WPA Church Records (http://www.floridamemory.com/collections/churchrecords/)
GEORGIA: Georgia’s Virtual Vault (http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us:8888/)
HAWAII: Genealogy Indexes for marriages, divorces, deaths and citizenship (http://ulukau.org/gsdl2.7/cgi-bin/algene)
IDAHO: Idaho Biographies (http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-biographical-index)
ILLINOIS: Illinois State Archives – IRAD (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html)
INDIANA: Periodical Source Index – (https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Periodical_Source_Index_(PERSI)
IOWA: Iowa Biographies – (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/)
KANSAS: Kansas Historical Society Names Index (http://www.kshs.org/p/genealogy-combined-names-search/15899)
KENTUCKY: Kentucky Biographies – (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/index.html)
LOUISIANA: Acadian-Cajun Genealogy – (www.acadian.org) or (http://www.acadian-cajun.com/)
If your in need of genealogy researchers contact Price & Associates Inc.
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Monday, 14 January 2013

Obama & Romney Are Related! Infographic

Obama & Romney - Who Knew? We're Related! Genealogy Infographic

Some very interesting infographics about Obama & Romney. Hope you like it!

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Thursday, 10 January 2013

Just For Fun!

Since it has recently been Christmas, I thought it would be fun to do the 12 days of Christmas genealogy style. This genealogy “song” refers to many of the records available, particularly through familysearch.org as well as referring to Price & Associates Inc list of databases on our website. There are so many records available now for countries throughout the world as well as for the United States.

1st day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Genealogy records for our tree

2nd day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Two down unders loved
Australia
New Zealand
*See familysearch.org

3rd day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Three islands’ kin
Guam
Micronesia
Samoa
*See familysearch.org

4th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Four calling words
Cote d’loire
Ghana
South Africa
Zimbabwe
*See familysearch.org

5th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Five Golden Kings
United Kingdom and Irish Collections

Vital Records
Irish Civil Registration – over 21 million
Births - over 70 million
Marriages – over 20 million
Deaths – over 15 million
Census
England and Wales– 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911
Scotland – 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891
Parish Registers and more for Bristol, Cheshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Durham, Dorset,
Essex, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Plymouth, Warwickshire,
West Devon, Westminster, Yorkshire. Also, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

Irish Estate Court Files, Prison Registers and Tithe Applotment Books

Miscellaneous records
*See Familysearch.org
*See Pricegen.com Resources / Links to over 500 important databases

6th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Six records staying
Census
Birth
Marriage
Death Records
Catholic Church Records
Miscellaneous
….for the Mexican states of:

Baja California, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Mexico, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla,Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Tabaso, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas
*See Familysearch.org

7th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Seven Asians’ brimming
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
*See familysearch.org

8th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Eight records building
Civil
Church
Military
Immigration
Emigration
Census
Estate
Miscellaneous records
…for the European countries of:

Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
*See familysearch.org

9th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Nine provinces branching
Canadian provinces of:

British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
*See familysearch.org

10th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Ten countries leaping
South American countries of:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
*See familysearch.org

11th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Eleven Typers Typing
Central and South American Countries of:

Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico
*See familysearch.org

12th day of Christmas my true friends gave to me – Twelve image groups coming
Birth, Marriage, Death, Census, Church, Military, Land, Probate, Court, Cemetery, Naturalization, Immigration for….
All 50 states except Alaska
*See familysearch.org Historical Records Collection
*See wiki.familysearch.org Digital Records Collections

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

1940 U.S. Census Release - Infographics

1940 census archives.com Source: Archives.com
I found this interesting the 1940 U.S Census. Hope you like it!
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