Searchforancestors.com - Google - Merry Christmas

We all know about Google, right?

Well here is an exciting search page that uses Google to the nth degree for "Genealogy"!

What they have done is to gather all of the different types of specialty search phrases and inserted samples in each box. All you have to do is insert your exact words into the sample phrases and use the same format for a whiz bang immediate "VERY SPECIFIC" search!

Some of the phrase boxes are; Search by country, Genealogy flavored search, Surname websites, Search within a Genealogy site (or exclude a site), Genealogy sites that are similar to, U.S newsgroup sites, Definitions of Genealogy words, Calculator for Genealogy uses, Search current Genealogy news, Genealogy images, etc...

Bookmark this link and enjoy!
http://www.searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html


Merry Christmas to all of our friends and readers.

Social Security Administration (SSA) - SS-5 - NUMIDENT

Well it sounds like the government is tightening up the rules some more.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has possibly switched to a

different policy regarding what you receive when you send in your $27

for a photocopy of the actual SS-5 form of a deceased person.

In the past you would receive a copy of the actual document that your

ancestor filled out in their own handwriting and with their actual signature.

Apparently you now will receive the computerized database form called

NUMIDENT. This not an actual copy, it is excerpts of the actual form.

Thanks to Jan Meisels Allen for the heads up on this and you can read

one person’s account on rootsweb at http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.newyork&m=4884

You can read the SSA’s official policies regarding name change and NUMIDENT on their policy website at http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0100203210

It is typical bureaucratic gobbledygook but I do not see any official announcement. One thing that is interesting is that in some cases it would be helpful to have a copy of both reports, particularly if there had ever been name changes due to marriage, naturalization, court order, adoption, and myriad other reasons including same sex marriage in Massachusetts.

Map Site

Maps, you like maps?

Here is a website for anyone that does not have anything to do, for say

THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

http://www.fsmitha.com/index.html

I especially like this man’s bio.

I don’t know anything about this man or the site, but just stumbled upon it.