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- Marriage Index: Illinois, 1851-1900
This resource contains information on
approximately 707,000 individuals who were married in Illinois between 1851 and 1900.
- Marriage Index: Michigan and Wisconsin, 1830-1900
This resource contains information on approximately 52,800 individuals married Wisconsin and 108,500 individuals married in Michigan.
- Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907
This resource contains approximately 1,645,000 records from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
- Passenger and Immigration Lists: Boston, 1821-1850
Passenger lists are important primary sources of arrival data for the vast majority of immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth century.
Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian |
This excellent book explains how to properly cite the evidence you usually find in your genealogical research. Every devoted genealogist is concerned with citations in their analysis for their genealogy. Accurate citations
are necessary so that the evidence can be judged and if necessary allows for the research to be repeated. The author makes it easy to help genealogists (particularly the non-expert) to make sense out of citations and to improve their genealogy search…
Tax Records: More Information Than You Think |
Are you familiar with tax records as a form of genealogical research? People have been being taxed since the first colonists landed on the shores of this country. Up until the early 20th century, those
taxes were mainly on property, meaning only land owners got taxed. Of course, there were smaller taxes here and there that applied to everyone, but they were usually limited in duration, such as to raise funds to put on a war. Property taxes are the only consistent federal tax that has been in place since the country was founded. Because property taxes have been around...
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DNA is an important part of genealogy research these days. It can help confirm relationships, help you find new living relatives who may have information you don't have (and are willing to share), and can help you discover new avenues of research for
tough-to-trace family lines. If you haven't yet explored DNA in your genealogy research, it's time you did...
Latest Hard To Find Surnames |
One of the fastest and easiest ways to find family records is to network with other family researchers on the internet. Leave queries for every surname you are researching and see who contacts you. Make sure you keep a record of where you posted, what surname(s) you posted and when. You will want to update this periodically as you discover new information or if your email address changes.
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