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1. Belong to a genealogical society.
2. Researched records onsite at a court house.
3. Transcribed records.
4. Uploaded tombstone pictures to Find-A-Grave.
5. Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) .
6. Joined Facebook.
7. Helped to clean up a run-down cemetery.
8. Joined the Genea-Bloggers Group on Facebook.
9. Attended a genealogy conference.
10. Lectured at a genealogy conference.
11. Spoke on a genealogy topic at a local genealogy society.
12. Been the editor of a genealogy society newsletter.
13. Contributed to a genealogy society publication.
14. Served on the board or as an officer of a genealogy society.
15. Got lost on the way to a cemetery.
16. Talked to dead ancestors.
17. Researched outside the state in which I live.
18. Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants.
19. Cold called a distant relative.
20. Posted messages on a surname message board.
21. Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet.
22. Googled my name.
23. Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.
24. Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it.
25. Have been paid to do genealogical research.
26. Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research.
27. Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.
28. Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.
29. Responded to messages on a message board or forum.
30. Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.
31. Participated in a genealogy meme.
32. Created family history gift items (calendars, cookbooks, etc.).
33. Performed a record lookup for someone else.
34. Went on a genealogy seminar cruise.
35. Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space.
36. Found a disturbing family secret.
37. Told others about a disturbing family secret.
38. Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).
39. Think genealogy is a passion not a hobby. - (Correction: I think it is an obsession.)
40. Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person (Unclaimed Persons).
41. Taught someone else how to find their roots.
42. Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure.
43. Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology.
45. Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher.
46. Disproved a family myth through research.
47. Got a family member to let you copy photos.
48. Used a digital camera to “copy” photos or records.
49. Translated a record from a foreign language. - (Note: I am working on that right now.)
50. Found an immigrant ancestor’s passenger arrival record.
51. Looked at census records on microfilm, not on the computer.
52. Used microfiche.
53. Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
54. Visited more than one LDS Family History Center.
55. Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors.
56. Taught a class in genealogy.
57. Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century.
58. Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century.
59. Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century.
60. Can name all of your great-great-grandparents.
61. Found an ancestor’s Social Security application.
62. Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer.
63. Used Steve Morse’s One-Step searches.
64. Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
65. Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.
66. Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.
67. Visited the Library of Congress.
68. Have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower.
69. Have an ancestor who fought in the Civil War.
70. Taken a photograph of an ancestor’s tombstone.
71. Became a member of the Association of Graveyard Rabbits.
72. Can read a church record in Latin.
73. Have an ancestor who changed their name.
74. Joined a Rootsweb mailing list.
75. Created a family website.
76. Have more than one "genealogy" blog.
77. Was overwhelmed by the amount of family information received from someone.
78. Have broken through at least one brick wall.
79. Visited the DAR Library in Washington D.C.
80. Borrowed a microfilm from the Family History Library through a local Family History Center.
81. Have done indexing for Family Search Indexing or another genealogy project.
82. Visited the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
83. Had an amazing serendipitous find of the "Psychic Roots" variety.
84. Have an ancestor who was a Patriot in the American Revolutionary War.
85. Have an ancestor who was a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary War.
86. Have both Patriot & Loyalist ancestors.
87. Have used Border Crossing records to locate an ancestor.
88. Use maps in my genealogy research.
89. Have a convict ancestor who was transported from the UK.
90. Found a bigamist amongst the ancestors.
91. Visited the National Archives in Kew.
92. Visited St. Catherine's House in London to find family records.
93. Found a cousin in Australia (or other foreign country). (I found a couple in the U. K.)
94. Consistently cite my sources.
95. Visited a foreign country (i.e. one I don't live in) in search of ancestors.
96. Can locate any document in my research files within a few minutes.
97. Have an ancestor who was married four times (or more).
98. Made a rubbing of an ancestors gravestone.
99. Organized a family reunion.
100. Published a family history book (on one of my families).
101. Learned of the death of a fairly close relative through research.
102. Have done the genealogy happy dance.
103. Sustained an injury doing the genealogy happy dance.
104. Offended a family member with my research.
105. Reunited someone with precious family photos or artifacts.
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I believe this page is the first page of the application, but I am not too sure for sure. (At least this was the first page of the application on the microfilm.) This page primarily deals with a soldier's service, his martial status, age, religion, appearance, birthplace, etc. In short, this was information that I already knew about Adam from my previous research. Of course, if I had not done any research, this page would have been invaluable in trying to find his military records.
The next page deals with how long he was a resident in Michigan, and when he first lived in Michigan. I did not know when Adam moved to Michigan from Pennsylvania, and so I can now begin to start looking for proof to confirm this. Before I obtained this record, I knew he was living in Michigan by 1861 when he got married. I was unable to find him in the 1860 census, but I might be able to find him in the tax records of either Van Buren county or Saint Joseph county, if I look for their old records.
The third page of the application lists the medical problems my ancestor's suffered from, and gives me an idea as to why he applied to the home. Most of this information was new to me. This page is also the page that lists whether or not an applicant would be allowed to live in the home.
And last but not least, is the last page of the application. This page indicates when a veteran was admit ed to the home, and lists his application number. The page also lists the rules that govern how an inmate would live and who would allowed to live in the home. Applicants that received more than $12 a month from their pension were not supposed to be admitted, unless they were approved by the commander of the home. Since my ancestor was receiving about $15 a month from his pension, I suspect he was only allowed to live there due to his medical problems and he was one of those "special cases".
So, that is a little about the Old Soldiers' Home and what information you might expect to find in your ancestor's application. I realize that this is a long post, and I'm sorry for making it too long. I hope, though, that you found this post to be interesting and informative. Enjoy!
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