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 My Grandfather, seen here on the horse, had to escape the Russian Army around the turn of the last century, eventually coming to America.  I do not recognize the uniform in this picture, but it looks … 
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 In genealogical research, what is the difference between primary information and secondary information. Why do genealogists bother with making such distinctions? 
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 I was adopted at birth and know very little identifying information about my birth parents.     I recently took a DNA test on Ancestry.com and found a match that was a possible 1st/2nd cousin match.     … 
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 While using an old (1907) book of transcriptions (on-line) The Parish Register of Gargrave in the County of York , I was puzzled by the number of dates recorded in the 16th and early 17th centuries … 
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 I’ve been using ancestry.com for a couple of years online, and recently got their desktop software to help manage trees better. One of the reasons I had created my trees online was the ease of … 
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 I was considering purchasing Family Tree Maker only to find it has been discontinued.      What do they plan for a replacement ? 
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 In my experience the two terms seem interchangeable, but undoubtedly there is a difference between a family’s crest and its coat of arms. What is it? 
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 my question is similar to What is the meaning of these remarks on 1948 USMC discharge papers? but with different abbreviations that I can’t find the answer to. Below is the transcription I have. I … 
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