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US Archives Resources on the War of 1812
The US National Archives – War of 1812 features extensive information, resources, records, and online exhibitions about the US War of 1812, including: Genealogical Records of the War of 1812 War of 1812 Discharge Certificates Genealogical fallout from the War … Continue reading
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Exploring The History of Cancer in Your Family History
The New England Historic Genealogical Society’s Dr. Edwin Knights offers “Confronted With Cancer”, a great look into using your family tree to trace cancer in your family. Is there cancer in you family’s medical pedigree? And if so, how are … Continue reading
US Library of Congress Gets $2 Million to Digitize Historical Books
The US Library of Congress announces a grant to help digitize thousands of books for online access. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced that the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the Library of Congress a $2 million … Continue reading
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Oregon Historical and Genealogical Information Resources
The Oregon American History and Genealogy Project shares historical and genealogical information about the US state of Oregon, helping you to learn more about the history of the area and your family’s history within the area. Highlights include: Multnomah County, … Continue reading
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Tips for Estimating Your Ancestors Dates
Tips from the Pros: Date Estimates-More Than a Good Guess from Ancestry.com offers some great information on how to estimate your ancestors’ dates. Most online database websites provide a field for selecting the date range of a search, or the … Continue reading
Historical Photographs from England and Wales
Footsteps Photos is an online collection and photography retailer for photographs from England and Wales They produce fine quality prints from their library of several thousand photographs dating from about 1900 to 1930, depicting views of towns, villages, schools, churches … Continue reading
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Boston 1775 Comes Alive
What Was Under Those White Wigs asks the Boston 1775 blog. Written by historian and expert, J.L. Bell, Boston 1775 is dedicated to the 17th and 18th century in the United States. As part of my exploration of the 1700s … Continue reading
Where They Lived Tells Us More About How They Lived
In “What’s in an Address?” by Juliana Smith on 24/7 Family History Circle, Smith reminds us that addresses play a very important role in discovering magical links to our past. The conversation was a reminder of how important it is … Continue reading
Using Coroner Records in Your Family History Research
“Using Coroner’s Records,” by Mary Penner from 24/7 Family History Circle on Ancestry.com offers some great tips for working with Coroner Records, a historical reference I never thought about before: If your ancestor had an untimely end, check for details … Continue reading
Postcards May Help Tell Your Family History Story
GenWeekly reports “Postcards may be a great way to enhance – and enlighten – your family history”, something I’ve been working on for a while. Dedicated to helping researchers appreciate and explore the social history aspect of their own genealogy, … Continue reading
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