Vol. 22, No. 23 — June 14, 2017
3 Ways to Be Constantly Improving Your Genealogy Research |
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If you are a serious genealogist, or at least serious about your genealogy research, you will want to constantly be improving your research skills. Many of your skills will naturally improve the more you do genealogy work. Others need to be purposefully worked on whenever you get a chance. The better your skills, the more information you will be able to uncover regarding your family history,
and the farther back you will be able to take your research. You will also have the satisfaction of knowing the vast majority of your research is likely correct. Here are three ways you can constantly be improving your genealogy research skills... Read More
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The United States has taken a national census every decade since 1790. Some states have done state censuses during non-federal census years. These are excellent resources for genealogists, and can reveal a lot of fascinating and new information about your ancestors. In fact, the census records are usually one of the first record sets new genealogists use in their research, as they are
considered one of the most basic genealogy tools. The state censuses are useful for filling in the gaps in the federal census years, and for bridging the 20-year gap between the 1880 and 1900 federal census records since the 1890 census was destroyed in the 1930’s.
However, most of us have relatives who came from other countries, unless we are 100 percent Native American. This means you'll
probably be looking at foreign record sources eventually, if you want to take your family history research beyond America. The good news is that census records are not unique to America. Other nations have been using them for centuries, and they may be available to you in searching for your ancestors. Here is what you need to know about European census records... Read More
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Who's Who in the American Revolution:
Marquis de Lafayette |
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The Marquis de Lafayette was America’s most prominent, helpful, and famous foreign participant in the Revolution. His contributions to the American’s revolutionary cause are so numerous that dozens of places across the country are named after him, and American citizens regularly named their children after him for more than a century after the war. He was a protégé of George Washington, who
considered the Marquis as a son, and a close, personal friend of Thomas Jefferson. He did two tours in the Revolution, returning to France once in between, and came back again nearly fifty years after the conflict in order to tour the country he was so instrumental in creating (and was met with great public fanfare upon his arrival)... Read More
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Latest Genealogy Gold Podcast
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What was the Oregon Trail? Join me today on the Ancestral Findings Podcast and give you what you need to know about this important part of American History, and how you can discover whether your ancestors traveled it.
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A Brief History of Neon Lighting |
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I recently had a fantastic opportunity to visit the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati — a fascinating experience, let me tell you. I spent a good amount of time taking photographs and I’d like to share with you everything that I learned. First, however, because these signs are so interesting, and because there is a lot of history behind them, I’d like to share that history with you. Perhaps
this will help you with inspiration should you ever find yourself photographing neon signs... Read More
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