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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 The Alliance and The Georgia Historic Preservation Division hosted dozens of volunteers during public archaeology days to dig on the Lyon Farm, supposed to be one of the oldest homesteads in DeKalb County. It was built ca 1820 or later. Restoration Source: http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/restoration-of-lyon-farmhouse-completed/ Georgia Genealogy - Online Genealogy Records . Georgia Pioneers Images of wills, estates, inventories, marriages, pensions, obituaries, Bibles, Cemeteries, Military, Tax Digests, 2700…georgiapioneers.com

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. An examination of county records in Chesterfield, Fincastle, and Montgomery Counties, Virginia reveals that throughout the Revolution, it was the frontiersmen who…

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…

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 Exodus of the Loyalists from America

Where Loyalists in the Northern Colonists Went Even before the beginning of the Revolutionary War, tens of thousands of the Loyalists shook the dust off their feet, never to return. Those who sailed for England were Royal officials, wealthy merchants, landowners, professional men, and military officers. Once in England, they pressed their claims for compensation and advancement. …

Genealogy

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Genealogy

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May 1

Georgia Pioneers is the absolute best source to find your ancestors

I have been writing on Medium.com for some time now. However, Medium is not the best help for genealogists, historians, or researchers. If you want free help, subscribe to Yesterday Magazine and read my articles. I provide new ideas on how to research the most difficult-to-find ancestors. I can tell…

Georgiapioneerscom

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Georgiapioneerscom

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Apr 25

The Jekyll Club and 100 Millionaires Make History

The Massive Growth of the 20th Century It is no secret that the first millionaires in America were ambitious, inventive, competitive, and somewhat scrupulous. They were born during an era when a faster means of transportation was needed in order to put away horses and carriages. It was an era…

Jekyll Island

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The Jekyll Club and 100 Millionaires Make History
The Jekyll Club and 100 Millionaires Make History
Jekyll Island

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Apr 24

The Joara Excavations or Morganton, North Carolina

Everyone knows that Indian tribes occupied most of the Northern United States of America. The old Indian maps reveal a network of towns from the eastern seaboard into the Mississippi Valley. However, one thing is for sure. The settlers encountered numerous Indian tribes along their trek across the western territories…

Morganton Nc

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The Joara Excavations or Morganton, North Carolina
The Joara Excavations or Morganton, North Carolina
Morganton Nc

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Apr 24

Old Corn Fields and Apple Orchards

Walk through the old fields to see how the dead stalks tingle your feet! How often have you passed old corn fields and apple orchards on the road? And see an old torn-down barn, red bricks scattered in the yard, the remains of a few budding jonquils and daylilies? Did…

Corn Field

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Old Corn Fields and Apple Orchards
Old Corn Fields and Apple Orchards
Corn Field

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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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