Vol. 21, No. 53 — July 11, 2016
How to Find Adoption Records if You Need Them |
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There are several different reasons you might want or need to look up adoption records for your genealogical research. One reason is to find information about your own birth parents, if you were adopted and were not told anything about them. Another reason is to look up information on the biological families of your
adopted ancestors, so you can keep both a biological and adopted family history. You may also want to look up adoption records so you can research people in either of these scenarios in order to create a health history for yourself and your children. If you need to look for adoption records, here’s some methods you can use to find them... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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Have you ever considered donating your genealogical collection to a society? Today, I’ll give you three reasons why you should, as well as how to choose the best one for your research and heirlooms.
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How the Seven Years’ War led to the American Revolution
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History is a continuous rope of causes and effects. The birth of the United States is no different. Our Revolutionary War was the result of battles across the globe between the world’s major powers. How were you a part? From the Philippines to Philadelphia, an ancestor of yours likely affected the formation of the United
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How to Find Your Ancestor’s Entry Into America
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Researching passenger and immigration records can tell you a lot about your immigrant ancestor, and give you information to use to study the family further back in that ancestor’s country of origin. Ship’s passenger records were kept for ships going to America all the way back to the earliest days of colonization. More recently, immigration records of people entering the United States from
other countries have been kept in America. Depending on which record source you use, you may discover a variety of things, such as...
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