Genealogy Research & Assistance

12/25/2025

Facebook offers many groups for ancestry and finding family, from broad Genealogy Research (like The Genealogy Squad, Ask a Genealogist) to specific DNA Match help (AncestryDNA Matching) and Lost & Found groups for adoptees/biological family, plus local/surname groups (e.g., by ancestral town) for deep dives.

To find them, search Facebook for terms like "genealogy," "family history," "DNA detectives," or your specific surname/ancestral location, then join groups that match your goals, whether it's general advice, DNA troubleshooting, or connecting with hometown descendants.

Types of Facebook Groups for Ancestry

General Genealogy: For research tips, resources, and problem-solving (e.g., The Genealogy Squad, Genealogy! Just Ask!).

DNA Focused: To help interpret matches, use tools like GEDmatch, and connect with distant relatives (e.g., AncestryDNA Matching).

Lost & Found/Biological Family: For those seeking birth parents or estranged relatives (e.g., Find My Family (Helping People Find Their Biological Family ..., Genealogy: LOST and FOUND).

Hometown/Surname Specific: Groups for towns, counties, or surnames (e.g., a group for Temaxcal, Mexico) to find local history and distant cousins.

Descendancy Groups: For a specific common ancestor, to share stories and photos.

How to Find & Use Them

Search: Use keywords like "genealogy help," "ancestry DNA," "Irish genealogy," "French Canadian," or your specific ancestor's last name/hometown.

Join: Request to join relevant groups; many require answering questions or agreeing to rules.

Engage: Ask specific questions, share your research challenges, post your DNA results (with caution), and offer help to others.
By joining these communities, you can get expert advice, collaborate with others, and uncover more about your family's history.

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12/20/2025

The Trail of Tears primarily occurred in 1838-1839, when over 16,000 Cherokee people were forcibly removed from their southeastern homelands (Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, NC) to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

This devastating journey involved land and water routes through present-day states like Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, marked by extreme hardship, disease, and thousands of deaths.

Key Dates:
1830: The Indian Removal Act is passed, authorizing the forced relocation of Native American tribes.

May 1838: U.S. Army troops begin rounding up Cherokees into stockades.

1838-1839: The main forced migration of the Cherokee Nation occurs, a journey they named the "Trail of Tears" due to its devastating effects.

Key Locations:

Starting Points: Cherokee ancestral lands in the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina.

Routes: Thousands of miles of land and water routes crossing nine states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

Destination: Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).

Why it Happened:

Pressure from white settlers and the discovery of gold on Cherokee lands.

President Andrew Jackson's strong advocacy for Indian removal.

The Cherokee Nation's legal challenges failed, leading to forced eviction under the Indian Removal Act.

12/16/2025

Location Trivia: 1779 Lincoln County NC and 1809 Lincoln County TN

Both Lincoln County, NC, and Lincoln County, TN, are named after Revolutionary War hero Major General Benjamin Lincoln, but they are distinct places: NC's is older (1779), near Charlotte, known for textiles/pottery, while TN's (1809) and Lincoln County is in south-central TN, centered around Fayetteville, with agriculture as a key industry, both stemming from the same historical figure and era of U.S. expansion.

Lincoln County, North Carolina
Formed: 1779 from Tryon County.
Location: Piedmont region, part of the Charlotte Metro Area.
Named For: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln.
Key Industries: Historically agriculture, iron, pottery, and textiles.
County Seat: Lincolnton.

Lincoln County, Tennessee
Formed: 1809, from territory ceded by Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes.
Location: South-central Tennessee, in Middle Tennessee.
Named For: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Lincoln.
Key Industries: Agriculture.
County Seat: Fayetteville.

12/12/2025

My First Time Seeing this Database on Ancestry .com

Search > Newspapers & Periodicals> Associated Press, Name Card Index to AP Stories, 1905-1990

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12/11/2025

I recently replied to American Ancestors Member Services

In response to "Thank you for reaching out to us. I am sorry to here this. According to our records you have a free guest membership with us. Would you like us to purge your account from our records? Additionally if you would like assistance navigating the databases,

I would recommend reaching out to our free genealogy chat service Ask A Genealogist at askagenealogist@americnancestors.org. They should be able to help you broaden your research results. Let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

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No Thank You, I do not like dealing with ChatBots or AI. I have been on the Internet since 1983, before the Web made its debut...I was navigating online during the era of dial-up bulletin board systems (BBSs), Usenet newsgroups, and early proprietary services like Prodigy, CompuServe and AOL.

Experiencing the Internet when the dominant protocols were FTP, Telnet, and Gopher, long before the user-friendly graphical interface of the World Wide Web became mainstream around 1993-1994.

I was a member of Prodigy that offered the first home pages...initially used a proprietary, highly efficient graphics architecture called NAPLPS (North American Presentation Level Protocol Syntax) to deliver its content, rather than standard HTML.

NAPLPS predated widespread browser-based HTML use and allowed for faster image rendering over slow modem connections compared to the early Web.

Prodigy did eventually adopt HTML and offer true web browsing capabilities and personal home pages in the mid-1990s as the World Wide Web grew in popularity.

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11/20/2025

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11/16/2025

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11/16/2025

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11/16/2025

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11/05/2025

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11/04/2025

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