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How to Do Irish Genealogy Research Without Crossing the Atlantic |
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With millions of Americans having Irish ancestry, it’s not surprising that Irish genealogy is a popular topic. As far as European countries go, Ireland has kept a good record of its genealogical history. While some records are only accessible in Ireland, the vast majority of them have been digitized and can be accessed or purchased (as some sites require a fee to get the records) from home. These are the best Irish-based
websites with Irish genealogy records and what you can find on them, as well as how to get records through writing to agencies in Ireland and hiring an Irish researcher... Read More
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This Week’s Free Genealogy Lookups |
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If your family line runs through Virginia, these books are worth a look. Referencing approximately 65,000 individuals from all parts of Virginia, information included dates from 1600 to 1900.
Spanning over four centuries of Pennsylvania history, approximately 62,000 individuals are cited here. Several hundred family history articles included touch on families of English, Welsh, Scotch-Irish, German,
Dutch, and French origins.
Mortality schedules counted the number of deaths that occurred in the year before the census was taken. They exist for the 1850 through 1880 censuses. This means that there are only four schedules currently available for the U.S. census.
This resource contains an alphabetical index of approximately 660,000 African American individuals who were enumerated in the 1870 federal census returns. Areas represented include Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as the counties containing the cities of Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, and St. Louis.
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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Have you explored the 1840 U.S. federal census in your genealogy research? If not, you should. Here is a list of amazing family history information it contains.
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Recommended Genealogy Resources Here are some sources you should be using
in your genealogical research. Some are free and some are fee-based. I’ll continue to make updates to this page so you may want to bookmark for future reference and convenience. |
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