| Using Vacations for Genealogy
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| | Wear shoes that are comfortable; can they
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| Using your vacations for Family History
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| | get dirty if the cemetery is muddy? What
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| can be very rewarding. Preparing ahead of
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| | type of transportation is there and do
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| time for your trip can save you time, gas
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| | you have access to where you need to go?
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| and money. The following are things you
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| | Vacations are also family time. Getting
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| can do before your trip.
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| | the kids involved can be fun and a good
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| Call ahead and verify library, court
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| | learning time. Young children can help
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| houses, cemeteries, etc. hours of
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| | look for headstones by reading the
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| operations and locations. Don't forget
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| | surnames. We should also use this time to
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| lunch hours especially in small towns
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| | talk about our ancestor and how to show
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| where there may be only one worker. I
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| | respect at the cemetery. Have the
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| recall a friend who drove 2 hours to find
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| | children look for pictures or
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| the cemetery was private land and was
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| | inscriptions. Putting flowers on the
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| located within a locked fence. She had to
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| | graves can be a special time also. Learn
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| call ahead to make arrangements to visit
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| | ahead of time how to do Headstone
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| the cemetery of her ancestors.
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| | rubbings and teach this to your kids.
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| Take copies, not originals of your
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| | Make a time line with your child at one
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| records (pedigrees, family group sheets,
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| | end of the line and the ancestor you are
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| pictures, land deeds). Take blank family
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| | researching at the other end. What has
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| group sheets and pedigrees with you on
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| | happened in the world between the two
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| trips to be filled out by relatives you
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| | time periods?
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| visit.
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| | On the trip, let the kids look for signs
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| Have good maps of the area you are
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| | telling the counties, store names, lakes,
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| visiting. Perhaps a map is available of
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| | parks or any other landmarks. Were any of
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| what the area looked like during your
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| | them in existence at the time of your
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| ancestor's time period. What county lines
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| | ancestor? Someone once told me during a
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| may have changed over the years?
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| | vacation the mosquitoes were horrific.
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| Go with a plan. It is a good idea to
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| | This made him wonder if they were around
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| focus on one family, but also be open
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| | when his ancestors lived there. What did
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| minded. Most families lived in the same
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| | they go through?
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| areas and traveled together. But, at the
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| | Let the kids take pictures, label them
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| same time trying to research too many
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| | and write stories. Don't forget to put
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| surnames can be overwhelming.
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| | dates, names and locations. Years down
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| If you can get information at your local
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| | the line, who knows, maybe 100 years from
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| genealogy library or family history
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| | then, your descendants may looking at
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| center, don't spend time on your vacation
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| | your vacationing journal!
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| looking up that particular information.
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| | Taking advantage of the resources
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| Use your time wisely on things you can
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| | available where you will be traveling
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| only get where you are visiting. Find out
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| | will be useful if you plan wisely.
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| the weather situation and dress
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| | Genealogy vacations can be rewarding if
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| accordingly. Is the area flat or hilly?
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| | one is prepared.
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