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Canada Begins Its 2006 Census by Allowing Online Filing
The 2006 Census is on in Canada, and Canadian citizens can fill in their Census report online to make the process easier. To file your census report online, you still need the printed questionnaire form as there is an “Internet … Continue reading
History Channel’s Desperate Crossing – The Untold Story of the Mayflower
Everton Publisher’s Genealogy Blog reports that “The Untold Story of the Mayflower” will be shown on the History Channel in November 2006. From the History Channel press release: It’s a story familiar to most of us from school. And in … Continue reading
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Free Books Online for the Genealogist and Family History Researcher – Limited Time Offer
Everton Publishers’ Genealogy Blog reports that Project Gutenberg and World eBook Library are sponsoring the World eBook Fair. Project Gutenberg, with the cooperation of many other eBook publishers, is currently sponsoring a month-long eBook Fair. They have made available about … Continue reading
New England Genealogy Societies Conference Begins August 30, 2006
The Federation of Genealogical Societies and New England Historic Genealogical Society Conference August 30 – September 2, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts The Federation of Genealogical Societies and New England Historic Genealogical Society Conference will be in Boston, Massachusetts, from August … Continue reading
High School Students to Preserve School Memories Online
Yahoo News’ “Web generation preserves memories online” is a peek at the future of online memories. John Shin refuses to buy a copy of his high school yearbook. Instead, he’s turning to the Internet to preserve and share memories of … Continue reading
Anderson Family in Town Lessor, Shawano County, Wisconsin
We started our Anderson family research in the Wisconsin county of Shawano. The county roads are alphabetized so we were delighted to find we were on County Road X as we left Outagamie County and entered Shawano County, searching for … Continue reading
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Microsoft Windows Live Local Mapping System for Genealogy Sites
A tip from GenTips-L Archives on “Use Microsoft’s New Free Mapping System for Family History” led me to Expert Genealogy’s example of using Windows Local Live mapping system. Microsoft has a new free mapping system at http://local.live.com. This is a … Continue reading
Oklahoma Centennial Projects Announced
The Genealogy Blog announced two important Oklahoma Centennial Projects recently. The VanFossen family has a long history living in Oklahoma, so we may find some ancestors there. Those interesting in Oklahoma genealogy will want to know that a new every-name … Continue reading
Exploring the Past: Christopher Columbus Dug Up
I don’t know when it first started, but I’ve been intrigued by Christopher Columbus since I was a child. When I first visited Spain, I was thrilled to be in the land from which Christopher Columbus set sail from on … Continue reading
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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
