By tim , 17 July, 2022
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FamilyTreeDNA Receives Tim G.'s DNA Sample

HOUSTON, Texas (GBT) — FamilyTreeDNA has received a DNA sample from family historian and GBT webmaster Tim G. at it's Houston facility last Friday, July 15. Tim ordered the DNA sampling kit on Saturday, July 2, at the suggestion of his uncle, Amir Ishaq D. Al-Sulaimani, to determine whether he is among the J1 sub-family of Grahams. Tim received the DNA kit last Saturday, July 9th and mailed his prepared sample the following morning.

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By tim , 7 July, 2022

Sid Flick Discography Emerges on Discogs™

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (GBT) — The discography of Sid Flick is emerging on Discogs, an online music collecting aid and marketplace. In early 2017, when Tim G. first used the service, musical releases documented on Flick's Discogs profile numbered five or six. Today, that number is at seventeen, and is expected to grow as website volunteers refine the site's massive database.

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By tim , 7 July, 2022
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Eva Cohen's Death Certificate Discovered on Ancestry.com

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (GBT) — The death certificate of Minnie Snyder Anflick's mother, Eva Cohen Snyder Muzicant, was discovered last week on Ancestry.com. The document had evaded discovery for several months because Eva'a surname had been shortened to Musik. Eva died of bronchopneumonia at Mount Sinai Hospital in Philadelphia on 16 November 1924, according to the document, and was buried at Mount Sharon Cemetery in Springfield, Delaware County, on the same day. Her age was given to be 53 years old, but no date of birth was provided.

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By tim , 20 June, 2022
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Se. 2, Ep. 6: Trees, Tribulations, and Summer Challenges

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This month I launch my 14-day free trial of Ancestry.com in order to discover photos from public member trees that are not available to AncestryLibrary users. I describe some recent adventures in self-hosting, including hard drive corruption, data loss, and restoration from backup. Lastly, I lay out some personal challenges for my upcoming summer vacation. Links in the show notes.
By tim , 9 June, 2022
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Technical Issues Hound GBT; Backups Save the Day

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (GBT) — A recent update to Genealogy By Tim G.'s primary webserver triggered hard drive corruption last Saturday, leaving the server's file system in a read-only state, and the server's Apache2 and MariaDB services unable to launch.  Backup servers were deployed but were several months out of date. Website users may have noticed a temporary reversion to the website's February 2022 state.
By tim , 22 May, 2022
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Se. 2, Ep. 5: Digging into the 1950 Census, or FamilySearch Fellow Travelers

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In this month's episode, recorded on May 7th, I make some early discoveries in the 1950 Census, including my Grandaunt Sheila's occupation as census taker and my Granduncle Albert's residency Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry. I make contact through FamilySearch with some potential distant cousins along the Smith and Foley lines, including an e-mail contact with a descendant of Bernard Smith of Boston. Lastly, a recent update to the Webtrees software will enable me to whitelist photographs and documents as I clear them for publication.
By tim , 10 May, 2022
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Webtrees Software Update Introduces Media Whitelisting

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (GBT) — A recent update to Webtrees, the software that powers the family tree section of the Genealogy By Tim G. website, will allow web administrators to whitelist media files. The new functionality will reveal to all website visitors photographs and original documents that have heretofore been visible only to logged-in members.

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By tim , 14 April, 2022
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Se. 2, Ep. 4: The Ukraine Episode

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I break the 20 minute podcast precedent to say, in one audio file, everything I know about my family's roots in the region now known as Ukraine. I begin with a little bit of deep history on how the area came to be a part of the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I continue to describe a likely reason why the Anflick and Snyder families left the area, and I finish up by listing off some of the place names within present day Ukraine that are of family history importance, so you know what areas to focus on as you watch the news for updates on the war. Links are in the show notes.
By tim , 10 April, 2022
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1950 Census Released, Early Discoveries Made

JENKINTOWN, Pennsylvania (GBT) — The National Archives and Records Administration released the 1950 Census online last Friday, April 1st, 2022. Every ten years the administration publicly releases the census taken 72 prior to the release date. Prior to April 1st, the most recent census released by the administration was the 1940 census, which it released on April 1st, 2012. Each census release is a bonanza for genealogists, who can trace family relationships, movements, and occupations through the documents.

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