We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.
The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/S3EH5xhpp2G7w4LV7.
Today’s Challenge
Yesterday we explored the Florida Memory Project. Today we will explore the Ohio Memory (https://ohiomemory.org/) website. Many states have their own version of this site with a variety of great resources that you won’t find anywhere else.
Questions
- On the Ohio Memory website select the Browse Subjects button. You should have an alphabet list, go to Z and select Zane’s Trace. Who was Zane’s Trace named after?
- Go back to the home page and select Browse Places. Click on M and then select Minster. What is the name of the canal that went through Minster, Ohio?
- Go back to the homepage and select Browse Time Periods. Click on 1850s. What was the name of the person who wrote a poem in support of women’s suffrage?
- On the home page enter the name Bielefeld in the search bar. Select the Times-Democrat (Lima) from 1909. What happened to Mr. Bielefeld?
- The Ohio Memory website is celebrating what anniversary this year?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- On the home page select collections. Find the “Ohio Canal Plat Map Collection” then find “Miami and Erie Canal past Fort Loramie plat map”. Explore the map and list the name of the sawmill?
Hint
You will have to go back to the home page and select a new topic for each question. Take some time to explore the “Collections” area to see what is available.
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/S3EH5xhpp2G7w4LV7). All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 12 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-year individual subscription to American Ancestors.
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