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Ancestry.com Offers World War II Draft Cards Search
A tip from 24-7 Family History Circle tells of Ancestry.com releasing World War II Draft Cards soon: This database is an indexed collection of draft cards from the Fourth Registration, the only registration currently available to the public. The Fourth … Continue reading
Researching War Heroes and Veterans in Your Family History
In honor of Memorial Day, here are some resources for finding more on the war heroes and veterans in your family tree. US National Park Service – Civil War Soldiers and Sailor System The National Archives – Archival Databases for … Continue reading
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Options When Your Genealogy Research Comes to a Dead End
Twenty Ways to Avoid Genealogical Grief offers an interesting list of 20 tips for overcoming your genealogy dead ends. Examples include: Always note the source of information that you record or photocopy, and date it too. If the material is … Continue reading
DAR and SAR – Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution
Everyone in the United States has heard of the D.A.R., Daughters of the American Revolution. It has been made fun of in movies, television, and books for years, though the reality if much different from the stereotype of the stuck … Continue reading
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Understanding the Quaker Meeting Notes
The West side of my family were involved with the Quaker Society of Friends. Luckily for me, there are tons of preserved and transcribed meeting notes from all those meetings, with notes and records of my ancestors participation. Unfortunately for … Continue reading
US Surname Distribution: Where Was Your Family When?
Hammrick Software’s free online tool, U.S. Surname Distribution is an interesting way to examine the spread of your family names across the United States. Simply type in the last name and choose a census year from among 1850, 1880, and … Continue reading
Free US Census Forms from Ancestry.com
I’ve been digging into US Census records lately. Not only is it a challenge to figure out what the handwriting is telling you – is that an “r” or an “n”? – the darn things are just impossible to read. … Continue reading
Traveling in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark
National Geographic offers a Lewis and Clark Journey Log featuring photographs and records of the famous explorers as they treked across the now United States, discovering new territories, wildlife, and adventures. I’ve spent much of my life exploring a lot … Continue reading
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Alpha Dictionary – Language Dictionary
Alpha Directory calls itself a “Language Dictionary”. I found their introduction very intriguing and filled with fantastic possibilities for the family history researcher: Of the roughly 6,800 known languages and dialects spoken in the 191 countries of the world, only … Continue reading
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Researching Family History Through the Holocaust
An Associated Press story, “Nazi Archive Has Millions of Victim Names”, brings hope to the many family members of more than 17.5 million victims of the Holocaust: Privacy concerns have held up the opening of the center’s 30 million documents … Continue reading
