This week’s blogging prompt is the State of West Virginia. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to West Virginia. If you don’t have any connections to West Virginia, find a West Virginia resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 9/1/2013 – 9/7/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.
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My only family connection to West Virginia is a rather remote connection. My 10th great grand uncle Samuel Potter was married to Anna Russell in West Virginia. Samuel’s parents were John Potter and Elizabeth Wood.
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A few West Virginia Genealogy Links
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West Virginia Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank 
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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Kansas. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Kansas. If you don’t have any connections to Kansas, find a Kansas resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 8/25/2013 – 8/31/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.
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I have not found any family ties to Kansas, so I will highlight a genealogical resource for that state. The Kansas Historical Society had a wonderful collection of online collections which you can use to research from the comfort of your own home. These collections include
If you have connections to Kansas, be sure to check out this resource as well as the ones listed below.
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A few Kansas Genealogy Links
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Kansas Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank
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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Oregon. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Oregon. If you don’t have any connections to Oregon, find a Oregon resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 8/18/2013 – 8/24/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.
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My family connection to the state of Oregon is pretty remote but does exist. Darrel Brown was born in Oregon. He married Doris Sanders a second cousin once removed of mine. Doris and her family moved to California and I’m not sure what happened to that branch of the family. A first cousin once removed of mine had done some research and I believe contacted the family back in the 1970s. However, I’ve tried to locate descendants of this line on the West Coast to no avail.
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A few Oregon Genealogy Links
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Oregon Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank
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This week’s blogging prompt is the State of Minnesota. Blog about an ancestor or your families connection to Minnesota. If you don’t have any connections to Minnesota, find a Minnesota resource useful for genealogy research to highlight and write about. This week’s prompt runs from 8/11/2013 – 8/17/2013. If you choose to follow along, I would appreciate a mention to the Hidden Genealogy Nuggets website.
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I do not have any links to Minnesota, so I will instead highlight one resource from Minnesota.
The Minnesota Historical Society has a wonderful collection of research tools on it’s website.
They have search tools for:
- Birth Records
- Death Records
- State Census Records
- Veterans Grave Registry
They also have digital collections of newspapers and maps.
If you have a Minnesota relative, be sure to check out these resources.
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A few Minnesota Genealogy Links
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Minnesota Newspaper Archives at Genealogy Bank
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