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  • 5 Ways I Search The Fulton Newspaper Site

    5 Ways I Search The Fulton Newspaper Site

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    Patricia Greber
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    I have been 3 days, yes 3, searching through the Fulton Newspaper site. Here are some key ways I made some fantastic discoveries. If you do not know about the Fulton site it is created, maintained and added to by one guy, ONE GUY. Its official name is Old Fulton NY Postcards and contains over…

  • Airport Fun

    Airport Fun

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    Patricia Greber
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    I am sitting in the Edmonton airport waiting for the start of what in my mind is my ‘trip of a lifetime’. Although not purely a research trip, more of an exploratory journey, I will be doing some genealogy research. I plan to stay close or in the communities that I know my family has…

  • The Other Brother

    The Other Brother

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    Patricia Greber
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    I remember listening to a genealogy speaker who said there are always three brothers…I have found three such brothers – Cornelius, Edward and Michael McMahon. But I found an unknown fourth brother and I have discovered why none of us knew about #4. Researching my McMahon family has been amazing, I have connected with family members who have shared pictures,…

  • 52 Ancestors – #5 James Raymond Stewart

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    Patricia Greber
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    James or Ray as he was known was born 1900 in Manannah Twp., Meeker Co., Minnesota. His father David first settled in the area as a young man and travelled north to Canada to marry Bridget McMahon who lived in the same community he had before leaving Ontario. James had quite a journey in store.…