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Hello, and welcome to a few inspirational moments and loving conversations with C Melita Webb. This podcast shares the love, emotions, ideas and encouragement from a poet’s perspective and a mother’s touch. Your host is a visually impaired inspirational author who enjoys learning, mindfulness, audiobooks, writing, faith, family, friends, and helping others. A podcast for the community, listeners on a healing journey, poetry fans, book lovers, and anyone who enjoys a good topic. We are delighted to have you with us as we share encouraging thoughts on love, inspiration, motivation, empowerment, communication, family, and faith. Each episode comes to you with love, honesty, and passionate reflections to ponder. The audience is engaged, and growing. Thank you for being on this healing journey of faith and love with us. We appreciate your time and pray that you have a fantastic day!
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Hello, and thank you for joining us for a few inspirational moments and loving conversations with C Melita Webb.
Today I share some fascinating genealogy basics and how I got hooked by the "Genealogy Bug" and family connections.
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Many states didn’t keep birth, death, or marriage records at the county level until the early 1900's. Specific spellings of names and dates of birth were not considered important enough to enforce consistent spelling or record keeping. The reporting requirements changed once the federal government became involved and the social security act passed into law.
Similarly, most people were delivered at home by illiterate midwives, so no hospital or official records were completed. Documents were often not pursued until they were needed to enroll a child in school or if adults wanted to file for Social Security filings. So look for delayed birth certificates.
Apprenticeship was the name used by the courts who took children and assigned them a place to live where they were to be fed, clothed, cared for, and educated.
The book I spoke about was The Bondswoman’s Narrative.
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