Mx Lines
By US312 Wayne J. Straight
As you know by now, as we the core cadre have continued to try to depict the state of our Mx knowledge in a variety of formats, we’ve also pushed hard to get each of you to adopt a Line (as illustrated in both our newsletter and on our Website), build a community of interest, do the research and collaboration, and let us know what additional data you have or where you think what we’ve said about a particular Line is wrong. Please take the time to look at what we’ve said about your Line today and get involved in improving the state of our knowledge about it. If you find a mistake, and I’m sure there are plenty of them, let us know. Prove us wrong, but be prepared to defend your assertions. We’re especially keen to see primary or secondary evidence that extends, corroborates or contradicts what we’ve published. The following article is yet another take on the corporate Mx data, as we know it.
Mx Pedigrees
Member MxPedigrees began appearing on the website several years ago as part of the
DNA Surname Project. We are in the process of expanding the pedigrees to include
information submitted by past and present members for publication in MxWorld.
When the project is completed you will be able to upload a GEDCOM file of your Mx
ancestry where it will become part of a searchable all-name database of member GEDCOMs.
Until then, you can add or update your information on this website at
Add/Edit Pedigree Information.
This information can be accessed by other members using the new
Pedigree Search
page. Names of living individuals, or individuals with a birth date before 1911
and no death date, are automatically hidden when displayed on the website.
Partnering Genealogists With Historians
US332 Wayne Straight and US033 Marilyn Mx Blanck, aided by Rebecca Snyder, Research
Librarian and Associate Director at the Dakota County Historical Society (DCHS)
in South St. Paul, Minnesota (www.dakotahistory.org)
researched an erroneous 1891 newspaper article alleging Eli Mx was a murderer. See
MxWorld, August 2010,
Volume 25,
Issue No. 1, pp. 9-13.
Rebecca wanted their story for the DCHS's publication Over the Years, where the
tale has been reproduced virtually verbatim in the October 2010 issue (Volume 51
No. 3, pp. 17-21).
A great example of good research and good teamwork partnering genealogists and historians!
Research Assistance
From time to time we all find ourselves facing an apparent brick wall in our research
efforts. We find pieces of the puzzle are missing and cannot be found. Sometimes
another pair of eyes or knowledge of a little known document resource can break
the barrier and open new connections.
If you find yourself in that situation click Request Help.
Family Web Pages
A new feature we are testing on this site allows our members to submit GEDCOM files
that are published as a set of Web Family Cards just as you would find in today's
genealogy software. Click on the following link to see how this works for the file
submitted by US329 Jim Molineux. On the pedigree page you will find three new links:
1) View Genealogy Report, 2) Email the Pedigree Owner, and 3) View Family Web Cards.
Web Family Cards Example
Send your comments, suggestions or GEDCOM for publishing to our webmaster at