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2020 Newsletters
24:12 December 2020 – PDF – Fulltext – IAreader
Christmas Trees in Small-Town and Rural Missouri, 1876-1900 – The President’s Corner: The O.H.P. Miller family of Bates County, Missouri – The Settlers’ Christmas Eve: A mid-1800s poem by Alice Cary – Sharing with Siblings – Recheck your Family Organizations
24:11 November 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
“Thanksgiving at Grandma’s” poem by Vivian Elliott White – The President’s Corner: Woodfin Family in Bates County, Missouri before the Civil War – Follow up Your Ancestry or MyHeritage Records Search by Linking to Family Search (Highlighting a Blog by Janine Adams) – David Welty in the Civil War (Part 2) – How to Find Free Historical Newspapers Online or in Libraries Near You (How to Navigate Chronicling America)
24:10 October 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
Civil War Stories – The President’s Corner: The Family Calendar – Halloween for our Ancestors–What Were They Thinking? – Introducing Civil War Stories! (with Fold3 and Jenny Ashcraft) – David Welty in the Civil War (Part I)
24:09 September 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
Preserving Family History, by Marjorie Slavens – The President’s Corner (Laura Frances Seals), by Al Morse – A Global Pandemic is a Great Time to Expand Your Skillset, by Julia Morse
24:08 August 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
This Year is 2020, by Marjorie Slavens – The President’s Corner (Family Summer Activities), by Al Morse – U.S. Census and Elections, by Marjorie Slavens
24:07 July 2020 – PDF – Fulltext – IAreader
MCG Continues – The President’s Corner (Gardening and Canning), by Al Morse – This Month’s Research Tips and Resources (Frugal Genealogy, Document Heirlooms, Downsize the Basement), by Julia Morse – From Maryland to Missouri and Texas, by Marjorie Slavens – Ways We Sleuthed Stories from a 1918 Photo Album, by Julia Morse – New Book by Rafiner
24:06 June 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
Lasting Mementos of the Family Homestead: The Old Pear Trees by Florence Jennings Nabb (1937) – The President’s Corner (Visiting Family Cemeteries in Bates County, MO) – Looking at Ancestry Records – Downsizing while Preserving Family History
24:05 May 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
Corona, Computers, and Genealogy (Genealogy activities during COVID-19 times) – The President’s Corner (Sharing data with a DNA cousin) – Recorded Memories of the Earliest Schools in Missouri – Immigrant Ancestors
24:04 April 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
Quick Ideas for Preserving your Family History Artifacts – Al’s Reviews and Disposes of Family-Interest Books and Clippings – How the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Began – Gathering Bans and Social Distancing 102 Years Ago in Missouri – Why do Genealogy?
24:03 March 2020 – PDF– Fulltext – IAreader
MCG’s Revived Website – First Retirement Home – MCG’s New Online Library at Internet Archive – Fifteen “Uncommon” Computer-Based Ways to Discover More about your Ancestors (Highlighting YouTube Series by Lisa Lisson) – Women’s History Month – Editorial: Preservation of MCG
24:02 February 2020 – PDF – Fulltext – IAreader
Family Life Customs: Winter Pastimes, Music – Adoption Records and Histories – Farnsworth Family Migration to New Jersey & Bates County, MO
24:01 January 2020 – – PDF – Fulltext – IAreader
New Year’s Plans for MCG – Al’s Farnsworth Line – History and Genealogical Research – How We Preserve our Family History
Midwest Computer Genealogists 