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Mark Rabideau

Prologue

Another story begins…
All tales are true. Some are parables and some are fact. Every fact is interpreted [...]

The Beginning

September of my 50th year is when my life began to change.  During a period of 12 short [...]

Coming to Grips

As we were traversing the nightmare that was my 50-51st year, we had many opportunities for introspection and [...]

Hope in the Future

As you most certainly know by now, my mother is German. She is a product of having [...]

Alone

As I look at photos of my great grandparents, grandparents and parents, I see the faces of my [...]

Confluence of Past and Future

I am at the nexus of an indefinite past and indeterminate future. My history will forever remain [...]

Dedication

This site and effort is dedicated to all my forebears.  Without them we (my family) would not exist.  [...]

Using Mendeley &tc. for Genealogy Research

As I mentioned in an earlier post, recently I came across a VERY promising research tool to assist [...]

Prussian Mennonite Research Materials

As many of you may know, my Recht family line (Hermann Recht’s family) has strong roots within what [...]

Data gathering tools (new, to me)

As a genealogist that conducts much of his research on the web, good data and image gathering tools [...]

Copyright, copyleft, protect your stuff…

Assuming you write materials and you’d like to get protection and/or keep some credit for your work, here [...]

Pre-WW2 Maps of Poland & the former German East

In keeping with my map theme, I have provided links and pointers to what I consider 4 of [...]

Pre-1945 Polska Maps

Congress of Poland-1831

Polska 1912

Polska 1907

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SOPA/PIPA protest

ManyRoads will join the Internet protest on 18 January 2012 against the unreasonable and un-American PIPA/SOPA legislation & [...]

Hinaus in die Ferne

It probably bears mention that my grandmother- Frieda Senger- was a woman of many verses.  So given that [...]

Heimatortskartei gets personal

Almost all ManyRoads readers know that my mother’s family was among those expelled by the allies from the [...]

ManyRoads available FHC Films/ Tapes

Because my local Family History Center is moving to a new ‘film’ filing system, I thought it would [...]

Finding Genealogy Software (more) pointers…

In keeping with the theme of my previous posting, here are some additional pointers to genealogy software and [...]

When considering new Genealogy Software…

As most of our readers know, I belong to numerous on-line forums and discussion threads.  Lately there have [...]

Automated Translations

We all have languages we do not understand or read. Some of us struggle along in our [...]

Samuel Ferdinand Recht- Caroline Henriette Sczepanski

This page is under development; research is on-going
Note: additional source materials are currently being obtained.
Aside from the birth [...]

Eastern Germans, a cold case?

Searching for missing or lost family members from the former German Eastern Provinces can be quite a challenge. [...]

Presenting family genealogies on the web

Presenting readable, genealogical information, data, and stories is a complex challenge.  It seems to me that people’s lives [...]

Johann Recht Family(ies)

This page is under development;
research is on-going
Note: This material/ history is truly in heavy development.
Any/ all suggestions or [...]

West Prussia (near Zeyer) Mennonite Births, Deaths, Marriages

The links on this page have been sourced from the Prussian Mennonite Genealogy Resources site. I have rearranged [...]

Mennonite Histories of West Prussia

The links on this page have been sourced from the Prussian Mennonite Genealogy Resources site. I have rearranged [...]

Cornelius Szczepanski Family(ies)

 
This page is under development;
research is on-going
Note: This material/ history is truly in heavy development.  Any/ all suggestions [...]

Danzig- Westpreussen (West Prussia) Heimatortskartei

For those wishing to gain access to photographic images of the actual Heimatortskartei from the towns, cities & [...]

Genealogy & Data Management

Some of you may be aware that my ‘day’ job involves benchmarking organizations against various process and business [...]

Another Mocavo offering

Mocavo is embarking on a new extension of their already exceedingly useful services; one where they conduct automated [...]

German Expulsions & the Diaspora

While doing some research for an email response, I came across a body of work related to Die [...]

John Hall c. 1732 – 1794

This page is under development; research is on-going
Note: additional source materials are currently being sought.
The Grandfathers
Vol.I, The Hall [...]

William Hall 1707? – 1757

This page is under development; research is on-going
Note: additional source materials are currently being sought.
The Immigrant Grandfather
Source: The [...]

Christian and Mary (Roth) Wenger- A Brief History

This page is under development; research is on-going
Note: additional source materials and records are currently being sought.
Christian Wenger [...]

ManyRoads Update- October 2011

First off I want to apologize for the few month hiatus in ManyRoads Updates. 
By way of a [...]

Michael Senger und Adelgunde Kiehl

This page is under development; research is on-going
Michael Senger and Adelgunde Kiehl were married in the area immediately [...]

August Ferdinand Kunz – Catherine Elisabeth Albrecht

This page is under development; research is on-going
The family of August Kunz and Elisabeth Albrecht lived in Neuteicherwalde [...]

Hermann Recht- Auguste Kunz Family History

This page is under development; research is on-going
Hermann Recht and Auguste Kunz were married in Baarendorf ev. Kirche [...]

New FamilySearch Film Ordering

This week I used the new FamilySearch.org microfilm (microfiche) ordering system for the first time. As you might [...]

Sometimes… magic happens

Today was one of those amazing days.
It is often unbelievable what the universe has in store for you. [...]

Auguste Alvina Caroline Kunz

It was another one of those days a genealogist only dreams of… one, when a huge brick wall [...]

The Former German Provinces & Missing Persons Search

If you, like me, research and search for family through the area of West Prussia (Westpreussen)- East Prussia [...]

Sharing Notes, Tasks, Todos

Keeping notes, reminders and tasks synchronized as I move from place to place has been a real dilemma [...]

Quebec Genealogical Tutorial

I will be presenting a tutorial on conducting Quebec- Francophone Genealogy Research, September 10, 2011 at the:
Parker Colorado [...]

Québec Historical Documents & Newspapers- Quebec Research Tip #3

Here are lists of Québec-related Online Historical Documents and Newspapers I have come across while performing data gathering [...]

Francois Lafaye & Marguerite Foret/Forest

I have encountered yet another Quebec genealogy mystery. As you might expect, this “new” mystery also involves the [...]

French Canadian Source Materials- Quebec Research Tip #2

Canada has some of the world’s best documented family history information.  This is especially true for Roman Catholic [...]

French Canadian Genealogy Searches- Quebec Research Tip #1

Finding “French Canadian” North American ‘relatives’ can be quite a challenge. My searches most often lead me to [...]

Clyde Ross- photos found

If you know of anyone related to and/or seeking images of a young Clyde Ross born in Cambridge [...]

Alexis Menard- Louise Pageau family history

Notes:

This history will become the basis for my September 2011 tutorial at the Parker Genealogical Society. (Another [...]