{"id":6795,"date":"2020-07-19T21:44:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T21:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=6795"},"modified":"2020-07-19T21:44:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T21:44:26","slug":"the-family-history-scavenger-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/the-family-history-scavenger-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family History Scavenger Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miles Meyer, the Education Director for The Family History Guide Association, recently completed a<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6801\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/globe-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/globe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/globe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/globe.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> fun and informative &#8220;scavenger hunt&#8221; series. It&#8217;s published on his blog site, <a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miles&#8217; Genealogy Tips<\/a>, and contains a series of articles designed to get you thinking and searching like a family history detective.<\/p>\n<p>The series covered the month of June, 2020. Although the event has concluded and prizes have been awarded, the reward of knowledge is still very strong. The attention to detail and history is pretty impressive, and you&#8217;ll find yourself drawn into a world of discovery as you check out the clues and hints and come up with your answers.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of each day&#8217;s activities in the Family History Scavenger Hunt &#8211; enjoy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-27.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 27 <\/a>&#8211; Digital Public Library of America<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 26 <\/a>&#8211; Civil War Soldiers and Sailors<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-25.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 25<\/a> &#8211; Elephind<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 24<\/a> &#8211; National Archives<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 23<\/a> &#8211; National Gravesite Locator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 22<\/a> &#8211; Bas-Rhin Archives<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-21.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 21<\/a> &#8211; Jerripedia (Channel Islands) BMD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-20.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 20<\/a> &#8211; Irish Genealogy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 19<\/a> &#8211; Linkpendium<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-18.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 18<\/a> &#8211; FamilySearch Record Searches<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-17.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 17<\/a> &#8211; The Family History Guide<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 16<\/a> &#8211; Matricula (European Catholic Records)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 15<\/a> &#8211; Bureau of Land Management<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 14<\/a> &#8211; Wikipedia Online Newspaper Archive<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-13.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 13<\/a> &#8211; Wie Was Wie (Netherlands Archives)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-12.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 12<\/a> &#8211; Ohio Memory Project<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 11<\/a> &#8211; Florida Memory Project<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 10<\/a> &#8211; FamilySearch Records<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 9<\/a> &#8211; Internet Archives<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 8<\/a> &#8211; Free UK Genealogy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 7<\/a> &#8211; 1890 US Census<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 6<\/a> &#8211; Ancestor Hunt Newspaper Collection<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 5<\/a> &#8211; Historic Map Works<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 4<\/a> &#8211; Chronicling America (Newspapers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 3<\/a> &#8211; Billion Graves<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 2<\/a> &#8211; Find A Grave<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/milesgenealogy.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/family-history-scavenger-hunt-day-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 1<\/a> &#8211; 1940 US Census<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miles Meyer, the Education Director for The Family History Guide Association, recently completed a fun and informative &#8220;scavenger hunt&#8221; series. It&#8217;s published on his blog site, Miles&#8217; Genealogy Tips, and contains a series of articles designed to get you thinking and searching like a family history detective. The series covered the month of June, 2020. 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