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March 2002
Be Careful Climbing Your Family Tree
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Be careful climbing your family tree. You may never be the same safe, comfortable person again. And maybe that's good.

Ellan Kennally - A Family History Adventure of Discovery
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Every family has special challenges in researching. A good lesson learned is to check every possible avenue of research.

Her Story - Uncovering Women's Lives
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Through a combination of traditional genealogical research and social history research you can fill in the gaps and tell the real story of your female ancestor.

March Netsights
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Jewish Women's Archive, Military Women Veterans, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Native American and other Ethnic Women, MaidenName.net.

Technology for Genealogists
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Recently developed products that could streamline your family history reserach.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor . . . Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief - They All Had To Come From Somewhere!
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Three-part article dedicated to exposing unusual, off-beat and obscure sources of British vital records using military, naval, occupational and other records.

Tracing Their Footsteps: Genealogists Walk Familiar Paths to Know Female Native American Ancestors
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Is there any truth to the family story that somewhere there was a Native American woman in our ancestry? How do we find out?

Two Lives Entwined - Diaries Are Priceless Slices of Life
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A family finds diaries of young family members after death of their Aunt Elizabeth Irene.

Walking the Edge: Linda Schele on the Joys and Pitfalls of an Academic Life
 
Before her death, Linda Schele had earned international recognition as the preeminent art historian dealing with art and architecture of the ancient Maya.

January 2002
Buried Treasure: Uncover Your Ancestors' Past with Civil War Pension Records
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If your ancestors were in this country by 1865, it's quite likely that someone in the family served in the Civil War.

Documents That Need Fixing or Repair
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In the last few decades we have learned volumes about the importance of handling records and documents with care and storage specifications. But what about our ancestors records?

Interpreters at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Where to find information about the Nuremberg Trials.

John Gardner, Soldier of the Revolution
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Researching my fourth great-grandfather, John Gardner, would bring some surprises.

Library Funding
 
A number of local, state and national organizations offer grants and gifts in the interest of historic preservation and education.

Library of Congress Preserves History Online: September 11, 2001
 
Recently announced release of a collection of digital materials called the September 11 Web Archive.

Memories Make a Difference: Publish Yours Online
 
As family historians research the accomplishments of ancestors and other relatives who engaged in military operations, the Internet offers a means to publish and share stories unlike any other.

Native American Military Records: Scout Them Out
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Basic listing of where to look for military records of Native Americans.

Research Tips and Information Served Up Fresh Every Day
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The Everton Publishers can help your resolve to catch up on your family history, with daily tips and information delivered directly to you via e-mail.

The Ante-Bellum Era
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New doors are opening in the south for researchers focusing on plantations during the antebellum era.

The Civil War Surgeon
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Just who were the Civil war physicians? What did they do and how were they trained?

The Master Genealogist
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The long awaited prelude to the next TMG upgrade has been released.

The Rail Connection - Finding Your Railroading Ancestor
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How to track down your ancestors' railroad history.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor . . . Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief . . . But They All Had To Come From Somewhere!
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The first in a series of three articles dedicated to exposing unusual, off-beat and obscure sources of British vital records in Britain and in the former British Empire.

Translate Your Correspondence Online
 
This website translates your messages from English to eight different languages for free!

Web Wise
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Boer War Records, and National Archives and Records Administration Civil War Records.

Wide Awakes During the Civil War
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As the dark clouds of Civil War gathered over the nation, two aggressive factions - the Wide Awakes and the Minutemen - plotted to gain political control of Missouri and its most important city, St. Louis.

Worth Saving: E-Files & Photos Can Last a Lifetime - But Who's?
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It's important to plan for protection of your research and photographs.

December 2001
Add a Little Spice to Your Ancestor's Lives With Newspaper Research
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Newspaper research can help shed light on the lives of deceased ancestors.

Christmas in Sweden
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Swedish Christmas traditions and customs described and explained.

Get a Hand Understanding Your Ancestors - Hand Writing Samples are Revealing
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How can you find out what your ancestors' personalities were like? Graphoanalysis is the answer.

How To: Find Old Family Histories
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Family histories have been a big part of genealogy for millenia, and now it's easier than ever to track down published histories that cover your own family's past.

It's More Than Just A GEDCOM: Tips to Compile and Publish Your Family History
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Writing a family history can be one of the most rewarding endeavors you undertake, but you need to define which parts of your family history you will publish.

Keep in Touch With Family Fun and Games on the Internet
 
In today's society, it's more common than ever for extended families to be far apart. With the advent of e-mail and the Internet, we can keep weaving ties that bind in imaginative ways.

Keeping Up with the Joneses - Tracing Your Welsh Heritage
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Tracing your Welsh ancestry can be complicated. Having a solid knowledge of one's own family history is essential.

Liselotte A. Newman's Story of Immigration
 
The story of Liselotte A. Newman of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sources of Medical Information
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GeneWeaver, the new computer program for compiling family medical histories, lists more than 200 sources for health-related data.

Spice Up Your Family History With Menus
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What makes our ancestors unique is the events of their lives, and the context in which they lived. One aspect of that is the food they ate. How to research menus and a history of the restaurant.

The Marriage of Genealogy and Medicine
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Molecular genealogy - a fast growing branch of family history.

October 2001
African American Youth: Getting in Touch With Genealogy
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African Americans need to know their family history is accesible. The time has come to document and record this information.

Ancestors From France to Mexico
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I'm trying to find information on Alfredo Lorenzo Chabert and his wife Maria.

Ancestral Quest: Recording Additional Events
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Ancestral Quest allows you to enter events other than birth and death.

Be Careful When You Modify Digital Images
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As great as digital photographs are, you need to take care not to destroy their value by using them improperly.

Begin Tracing Your Latin American Roots
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To truly know your own roots, you need to know who your ancestors were, where they lived and what they did.

Brazilian Civil Registration Records
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Information on Brazilian records, where and how to find them.

Breaking Down Walls, Brick by Brick: The Search for Henrietta
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Research steps to help you when you run into brick walls and can't "find" a relative

Escape to America: One Family's Mystery
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After a fight with his sergeant, Rittinghaus fled to America.

Find Basic State Resources Online
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In the United States, governments provide an enormous range of records useful in genealogy. This site helps you locate those government resources.

Geographic Information Systems and Genealogy
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Geographic Information System to help you locate your ancestor's home.

It's in Your Computer, But Where?
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Helpful ideas on how to get organized on your computer.

Lydia Rost of Destrehan Plantation
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The story of one woman's search for a 'lost' child's genealogy.

Monthly Heritage Night
 
Having a monthly heritage night can help make history come alive for us and our family.

Netsights
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Mexican Civil Registrars, Llajta Mailing List, Arquivo Nacional do Brasil, Background Notes, Confederados of Honduras, Mexico Research Outline.

Offer to Share
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Sharing and making copies of your family history with your relatives can help them become interested in family history too!

South of the Border
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Researching your family history in Mexico and ideas on how and where to search

Spell Phonetically
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Variant spellings can really cause problems with your searches.

The Last Word
 
Obituaries should focus on LIFE, not death!

The Master Genealogist Tips: Living Persons and Living Flag
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The Living Flag may be used to designate those persons still living.

The Road from Damascus
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Aleah George Koury, Sr., left Syria to go to Canada. I am searching for information about his early life and journeys.

Using a Global Positioning System in Genealogical Research
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Mark remote sites simply with the use of the Global Positioning System. The GPS was originally designed for military purposes, but comes in handy for reserachers too. The author looks at three important uses in the field of genealogy.

What Happened To My Great-Great Grandpa Penn's Family
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My great-great grandpa was William S. Penn. I'm looking for his family, parents and/or siblings.

July 2001
A House Divided
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An online source for family historians as they seek to understand those turbulent times that divided the nation during the Civil War.

Ancestral Quest - Remembering Jewish Holocaust Victims
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Submit a Page of Testimony for Holocaust martyrs easier with AQ Jewish Edition.

Chasing Benoni Coshow
 
I have been chasing my sixth great grandfather, Benoni Coshow, for 35 years. Any clues would be appreciated.

Copy Those Old Letters
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Computers now make it possible to capture and preserve fragile documents for future generations of your family.

Create and Use a Correspondence Log
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If you haven't been using a correspondence log, you will be amazed by it's impact on your family history research.

Create Special Email Folders
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Take the time to save your email messages so you don't lose a handle on the data they contain.

Early Nineteenth Century Woonsocket
 
Memories of the author Elisabeth Buffum Chace of her life in the small Rhode Island town of Woonsocket in the early 1800's.

Homestead Records
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In searching for the records of our ancestors, the acquisition and disposition of land can provide valuable informaion.

How to Access Records in Ireland Without Going There
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Finding and accessing records in Ireland, addresses and helpful ideas.

Immigrants and Newspapers
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In some ports newspapers carried regular features on arriving vessels and their passengers.

Memoirs:25 Years of Correspondence
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Lessons the author has learned after years of genealogy, what works and what doesn't.

Mysterious Disappearance of Dennis Charles Rutledge
 
Dennis Charles Rutledge disappeared in September of 1976 in Creston, Iowa.

Netsights
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Bell & Howell Information and Learning, Sullivan's Scanning Tips Online, History Timelines on the Web, The Dawes Commission and the Enrollment of the Creeks, Mary Houten-Kemp's Everything E-Mail, National Archives of Canada: Genealogy Research.

OneGreatFamily
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Success using OneGreatFamily.com continuous search.

Printed Resources for Hungarian Research
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How to find written information for research in Hungary.

Records by Mail from Germany
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Afraid to do your German family genealogy? Author gives information on how to make it possible.

So, You Want to Scan Microfilm?
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Want to scan microfilm for your genealogical research? What products are now available and what you can expect from them.

The Search
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Don't hesitate to correspond when you are searching for family information. One woman's search for her natural family.

This Month in Your History
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"Where do I start?" is the biggest question for writing your life history. Some ideas to get you started.

TMG Tips - Changing Word Usage in TMG, Hot Keys, and Personal Knowledge Source
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Many users like to have TMG use different words or phrases in reports. Hot keys can speed up your TMG usage. Most users know certain data personally and want to indicate that.

Understanding Handwriting in Old Documents
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With 25 years of experience, the author shares her methods for transcribing old documents.

May 2001
A Tale of Two Church Histories
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What starts as "a little church history project" can turn into a sociological and historical portrait.

Along the Trail
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Poems in memory of the author's ancestors.

American Church Records
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A selected list of some American main stream churches and addresses of their administrative headquarters.

American Family Lost in Japan
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Do you have any information about the Thomas Melvin Laffin family?

Ancestral Quest: Examining Relationships
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Keeping track of how ancestors are related to you or to each other.

Brazillian Catholic Parish Registers
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How to better understand information on the Catholic parish registers in Brazil.

Brick Walled by Grandpa
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My grandfather changed his name and I can't find information about him.

Churchwarden's Accounts
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Using Parish records for more information than just births, marriages, and deaths.

Decoding Quaker Monthly Meeting Records
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A few examples of abbreviations used in Quaker meeting records and where to find a full list on the internet.

Easy & Inexpensive Ways to Give Back
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Ideas about how you can give back to the genealogical community,

Finding a Way to Thank Those Who Came Before
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One family's unique way to connect ancestors and their descendants.

Get a Latin Dictionary
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Latin: the one foreign language you need for research.

I Don't Even Know Her Name
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I am searching for my sister who was adopted when she was 19-months old in San Antonio, Texas.

Naming of Descendants, Sr., Jr., III, IV, etc.
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Discusses precedent and rules for naming descendants using Sr., Jr., III, IV, etc.

Netsights
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Websites for Church Record access

OLS: Access Back Issues of Everton's Genealogical Helper Online
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How to access past issues of Everton's Genealogical Helper online.

OneGreatFamily
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OneGreatFamily is a unique way to display your genealogy, allowing you to see an unlimited number of generations at once.

Opel, Olpe, & Opal
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How one man's story reached an unknown cousin in Germany

Prepare to Search Church Records
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How to avoid missing important information by planning your ahead for your search of church records.

The Gentleman Farmer
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Brief sketch of the life of John Hughes Young.

The Lady In White
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I'm trying to locate a book titled The Lady in White about Mary "Polly" Johnson Jones.

TMG - The Master Genealogist
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Information on using The Master Genealogist,

When is a Tree Not a Tree?
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New and creative ways to express your family's personality through family tree charts.

Your Surname Now and Then
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Ways to uncover spelling changes in surnames

March 2001
Books That Bridge the Ocean
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A finished book can span oceans and blocks of time and gloriously preserve family connections for the coming generations.

Catalog Your Personal Genealogical Library
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Ideas to help you get your "genealogical library" catalogued and organized.

Changes on the Everton Publishers' Website
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Changes on our website make using it easier and more helpful.

Copyrighting an Ancestor's Journal
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Where to get help with questions on copyrighting an ancestor's journal.

Danish Army Levying Rolls
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Army levying rolls were kept and updated by parishes to keep track of the whereabouts of Danish men.

Genealogy and Family Health History for the Future: DNA BANKING
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Using DNA to link future generations

Grandma Where Are You?
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I am looking for information on my grandmother Margaret Elizabeth Featherbay Harvey.

How Genealogy Is Helping To Restore A National Monument
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I remember my father showing me our family genealogy chart compiled by my grandfather. I was fascinated by it! A family reunion rekindled those memories.

How To: Read Between the Lines
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How to get more information out of your research by understanding how to "read between the lines"

In Search for My Great-Great Grandfather's Brother, Conklin Bishop
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Looking for any information on George Washington Bishop or his brother Conklin Bishop.

In Search of Mathew T. (Shoe / Shu / Sho / Schu) Maker
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Mathew Maker changed his name from Shoemaker after serving in the Civil War, then moved west to take up farming in Nebraska.(You never know unless you ask!)

Netsights
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Sights on emigrant ships from Norway, Danish Demographic Database, how to trace your ancestors in Norway, Finnish sailors and soldiers in the American Civil War, Extracts from the Immigration Report of 1887 pertaining to settlement in the West: Icelandic Colony, and Catherina's Genealogy.

Publishing for Genealogists and Family Historians
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Would you like to write your family history but don't know where to begin? This article will help you get started and take you through the process of printing and publishing your book.

Questions and Answers
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locating ports of entry for ancestor's who immigrated to America.

Resource Centers for Scandinavian-American Genealogy
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Addresses of various Scandinavian Resource Centers

Scandinavian Emigration Ports
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Departure ports in the Scandinavian nations.

Scandinavian-American Family Records Sources
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National repositories of documents which detail immigration from the five Scandinavian nations.

Search for Sarah Jane Taylor's Husband
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Does anyone have information on this woman's husband or other family?

Searching for Descendants of Baard Samuelson Foss or Bill Samson
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I am trying to locate descendants of Baard Samuelson Foss for his relatives in Norway.

Send "Friendly" Email
Step 3  
Some etiquette rules for sending "friendly" email.

Success Using OneGreatFamily.com
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Describes the icons on OneGreatFamily and what they mean to you.

The Unraveling of A Mystery
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The author reveals his tactics in overcoming obstacles to documenting his grandfather's military service records.

TMG: Creating Paragraphs and Multibirth Tags in Narrative Reports
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Creating paragraphs, indenting paragraphs, and custom multibirth tags in narrative reports.

Use Mulitple Scandinavian Dictionaries
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Use multiple Scandinavian dictionaries in your research - the languages are closely related and have crossover words.

Who Is This Adorable Child?
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Do you recognize the picture of this little girl?

January 2001
A Very Personal History: The Past on The Web
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Like the printing press, the Internet has revolutionized the way histories are preserved and distributed.

Create Your Own Bookmarks
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Adding entries to your own list of "Favorites" is as simple as pointing and clicking.

D. C. Records
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The records of the District of Columbia are in many ways no different from the records for most other localities in the United States.

Do I Have the Names Right?
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This photo was found among the Copeland, Fleming and Ford family records in South Carolina.

Don't Stop Too Soon: You and the GENTECH Genealogical Data Model
 
Genealogists want to participate in a great project: the digitization of the whole human race.

Family Lost in Missouri
Step 4  
Do you know anything about the Isaac and Cynthia Owens Merrill family of Wright County, Missouri?

Finding Native American Indian Websites
Step 4  
It can be surprisingly difficult and frustrating to find resources to track Native American Indian ancestry.

Garage Sale Baby
Step 4  
Do you know who this pretty little girl (boy?) is?

Handling Multiple Media Formats
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To accurately preserve our own history, and the history of our families, we need to use all of the media types at our command.

How To: Be More Precise With Your Web Searches
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Set a firm goal, and save and document

Multiple Courts in One Locality
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Look for your ancestors in the records of the courts

Netsights
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Everton's On-Line Search, United States National Archives, USGenWeb, Society of Genealogists, Public Record Office, FamilySearch Research Guidance, and RootsWeb.

Our Cups Runneth Over: The Trembling Union of Genealogical Research and the Internet
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Is the Internet, with its perfect world and even more perfect information delivery rates, really all it is cracked up to be?

Researching Your "Family Tree Puzzle"
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Adding branches to your family tree is so exciting! The author gives ideas of where to look and sources of historical information to add to your family history story to make your ancesctors come alive.

Safer Scrapbooks: Families Preserve Their Holiday Spirit with Online Scrapbooks
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Using LifeSketch's digital storage space and free software, you can combine your digitized photos with artwork to make a scrapbook and more.

State Censuses - Part 3 of a Series of Articles on the Census
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This article will focus on state censuses.

Sweden - Here I Come!!!!
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Finding ancestors in Sweden (and nearby areas) which were strongly influenced by the church and their thoroughness in keeping track of their flock.

The Genealogy of the Family of Lusignan
 
A genealogical account of the French Noble family of Lusignan.

The Mysterious First Wife
Step 4  
Was Ann Hill Tallman the first wife of Thomas Durfee?

Tips For Photo Preservation
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When it comes to your photographs, preventative maintenance is best, but in this day of digital imaging, restoring photos is commonplace.

TMG: Reassigning Person, Source, and Repository Numbers
 
Many users do not want any unused ID numbers in their datasets and would like to re-use those now unused ID numbers.

Unusual or Little Known County Record Sources
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A researcher's greatest problem is not what records to search, but where to find them. Many records have been destroyed, this article offers many alternative sources that provide vital record information.

Where Have All These Girls Gone?
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Looking for members of Brownie Troop No. 59 from Brookline, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1947-48.

Writing Your Book With Help From Others
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When you allow a book to become a family or community project, it has a way of taking on a life of its own.

November 2000
Ancestral Quest: Sharing Of Your Entire Family History Made Easy or Including Scrapbook Items in GEDCOM
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Now you can send your full family history - choreographed slide shows, interactive scrapbooks, and all - to your relatives in one simple step.

Blessington Cousin, Where Are You?
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I am looking for my cousin, Edward Leroy Blessington, and/or his descendants.

Collect and Label Family Photos
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A great way to get those photographs organized and labeled!

Create a New Database With Your Child or Grandchild
Step 3  
Don't just give a pedigree chart to your child or grandchild, let them be part of the process and it will mean so much more!

Don't Be Daunted by Digital Scrapbooking: It's Easier Than You Think
Step 1  
Don't miss out on the newest way to scrapbook - digital. Anyone can do it!

Finding U.S. Forts
Step 4  
Many installations and camps underwent name changes. Ideas on how to locate them.

From Atlas to Zenith: Unusual American Given Names
 
Naming trends have been around since the beginning of time. The "name pools" were influenced by the Bible, historical figures, events of the day, and family traditions, among other ways.

Genealogy Made Inexpensive
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Many people loose interest in genealogy because they think it will take too much time, and be too costly. The good news is that you can find a surprising amount of information on your own for free or minimal cost, and have fun doing it.

Generations - Databases, Companion Programs, New Releases
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Companion databases and programs and how to use them with the Easytree program.

How To: Conduct an Area Search
Step 4  
If you have no idea where to look next for your ancestor's information, you will want to broaden your horizons. This article discusses four perspectives as you do that: geographic, political, religious, and occupational.

Looking for Grandma
Step 4  
I am trying to locate my grandmother, Harriet Elizabeth (Cormican) Wright.

Netsights
Step 4  
Websites for Prologue, African American Research, the Poland GenWeb,genealogy leaflets at the Public Record Office, Panoramic Maps from the Library of Congress, and genealogy mailing lists hosted by Rootsweb.

On the Street Where They Lived
Step 2  
Genealogists are often driven by a great curiosity about where they came from. A large-scale map can serve as a vivid and very personal picture of an ancestor; being as graphic as any photograph or engraving.

Pictures in the Attic
Step 3  
Finding old pictures of your ancestors is exciting!

Present a Journal to Your Child or Grandchild
 
A great idea for gift giving.

Publishing a Manuscript
Step 5  
What can you do if someone dies and leaves behind decades of research? What might be involved in getting it ready to publish.

Searching for Aunt Julia's Descendants
Step 4  
I am interested in contacting my aunt's children or grandchildren.

The 1790-200 United States Federal Census (Part 2 of a 3-Part Series)
Step 4  
This article discusses Internet and CD-ROM access to census databases, the reasons why more online or CD-ROM census indexes are not available, and the leading companies that facilitate census research.

TMG - Roles
 
Now you can define and assign a Role to a person for a specific tag.

Touching Letter
 
A letter written in 1872 gives insight into the life of a Kansas family.

U.S. County Research: Part Three
Step 4  
How do you know what records exist in any given courthouse? How do you find them if they're not in the courthouse? The WPA inventoried all records that were of historical value. Includes a list of published county inventories.

Useful Compuer Tools for the Genealogist
Step 1  
Scanners, digital cameras and CD-RW drives. Some useful ideas and information which will ease and improve your genealogical efforts.

Visit Your Local Family History Center
Step 4  
How can you get a younger family member interested in genealogy? Tips for visiting a Family History Center.

Who Are These Ancestors of Mine?
Step 4  
This photo has no names on it.

January 2000
African-American Genealogical Research
Step 4  
Researching African-American federal records during times of slavery. This article provides a glimpse into the resources available to the African-American researcher.

November 1997
Cornucopia, Vignette or Closed Door: Unravelling Family Mysteries
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Interviewing the elders in your family can be very productive if you have in hand the ``keys'' to their memories.

How To Bring Your Ancestors To Life
Step 3  
Family history gleaned from interviews containing short stories, personal incidents, and funny or tragic events help people come to know their ancestors.

Isaac Andrew Moore's Christmas Gift
Step 3  
Family history and personal Christmas address of Isaac Andrew Moore (1841-1921) of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Preachin' To The Choir or A Plea For Documentation
Step 4  
Documentation is a must for all genealogists and family historians as they work together to build the future and learn from the past legacy of our ancestors.

The Great Newspaper Ploy
Step 2  
If you believe you have ancestors abroad but don't know how to contact them, you may wish to try what I refer to as ``The Newspaper Ploy.''

September 1997
Family History Research Begins With Family Photos
Step 3  
Photographs provide a fascinating window into the lives of our ancestors. Organizing and identifying them is a great way to begin family history research.

The Immigrant's Progress
Step 3  
The immigration process - depicting an immigrant's difficult journey to America.

July 1997
Chasing Elusive Women: A Family Historian's Guide
Step 4  
This article will discuss a wide array of research strategies to help find an elusive female ancestor.

Knowing Our Roots
Step 3  
This article includes some important points the author has learned which perhaps will help you in writing your family story for future posterity.

May 1997
A Reviewer's Look At Published Genealogies
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A Genealogist's Literary Services which offers to family historians editing, proofreading, manuscript critiquing, and ghostwriting (articles and books).

African-American Research
Step 4  
African American genealogy is difficult, but there is a wealth of knowledge to be obtained if we know what to look for, and learn how to find what we need.

Land Records Revisited
Step 4  
This article will address types of land records, their locations, and customary practices that govern or governed the form and recording of land deeds.

March 1997
Family History Enrichment
Step 3  
Enrich the life story of your ancestors with historical information found in old coins, tokens, bank notes, stamps, first flight covers, fossils, bricks,etc.

Federal Court Records: A Neglected Cache of Ancestral Information
Step 4  
Federal court records often give details about ancestors finances, business, family relationships, homes, property, personalities, disputes, triumphs, etc.

Successfully Tried Family Reunion Tips
Step 3  
East steps to having a successful family reunion.

January 1997
A Genealogical Journey
Step 4  
GRAPHOANALYSIS:A scientific system of identifying and assessing the character and personality of an individual through the study of his or her handwriting.

Land Records
Step 4  
Land records are not a perfect genealogical source; however, they comprise one of the most important sources for research in early American genealogy.

November 1996
Loyalty (Amnesty) Oaths 1867-1868
Step 4  
When the South seceded from the Union, the Southerners renounced their United States citizenship.To regain their citizenship they had to sign a loyalty oath.

Tracking Swedish Immigrant Ancestors
Step 4  
Are you trying to find Swedish ancestors? There's good news! The Swedes are known for keeping meticulous records - which will help you in your research.

September 1996
A Fun Search In Friendly Ireland
Step 4  
In Ireland, the vast majority of the records are in English. An ancestor search is not impossible and in most cases it is indeed fun. Learn what's available.

Freedom of Information Act
Step 4  
The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 and it's amendments make it possible to request information and receive a prompt reply. Learn more from this article.

Privacy Act
Step 4  
The Privacy Act of 1974 provides access to personal information collected and maintained by the Federal Government, and guards against disclosure and misuse.

July 1996
''Un-Romancing'' The United States Census
Step 4  
The use of U.S. Census records is absolutely essential in genealogy research. This artical gives helpful insight in using census records to best advantage.

Filling The Gaps: Newspapers As A Source of Passenger Arrival And Departure Lists
Step 4  
Immigration passenger Arrival and departure lists are also available in newspapers published at the port of arrival, found in most Amerian communities.

May 1996
A Treasure Hunt At The Ziggurat
Step 4  
Genealogy is like a treasure hunt and finding the treasure is worth every step of the hunt. Experience the researcher's excitement at the National Archives!

Disaster-Proofing Your Genealogy
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Damage to precious personal memorabilia can be avoided or minimized by following basic procedures to safeguard collections. Protect your genealogy.

Solving Genealogical Mysteries With Land Records
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Absolutely thrilling solutions to genealogical mysteries are often found only in land deeds; land records can be rich repositories of detail and information.

March 1996
Copyright Awareness
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"All works are protected by copyright from the moment they are first set in a tangible format." (Danie Hay)- Learn about copyright laws, and requirements.

Reunions
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Suggestions for successful family reunions for all ages.

Ten Steps In Writing A Family History Book
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Writing and publishing your family history in ten easy steps.

January 1996
FBI Files As A Source of Genealogical Information
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The FBI files contain a wealth of information. Some older files have been turned over to the National Archives. This article focuses on available files.

Index To The Roll of Honor
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The American Cival War caused unprecedented losses on both sides. Cemeteries and burial information discussed in this article.

WARNING: This Book Could Be Hazardous to Your Genealogy!
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"As the guardians of genealogical and historical materials, we have a duty to leave no stone unturned in our quest for truth." Donna Wyeth Thibodeau

November 1995
The Romance of the U.S. Census
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The key to good research is: Find as much as you can about every person you are searching for. Don't be satisfied with one census. Find him on every census.

The United States Direct Tax of 1798 - A Treasure Trove For Family Historians
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Direct Tax rolls can provide both a wealth of information on property owned by your ancestors and a fascinating view of the community in which they lived.

World War I Draft Registrations
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The World War I Draft Registration cards provide a surprising amount of genealogical information involving millions of men in military service.

September 1995
American and Canadian Passenger/Emigration Registers
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During the Colonial Era there were thousands for whom no passenger lists are available, emigrant lists may provide the missing links.

Tried and Tested Tidbits
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This article gives some common and not-so-common suggestions to keep in mind when conducting family research.

July 1995
Colonel Joseph Lemuel Chester Elected to National Genealogy Hall of Fame
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Joseph Lemuel Chester's 24 years of research in England made him a pioneer in the transcription of entire classes of records resulting in over 100 volumes.

Genealogical Research In The British Archives
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The British national archives, called the Public Record Office, or PRO, houses the national archives of England and the United Kingdom. Read and learn more!

The Mariners' Museum Research Library and Archives: The Source For Ships
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Each year associates of The Mariners' Museum Research Library and Archives in Virginia assists hundreds of genealogists with their requests for information.

What Filby Does For The Old Yankee Families Voultsos Does For The Greek Community
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As ethnic research continues to grow, many will turn to these books, The Greek Immigrant Passengers, 1885-1910, 5-volume set, to find their relatives.

May 1995
Immigrants and U.S. Passport Applications
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U.S. passport applications may unlock doors and provide you with a wealth of unexpected information.

Successful Adoption Research
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Many people who have been adopted long to find their biological parents. The journey to discovery is not an easy one, but often well worth the effort.

Things I Learned The Hard Way
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Within every family there are certain legends and lore, some true, some slightly embellished. Discover your own identity as you search for the truth.

March 1995
Finding Your Genetic Connections
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A family health pedigree, allows you the fun of compiling a traditional family tree plus the bonus of discovering information that could save your life.

How You Can Organize A Successful Family Reunion
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During a research trip, cousins talked about how exciting it would be to meet all of their relatives and the idea for a genealogical reunion was born.

Is A Family Newsletter What You Need?
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The aim of a family newsletter is to help others find their relatives, to share what has been learned, and to have some fun along the way.

Surname Versus Last Names or Hispanic Surname Usage
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Many times confusion arises when Spanish or Hispanic surnames are being researched. Hispanic people usually have and use two or more family surnames.

January 1995
Finnish American Heritage Center, Also Known As Suomalais-Amerikkalainen Perinnekeskus
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The Finnish American Heritage Center contains more than 100,000 items of Finnish Americana and has become a rich source of family records.

Ostfriesian Genealogical Research Unique Sources and Problems and Some General Suggestions
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This article has two intentions: to give some historical background on the Ostfriesian's emigration and the unique sources available for researchers.

The ''Wunder'' of It All
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Curtis Roger Hart, hoped someday to find his long lost cousins, David and Milton Wunder. Their family research journey led to discovery of new relatives.

November 1994
A Success Story - Thanks To Evertons
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Grandfather, Frank Jackson, ran away from home at an early age toward the end of the Civil War, changed his name and worked his way West, but we found him!

Genealogical Conferences Overseas
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It is helpful to join a foreign genealogical society in learning how to deal with the records of an unfamiliar jurisdiction; geography, places, names, etc.

Immigrants To The United States In Canadian Ship Passenger Lists
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Thousands of overseas immigrants of the 19th century came to the United States via Canadian ports, traveling through Canada and entering the U.S. by rail.

Societies Celebrating Centennials
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Hundreds of hereditary societies exist in the U. S. Those that are best known are the ones whose membership is based on the military service of an ancestor.

September 1994
Archibald Fowler Bennett Founder of Microfilm Programs and Family History Centers Elected to National Genealogy Hall of Fame
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Archibald F. Bennett of American Fork, Utah has become the ninth distinguished American genealogist to be honored to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame.

Breaking Through
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Never be afraid to reexamine the "facts", to look at them from an entirely different angle. That's what made Sherlock Holmes famous. It can help us, too!

July 1994
Avoiding Extra Work and Expense
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Save time and money by first investigating the possibility that your particular family may have already been researched and even published.

Genealogical Proverbs and Quotations
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Humor in our genealogical research is a rare but welcome change of pace. Plus, it keeps we genealogists from becoming just a tad too serious.

How To Conduct An Adoption Search
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Once I started the search it was like an interlocking jig-saw puzzle linking new found friends and family in a web of extraordinary friendship and comfort.

Tips On Ships: Searching New York Passenger Arrivals, 1847-1896
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If you can't find your immigrant ancestor in the New York passenger arrival lists between 1847-1896, don't abondon ship. There are other resources!

May 1994
Potential in Land and State / Territorial Census Records:
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Census, deeds and land grant records are often overlooked as a means of tracking family migration and proving relationships. They can be gold mines!

Why Would Anyone Get Involved With Genealogy?
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Searching for William R. Miller in NY was like looking for a needle in a haystack, until an old photo labeled "shipwrecked in Samoa...1889" was found.

March 1994
Putting Your Family History in Perspective
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In order to understand our ancestors we must try to look at their world through their eyes.

Researching New Netherland Ancestry
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About 10,000 men, women, and children came to America between 1623-1667 to a Dutch colony of New Netherland. Learn what sources are available to find them.

Ten Tips for Writing Your Autobiography
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Writing an autobiography can be fun, but it also requires a lot of work. Here's how to get started, keep going, and finish a treasured legacy for your family.

Understanding Italian Records:
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To understand an Italian record's full informational content, it is usually helpful to be familiar with the cultural context in which it was created.

January 1994
History Sleuths Unearth
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The origin and descendents of Daniel Lamb, a prominent 19th Century West Deptford Township gristmill operator, farmer, manufacturer and merchant.

My Mailbox - Window To The
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Instead of feeling lonely I'm tracing my family tree. The letters are evidence of a vast network of good folks helping one another discover their roots.

Tearing Down A Brick Wall In Bavaria
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Our search for Edward Edmund Hausmann's family had long been at a dead end in Bavaria. A wonderful discovery awaited us in the village of Mittleschenbach!

November 1993
Jewish Genealogy
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Carol Rombro Rider, of Pikesville, a genealogist for 15 years, said, ''So much is available in Jewish genealogy that people don't know about.''

September 1993
A Genealogical Treasure -- The 1901 Census of Canada
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If you had ancestors in Canada in 1901, you may discover a rewarding experience in learning about them from the census. Your time will be well invested.

Research In The Deep South At The Odom Library
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Moultrie, Georgia, has become a center for genealogical research for the eastern seaboard of the United States and the migration routes west.

To Hire or Not to Hire . . .
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How do you find a professional genealogist? What qualities, knowledge, talents, abilities, and experience would be needed to succeed? Find out in this article.

July 1993
Ancestor Hunting In England: An Introduction To Where To Start
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Make your ancestor hunting in England productive by gaining an idea of the administrative history of the British Isles. There are hundreds of sources.

Ethnic Associations -- A Source For Family Records
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There are numerous national organizations which maintain documents of family history and migration of the many ethnic groups which have settled in America.

Joseph, Sarah and The Hallowed Ground
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My ancestors ran a sawmill on a mountain lake during the early 1800's in a place called Woodtown, where Joseph and Sarah (Secor) Wood were buried....

We Are What We Are Today Because of Our Ancestors
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How I wish I could reach across time to let a long-ago ancestor know how much it is appreciated that they took the time to preserve a peek into their lives...

May 1993
How To Use Your Local Library
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Libraries are great storehouses of information for the genealogist. Their mandate is to collect books, and to make them accessible to you, the user.

Immigrants and Steel, Family Records In Youngstown, Ohio
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Steel attracted immigrants to Youngstown from all over Europe beginning in the 1850's. They left volumes of valuable records available to the researcher.

Thank You For Everton's Genealogical Helper
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My genealogical success thru Everton's Genealogical Helper has been incredible. Several family lines were extended and wonderful new cousins discovered!

March 1993
Finding Joseph Was Easy . . . Finding His Parents Was A Different Story!
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A fascinating research journey not only helped to find Joseph Coleman's parents, but allowed me to discover new relatives who helped guide my path!

Helper Plays Big Role In Research
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I wish to express my appreciation for the part Everton's Genealogical Helper played in uncovering my roots, & in uniting the Rutz/Ruths families together. In Germany we walked the roads our Rutz/Ruths ancestors walked, visited some of their homesteads, saw family relics in a museum, and met new relatives.

January 1993
A Sleeping Giant Has Been Discovered
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A little known source of military discharges has recently come to light which is in the public domain. This source is the County Recorder of Deeds.

Advertising Brings Wonderful Response
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I placed ads in the Roots Cellar in the Everton's Genealogical Helper and received a wonderful response! My joy exceeds nothing I can remember . . .

Update IV -- Passenger and Immigration Lists
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This article reports the current passenger and immigration lists update IV, which brings the story to August 1992.

Writing Your Own Life Story
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Where will you be one hundred years from now? Your life's experiences can make a difference to your posterity! Strengthen them through your life history.