Vol. 24, No. 25 — June 20, 2019
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Looking for Probate Records in Your Genealogy Research: Why You Should
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As a genealogist, you probably already know you should be looking for the wills of your ancestors. Wills can be very sparse, or they can contain a treasure trove of genealogical information such as the names of spouses, parents, siblings, children, and other, possibly previously unknown, relatives. You can also get an idea of the relationship between the will-writer and the people named in it based on what they were or
were not given, and you can learn about the economic situation of the writer of the will, as well...
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Using Freedmen’s Records in Genealogical Research
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If you have African-American ancestry, you should know about and make use of the Freedmen’s Bureau records in your genealogy research. This is a helpful tool like no other, and it can allow you to bring your family tree back many more generations in North America than you may have thought possible. It is a totally unique resource; nothing like it exists anywhere else in the pre-20th-century records of the Federal
Government. If you have not used these records before, or have heard of them but don’t know how to access them or what they can do for you, read on because this is information you need to enhance your family tree...
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Tips to Find Ancestors with Frustratingly Common Surnames
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We’ve all been there. We discover a new family line to explore, but to our frustration, the surname is incredibly common. Seriously common. Like, millions of unrelated people also have this same surname, and many of them live in the same town or county as your ancestors. When you combine common surnames like Smith, Jones, Johnson, Williams, and such with astoundingly average first names like John, Mary, Michael, William,
Margaret, Martha, Elizabeth, and more, it can start to seem like a virtual impossibility to pull out the ancestors who are actually yours from the common named crowd. Here is some tips to get past this common (but no less frustrating) genealogical obstacle...
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American Folklore: North Carolina
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One of the original thirteen British colonies in North America, North Carolina was the twelfth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution; therefore, it is considered the twelfth state admitted to the union. Prior to becoming a colony and then a state, North Carolina was inhabited by Native Americans who practiced a woodland culture. The tribes were there from at least 750 A.D., and probably for longer, beginning with the
Mississippian culture Natives who built stable settlements and pyramid buildings with flat tops. Later, more nomadic and nature-oriented tribes moved into the area, such as the Catawba, Chowanoke, Pamlico, Coree, Roanoke, Waccamaw, Waxhaw, Machapunga, and others.
The first known European exploration of the area was by Juan Pardo in 1566 and 1567. Pardo established a fort near the present-day city of Morganton, but it was only there for eighteen months before the local Natives killed all but one of the one hundred twenty men Pardo stationed there. The next European exploration was from Great Britain in 1584, with an expedition led by Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe. British colonization of North Carolina began a few
decades later.
During its long and varied history, North Carolina has racked up some impressive folklore tales of its own. Here are some of the highlights of them.
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The State Capitals: Alabama
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Today, it is the state capital of Alabama. However, Montgomery has a much more storied history behind its journey to the top city in that lovely southern state. If you’ve ever been curious about how state capitals got their starts, you are about to find out all you’ve ever wanted to know, starting here, with Alabama. Here is the history of the city of Montgomery...
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If you haven't had the opportunity to download Genealogy Helps #1 you can do so by clicking here. Including topics
such as...
- Famous Civil War battlefields
- How the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution
- Marriage research advice for beginners
- Death Certificates: Your doorway to your ancestor’s lives
- What to do when there are no records
- Tips for researching British ancestors
- Cemetery research advice for beginners
Today's Photography Article
Impossible Versus Insightful
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With photography, absolutely anything you can imagine is possible. Even if the image isn’t something you can capture directly in one shot with your camera and lens, there are always post-processing tools available that can make whatever you imagine perfectly real — at least within the frame. Winged horses, or images in which the same person is repeated one hundred times over? Literally whatever you can imagine is
possible with photography...
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