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Jeannette Holland Austin

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27 Suggestions to help you find your ancestors

I have been a professional genealogist for over fifty years, and needless to say, learned many excellent techniques to find answers. The solutions are out there — it is simply a state of mind which must be achieved for proper analysis. Every genealogy has a great story attached to it! …

Genealogy

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Genealogy

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Archaeological Dig in Georgia

Archaeological Dig at the Lyon Farm on the South River

Archaeology

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Archaeological Dig in Georgia
Archaeological Dig in Georgia
Archaeology

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Stories of Indian Attacks during the Revolutionary War. Part I.

General Andrew Lewis Indian Attacks during the Revolutionary War In 1776, problems with Indian attacks from the Shawnee and Cherokees continued and the militia was again called upon. …

History

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History

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Is the Brain always Awake?

One night I awoke from a deep sleep with the following message in my head “There is a candy bar on the bottom shelf behind the catsup!” Something long forgotten, no longer visible was still lodged inside my brain. Have you ever spent hours pouring over old genealogy records and…

Genealogy

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Genealogy

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Patience Required to Find Ancestors

As genealogists, we quickly gather names, dates and places. But do we really understand the personal struggles of our ancestors during their presence upon the earth? For one, past generations were swamped with problems of immigration and the voyage to America. They all came for various reasons. Learning these reasons…

Genealogy

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Answers to our Genealogy Lie in the Wait
Answers to our Genealogy Lie in the Wait
Genealogy

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The Good Hearts of Great Aunts and Uncles

https://rumble.com/v2eqvl6-lizzie-the-christian-scientist-in-our-family.html If you were living during the early 1900s, one of the illnesses that you had to worry about was typhoid fever. This disease carried a fever as high as 104 degrees, fatigue, weakness, chills, muscle aches, and stomach pain. …

Genealogy

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Genealogy

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1 day ago

Every Family Name has an Interesting Story

From the beginning of time, families have named their children after themselves, their parents, aunts, and uncles. That is because little babies are extraordinary and unique in many ways. And, because of the silent yearning within our hearts to be remembered. That is the whole thing, isn’t it? To be…

Names

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Names

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3 days ago

My ancestor once owned all of downtown Atlanta!

Archibald Holland House - Oldest House in Atlanta Drew 202 1/2 acres in downtown Atlanta (from the lottery) and build a home at the intersection of Trinity Avenue and…rumble.com But what came afterward? Tracing the ancestors is fun! But I was quite surprised to learn that my 2nd great-grandfather won all of downtown Atlanta in the Land Lottery of 1823. Should I brag about this? I do not know. It was indeed a feat to locate the proof, however…

Holande

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Holande

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5 days ago

I am Real

I am weary of articles that explain sure techniques for creating riches by creating profitable sidelines. AI may shorten hours in the workday, but AI is not “real”. More on this is below. America is undergoing some critical changes. We are being damaged. I would like to read more articles…

Idea

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I am Real
I am Real
Idea

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6 days ago

My wonderous Childhood

I grew up during World War II on Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, fondly known as the Inman Park neighborhood. The old victorian houses were constructed in the 1890s and represented the first neighborhood in Atlanta. Old Queen Victoria was gone, but she left her ways and styles for the…

Genealogy

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My wonderous Childhood
My wonderous Childhood
Genealogy

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Jeannette Holland Austin

Jeannette Holland Austin

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Author of 100+ genealogy books. Owner of 8 genealogy websites available by subscription. https://georgiapioneers.com/subscribe/subscribe.html

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