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We are easy to find; we are the genealogists located in busy Franktown, Colorado! View Larger Map

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Expertise, Associations & Memberships

ManyRoads is pleased to enumerate our relevant genealogical expertise as well as our genealogical memberships and associations. Expertise Created and maintain the one of the Internet’s single largest repositories of Kreis Elbing (Prussia) genealogy source documentation Created and maintain one of the Internet’s most robust West Prussian Historical Map archives 10+ years genealogical experience Integration [...]

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Lacolle, Quebec- A brief history

Lacolle is the area from which the Joseph Dion family emigrated to the United States.  Historically both Rabideau and Dion/ Deyo family members lived and traversed this region. Click here to read about the Lacolle Military Battles. source [minor edits and corrections made by ManyRoads] First written mention of Lacolle can be traced back to [...]

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An Elbing Remembrance- Fred Rump

We’ve had some interesting discussions [...] lately but I feel that for most of us Elbing and it’s history is far, far away. The people who actually lived there before 1945 are fast becoming a dying breed. In addition, while there is much Information available in German sources, little information can be found in English. [...]

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Civility and history

Unfortunately when people are expelled from areas, civility is not always, or perhaps even generally, the rule. Such was the case in Poland.  The Polish Communist government was eager to lay claim to its newly obtained German lands and expel all Germans not simply from the lands but also from memory and history. Over time [...]

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Created with Free Software #3

There are a fairly astonishing number of hidden and nearly hidden functions on good websites. In communities communication between members is essential. The same is true of the internet.    Good websites speak with one another and need to be known to each other.  To accomplish these objectives ManyRoads employs additional hidden and not quite hidden [...]

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Zotero and genealogy

Do you use Zotero in doing your genealogy research work? This is a question I have toyed around with for quite a while now.  I don’t have a good answer for myself although the toolset seems well suited to gathering web-based information, collating, and processing it.  It is also tightly coupled with the browser I [...]

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A History of French Canada 1635 to 1649

source: David Garneau 1635 Three marriages, four births and thirteen deaths are recorded in Kebec, New France. (I)-Christophe Crevier Sieur de la Mesle married Jeanne Enard, Metis or sauvagesse b-1619, see (II)-Pierre Boucher 1634 who married their daughter b-1636 About 31 women were recorded in Kebec at this time, three being Indian girls for marriage [...]

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A History of French Canada 1670 to 1699

source: David Garneau 1670 From 1670 on, permanent residents were called Canadians or French Canadians. SOME FILLE DU ROI who arrived 1670 and entered into contract of marriage Marie Angelier, married Vivien Rochereau, Vivien Denise Anthoine, married Laurent Buy, Laurent dit Lavergne, said his name is Lavergne; 2nd marriage 1704 Mathurin Banlier dit Laperle, saaid [...]

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