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Death Finds a Way: A Janie Riley Mystery by Lorine McGinnis Schulze Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. She and her husband head to Salt Lake City Utah to research Janie's elusive 4th great-grandmother. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present before disaster strikes? Available now on Amazon.com and and Amazon.ca |
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Try an Ancestry.com Free Trial and Ancestry.ca Free Trial Genealogy Mystery Book!Death Finds a Way: A Janie Riley Mystery by Lorine McGinnis Schulze Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. She and her husband head to Salt Lake City Utah to research Janie's elusive 4th great-grandmother. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present before disaster strikes? Available now on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca Genealogy NewsletterJOIN the FREE Olive Tree Genealogy Newsletter. Be the first to know of genealogy events and freebies. Find out when new genealogy databases are put online. Get tips for finding your elusive brick-wall ancestor.
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About the Olive Tree Lady, Lorine McGinnis SchulzeWorking With Troubled TeensI was a teacher, specializing in working with troubled teenagers, but in 1994 was injured by a student. After an unsuccessful operation, and months of only partially-successful physiotherapy, it became obvious that I would not be able to resume a full-time job.OliveTreeGenealogy.com CreationAfter this year long recuperation, I began creating Olive Tree Genealogy pages, and in the winter of 1995 a smaller version of The Olive Tree Genealogy made its online debut. February 1996 saw Olive Tree Genealogy move to Rootsweb.com as the OTE site. In 1998 I was finally able to return to work on a part-time basis, and my enforced and unexpected "free time" allowed me to continue developing and working on The Olive Tree.My website was among the first to bring primary sources to the Internet with its passenger lists of ships from the Netherlands to New York in the 17th Century. Special Interest AreasI've been a frequent instructor in various IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Workshops for Internet research, Ontario Loyalist topics, and 17th Century New York. My interest in early New York is the result of my paternal lineage, with many of my ancestors being early settlers in that state.Another very special interest is in preserving family heirlooms and memoirs. I write about how to preserve memories and family treasures on my Olive Tree Genealogy blog and maintain a forum on Google+ I write a weekly series called Sharing Memories with prompts to encourage readers to write down their own memories and those of family members. Military history is another of my loves and one of my projects is reuniting soldiers' dog tags with family members. 17 cases have been sent to me for help and 13 have been solved and had a happy ending with a lost and found dog tag being sent home to a descendant. You can read about these heart-warming stories onSoldiers' Items Found Please also take a peek at my video series on mid 1800s photographs - identifying photographs, and learning how to date and recognize years photos were taken. My video tutorials and cemetery walks are found at Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel Metis StatusIn Canada, there are three recognized groups of Aboriginal people: The Inuit, Métis and First Nations (Indians). Aboriginal people are the descendants of the original inhabitants of North America. I was granted my Metis status several years ago. It was a very proud moment for me and for my family. I and other family members have proudly identified and participated in the Metis culture across the provinceMy cousin is currently carrying on the Metis tradition of playing music in a band with other Metis. Some of my native ancestors acted as interpreters in the state of New York, while my French ancestors acted as interpreters in the province of Quebec. FamilyCounting step-grandchildren I have 14 grandchildren. We have a large family to feed at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners! I love to cook so it's a wonderful time. My cooking blog is called Ollie's Yummy in Your TummyMy Blogs & WebsitesBlogsOlive Tree GenealogyAsk Olive Tree Ancestors At Rest Past Voices: Letters Home The Paper Trail Ollie's Yummy in Your Tummy WebsitesOlive Tree GenealogyNaturalization Records Ancestors At Rest All Census Records The Genealogy Spot Past Voices All English Records Writing & Publishing BooksI have has been involved in the fields of genealogy and history for more than thirty years and am the author of many published genealogical articles, as well as books.In 1993 I wrote a Van Slyke book on my Mohawk-French ancestry, and set up a section on my website devoted to the Mohawk Nation.
My current projects are a series of books on New Netherland Settlers. I have completed books on the Peer and Vollick (Follick) Families of New York, New Jersey and Ontario Canada.
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