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This Week’s Free Genealogy Lookups |
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- Indiana, 1860 Census Records
With the information provided in the census (names, ages, birthplaces and more, depending on the census year), you can immediately fill in holes in your family tree. Censuses help you
pinpoint a family's location at a particular time. When you know where a family lived, you know where to look for other important records, such as county records of births, marriages, and deaths.
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How to Order Your Ancestor’s Social Security Application |
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When Social Security was first instituted in the 1930’s, many men and women rushed to sign up for this innovative retirement income assurance program. Since it was brand new, people were not issued Social Security numbers at birth as they are now. They had to apply to the program. Once they applied and were approved, they would be issued their Social Security number and card. Men who were
working, women who were working (which was still pretty rare at that time), married women who hoped to use their spouse’s benefits one day, and women who were applying on behalf of a deceased spouse who had worked were all eligible to apply for the Social Security card.... Read More
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Finding Your Hispanic Roots
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Building on the previously published Tracing Your Hispanic Heritage (1984), it provides detailed information on the records, sources, and reference works used in research in all major Hispanic countries. Starting with an examination of basic research principles and techniques, illustrated with examples from actual Hispanic research experience, it goes on to discuss such important subjects as
language and handwriting, Hispanic surnames, methods of tracing Hispanic immigrants in U.S. records, and, most importantly, how to conduct Hispanic genealogical research in LDS Family History Centers, where the researcher has access to the largest body of Hispanic records in the United States. With this foundation in place, the work proceeds with an examination of the types of records found in all Hispanic countries, using examples from many of them and indicating where particular record types
are found. Covered here are such indispensable records as civil registers of births, marriages, and deaths; church records of baptisms, marriages, and burials; census records; military records; and the often under-utilized notarial records. This discussion is enriched by the introduction of numerous documents that have been transcribed and translated, allowing the reader to teach himself to read and work with old records. George R. Ryskamp, the author, is an Assistant Professor of History at
Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and an Accredited Genealogist specializing in Spanish language research and United States probate and legal systems…
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Latest Podcast from Ancestral Findings
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Are you planning a genealogy trip to discover more about your ancestors? Here’s how to plan in advance so you get the most out of your travels.
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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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Free Genealogical Lookups |
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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