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1900 Galveston Storm – Over 7,000 Killed
The Galveston and Texas History Center, Rosenberg Library has extensive information on the Galveston Storm of 1900 in which 7,000 to 8,000 people were killed. The storm struck Saturday, September 8, 1900, and the combination of 80-100+ mph winds, high … Continue reading
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Follesdal’s How To Trace Your Norwegian Ancestry
John Follesdal has provided a great list of 12 articles he’s written on How to Trace Your Norwegian Ancestry, a great aid to anyone researching their family history back to Norway. The articles cover a wide range of information to … Continue reading
GeneaSearch Online Genealogy Research Tools
GeneaSearch has a variety of online genealogy tools to help you with your family history research. Many of these search online databases of information submitted by visitors. Others search other databases for information on genealogy lookups, genealogy clip art, the … Continue reading
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Genealogy Research on the Google Directory
Have you explored Google Directory? It’s like Google the search engine but is categorized as a directory, helping you find information and resources by category, topic, and subject rather than keywords. It’s more like a Yellow Pages for websites. Based … Continue reading
Top 10 Least Useful Databases on Ancestry.com
The Genealogue has an interesting look at the “Top Ten Least Useful Ancestry.com Databases” from among the many databases of resources, lists, and statistics available from Ancestry.com. Personally, I can’t find much use for World War I Draft Registration Cards … Continue reading
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Genealogy Research With Google Book Search
Google Book Search offers a way to help genealogists find online books and information to aid in their family history research. If you choose to search All books you will be given a list of all books within Google’s book … Continue reading
A Walk Through The History of Time
A Walk Through Time is an NIST Physics Laboratory site that examines the history of time and keeping track of time across history. As I go back farther and farther into my family’s history, especially with the connections made deep … Continue reading
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Wisconsin Family History Detectives Flock to Marinette County
The Marinette Times of Marinette County, Wisconsin, has an interesting article on “Quests for family roots draw history detectives to Marinette”, a county important to my own family’s history. It was five years ago in April that the new genealogy … Continue reading
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Google Offers Historical Newspaper and Archive Searches
Google now offers timeline listings of Google News Archive Search. This is a great way of searching historical newspapers and documents for your mention of your ancestors. Many of those search results currently come from NewspaperARCHIVE.com. Your Portal to the … Continue reading
Ordnance Survey: Online Maps of England and the United Kingdom
UK Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency of Great Britain. It hosts a ton of geographic information about the UK including maps, educational material, and games. If you have an ancestor who came from or lives in Britain, you … Continue reading
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