Geneology
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Whoami | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 12:00 am     Well, I can't find the Geneology thread, it must have archived. There were some great links provided, and I had them saved in some e-mails. I lost them all when I had my hard drive reformatted in the "big crash." I know, I should have marked them in my favorites (I copied that folder to disk, so I didn't lose TVCH and the like). But, I thought I'd just have to go back to the thread to get the others back. There was one for I believe the Social Security Death Index. And one that I believe was done by the Church of Later Day Saints or something. Does anyone remember what these addresses were? |
Rissa | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 07:25 am     Morning Whaomi, The Family Search website (this is the one run by the Mormons) is at: http://www.familysearch.org/ There are a few SSDI sites out there, the one I use is at ancestry and the link is: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm Another good one is the master State index at Genweb at http://www.usgenweb.org/ |
Whoami | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 10:37 am     Thank you! I've already marked them into my favorites folder, and am copying the folder to disk as we speak, "just in case!" |
Twiggyish | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 11:45 am     Also, http://www.cyndislist.com/ I found a good one for soldiers who earned medals during wars in the 1900's. It includes Vietnam. I found my uncle's grave in Manila, through this site. (He died in WWII) http://www.abmc.gov/ |
Whoami | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 01:42 pm     Thank you Twig. I have those bookmarked now as well. Not likely I'll find a listing for my father on the military graves site. He was dishonorably discharged from the service cause he robbed a PX! Rissa, a question about the Ancestry.com site. I've located a few people who I am sure are my relatives, and clicked "I may be realted." That pops me to a page with a list of all the people I've clicked that box for. But I can't figure out how to access that page without clicking on a person's name. There's also a column on the far right of "how many other people may be related." At first, I thought the "one other" was me, but when I clicked on a few more people to add to the list, that column had "0" by thier names. So, that "one other" person must be someone else who has accessed their names. Is there a way to find out who that one other person is? I've browsed around their FAQ page, and found nothing to answer this question. Still have'nt found a way to contact them directly. But, in the meantime, I thought I'd ask you, in case you knew. |
Whoami | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 05:48 pm     Oops, my mistake. I guess it wasn't my dad who was dishonorably discharged. It was my older sister's father (I asked mom). It looks like my father died four months ago. I found a pretty positive match in the SSDI today. So after 41 years of wondering if I would ever be in contact with him. Wondering if I should or wanted to try and contact him. Wondering what I'd do if he'd try to contact me....It's over. I'm not sure how I feel..... |
Sia | Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 07:00 pm     I'm sorry, Whoami. You must feel very let-down, I would imagine. I have been lucky; my parents are still together and raised my siblings and me as a family and we're all still intact (all members of immediate family still living), so I don't know what it feels like to be in your shoes. You have the support of the people here, however, so go ahead and explore the many emotions that this will no doubt stir in you. With as many post-ers as there are at TVCH, someone is sure to have advice or appropriate words of comfort for you. Sending positive thoughts your way, Whoami. I feel confident that you will work through any issues you may have in time. |
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