tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post2809557943079248357..comments2024-03-26T10:28:48.252-07:00Comments on The Enthusiastic Genealogist: Google Books Finds: Including an Article with Four Photos!Dana Leedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-9385655855803407162016-07-15T18:00:53.462-07:002016-07-15T18:00:53.462-07:00Nice! And, I, too, often search for the unit's...Nice! And, I, too, often search for the unit's commander's name when searching for information about a regiment. It's a great way to find these men who fought in wars!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-42779450255272895942016-06-21T05:12:41.032-07:002016-06-21T05:12:41.032-07:00Hooray for your discoveries! I found a book about ...Hooray for your discoveries! I found a book about my ancestor's military unit during the Civil War, not by searching for his name but by searching for his unit commander's name. A wonderful book that I hadn't expected to find. Granted, I didn't go directly to Google Books but by searching the overall Google site. The results said, "Hey, I found a book for you." So cool.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-11005723673363214282016-06-21T04:51:38.078-07:002016-06-21T04:51:38.078-07:00Hooray for your discoveries! I found a book about ...Hooray for your discoveries! I found a book about my ancestor's military unit during the Civil War, not by searching for his name but by searching for his unit commander's name. A wonderful book that I hadn't expected to find. Granted, I didn't go directly to Google Books but by searching the overall Google site. The results said, "Hey, I found a book for you." So cool.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-92160285123129754132016-05-05T18:43:44.824-07:002016-05-05T18:43:44.824-07:00Thanks, Judy! I wasn't aware you could search ...Thanks, Judy! I wasn't aware you could search for magazine articles separately. I'll have to look into that!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-83319765538503760082016-05-05T16:06:02.269-07:002016-05-05T16:06:02.269-07:00Dana, it's great to see you encouraging family...Dana, it's great to see you encouraging family historians to use Google Books. I wrote about my experiences in <a href="http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2010/07/52-weeks-to-better-genealogy-no26.html" rel="nofollow">Google Books: 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy, no.26</a> (and I wish I was related to the Gertrude HANSON about whom I found the article in 'Life' Magazine!)Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-88313840066798253202016-05-05T06:45:40.100-07:002016-05-05T06:45:40.100-07:00That's absolutely true! I should have made tha...That's absolutely true! I should have made that more clear... I had searched for Holthoefer before on Google Books & this hadn't come up. It was #2 on the list now, so it was new! #1 was a book I contributed to that was just published in November. :)Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-4132897288520065682016-05-04T22:32:13.433-07:002016-05-04T22:32:13.433-07:00I'll have to try more google books again. I ha...I'll have to try more google books again. I haven't searched in a while, but it is always smart to go back and repeat searches periodically. You never know what may have been added.Agonzaleswithanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416178922461061825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-1285478328254120122016-05-04T22:32:06.485-07:002016-05-04T22:32:06.485-07:00I'll have to try more google books again. I ha...I'll have to try more google books again. I haven't searched in a while, but it is always smart to go back and repeat searches periodically. You never know what may have been added.Agonzaleswithanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416178922461061825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-83378103798213927622016-05-03T10:59:21.339-07:002016-05-03T10:59:21.339-07:00I found even MORE since then! It's definitely ...I found even MORE since then! It's definitely a site I need to spend more time with. Stay tuned! :)Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-81672787359193641572016-05-03T10:58:55.905-07:002016-05-03T10:58:55.905-07:00Thanks, Dara. I LOVE adding the "stories"...Thanks, Dara. I LOVE adding the "stories" to our ancestors' lives! I have another one I plan on writing up today or tomorrow. You never know what you'll find!Dana Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387705697369311607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-23699479263670547002016-05-03T07:04:38.949-07:002016-05-03T07:04:38.949-07:00I love Google Books for the reasons you mentioned ...I love Google Books for the reasons you mentioned and it sure paid off for you!Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839551061657279980.post-26095221293889524962016-05-02T14:31:16.726-07:002016-05-02T14:31:16.726-07:00Some really great finds there, Dana, and all addin...Some really great finds there, Dana, and all adding color to your ancestors' lives.Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.com