1870's Marriage Certificate Found in a North Carolina Thrift Shop: Returned to the Family

National media picked up this family history story about the 1870’s marriage certificate that was found in the back of a painting in a thrift shop in Bolivia, North Carolina. I’m the one who solved the mystery of this old marriage certificate. In this episode, I’m going to share with you the whole story, how I did the genealogy research, and all the behind-the-scenes happenings that made this story become national news. This was so much fun, I can’t wait for you to see it. Where to find more information about William T. DeWorth and Katey Havey: On ANCESTRY: Go to Ancestry.com - Search - All Collections - for William Tindall DeWorth in New Jersey born in 1849. There you will find several family trees with them in it. On FAMILYSEARCH: Go to FamilySearch.org and signin. Then go to Search - Family Tree - Find by ID GMQ3-M9C. 👉 Subscribe to Genealogy TV on YouTube    / @genealogytv   OTHER VIDEOS 🔴 Occupations that Tie Ancestors    • Occupations Tie Ancestors Together in Gene...   🔴 How to Use Cluster Genealogy a.k.a. FAN Club Research    • Video   🔴 What is F.A.N. Club Research for Genealogy and Family History?    • What is F.A.N. Club Research for Genealogy...   🔴 How to Create a Genealogy Research Notes Template in MS Word    • How to Create a Genealogy Research Notes (...   🌳 Subscription to Ancestry.com (affiliate) https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101l4aFW... 📰 Subscription to Newspapers.com (affiliate) https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-91101... Genealogy TV’s Amazon Store full of Connie’s favorites. https://www.amazon.com/shop/genealogytv (Amazon Affiliate) TIMING 0:00 Intro 1:13 Handout Info 1:38 The Thrift Store Discovery 2:49 Connie springs into action! 4:13 Research on Ancestry and Family Search 5:01 Transcribing the Document 5:25 Bordentown, NJ 5:48 Creating a Floating Tree on Ancestry 6:31 Census Records and City Directories 7:06 Google Maps 7:38 Targeted Research 8:09 Using Occupations 8:28 FAN Club Research 9:41 Research Notes 10:04 Finding Irene 12:03 A Zoom call with Irene 12:47 Irene’s Mother’s genealogy notes 13:32 Cluster research! 14:20 The news goes wild! 16:18 Irene comes to NC 17:00 Meeting Pam Phelps 17:47 The family’s history 19:21 Research Report info 19:41 “It’s as if your family is trying to reach out to you” 21:14 Irene receives the certificate 23:47 Connie’s interview with Irene and Carmen 24:43 The background of the couple 27:45 Carmen’s comments 28:30 What’s next for Irene? 29:52 Irene and County Claire, Ireland 30:21 The Genealogy TV Challenge! 31:20 Why aren’t people answering my messages on Ancestry? 32:20 The Domestic Violence connection - Carmen’s Mission 33:09 Meet Carmen Smith 34:06 How to help Hope Harbor Domestic Violence shelter 35:45 Hope Harbor Home Address - Make a donation 36:06 Conclusions 37:19 Outro Music Credits for Song on Word Tree Open Circus Waltz Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...