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Using a Timeline & Relationships to Narrow a Research Focus

This past week, I worked on my first project of the year focused on a female ancestor. Mary Jane Sheridan (abt. 1843-1919) is a paternal 3x great-grandmother. She began her life in New York, eventually moved to Ontario, Canada, and later Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. While I have a good deal of information on her, the one crucial piece of information missing is the record of her marriage to Philip Cassidy.  A first step no matter what the research question is to create a timeline of known events in the person's life. I spent some time looking at several existing sources to discover what is currently known about Mary Jane: Mary Jane's profile on my family tree on Ancestry Mary Jane's profile on the FamilySearch Family Tree Other Ancestry-user trees where Mary Jane appears WikiTree and Geneanet trees Information I already have in files from past research (including paper and digital files) Past blog posts written which included Mary Jane. Mary Jane's starting timeline...
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More Fortunate Finds on Facebook


Were you convinced last week that you should be using Facebook for genealogy? 

If not, I have more success stories to share!

Last year, I wrote "16,000+ Friends: Using Facebook for Genealogy," which appeared in Stirpes, the journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society (Vol. 62, No. 3, September 2023, p. 35-40).

This article details nearly a dozen ways to leverage Facebook to further your family history research,  includes many more examples of Facebook wins I've had over the past several years, and offers instructions on how to get started. Maybe it will give you an idea or two that will be useful to you.

Just click the PDF below to read the article.

I hope this will be a valuable resource. Thanks to the Stirpes editors for permission to share it here.

 

Until next time...

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  1. Diane HenriksNovember 13, 2024 at 10:12 AM

    What a great follow up, and article, to last week's post on using Facebook for genealogy research! Fantastic, well planned article that covers all the bases for beginners and will be a tremendous help! Kudos! :)

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyNovember 14, 2024 at 11:52 AM

      Thank you. Even yesterday I'm having success with a church record I needed. I just never ends if you find the right places to connect with!

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  2. Allyson MaughanNovember 14, 2024 at 11:47 AM

    I loved your story. There are lots of great ways to use Facebook to help out.

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  3. Jenny November 14, 2024 at 6:18 PM

    I've gained so much knowledge and made so many connections for my family tree on Facebook. Great article.!

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyNovember 15, 2024 at 8:32 AM

      So glad you're experience is much like mine. It seems I use it almost every day for something. Thanks for reading!

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  4. Lisa S. GorrellNovember 14, 2024 at 8:05 PM

    How wonderful the Stirpes editors allowed it to be share more broadly.

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyNovember 15, 2024 at 8:34 AM

      I LOVE working with Stirpes! It's fun to work with their team. They allow you to publish articles elsewhere one year after original publication. The journal is a member benefit, hence the embargo. I was just reminded of that and the one year had just passed. Perfect timing!

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  5. Marian B. WoodNovember 16, 2024 at 5:37 AM

    Even for someone who already uses FB for genealogy, your article is full of excellent tips and ideas. TY for sharing and congrats on all the finds using FB!

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