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Medical Records Sites Premium
American Medical Association's Deceased Physicals File www.ngsgenealogy.org/libama.htm: Data on American physicians who died after 1905 and before 1965. The National Genealogical Society charges for a search, but these records are also available on microfilm from the FHL. Cyndi's List—Medical www.cyndislist.com/medical.htm: Links to information about...
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Resources for Learning HTML Premium
Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML, is the programming language that lets pages be viewed the same way on any computer. Whether or not you write your own code when designing your family history site, it's a good idea to get a basic understanding of how the language works. Here are...
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Map Sites Worth a Look Premium
• Antiquarian Maps at Reed College web.reed.edu/resources/library/maps/ • Canadian County Atlas Digital Project imago.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/ • David Rumsey Map Collection www.davidrumsey.com • Global Gazetteer www.calle.com/world/ • Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection, University of Georgia www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html • Historic...
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Online Library Finders Premium
Need to find a library—or something in a library? These library finders will help you locate libraries with the genealogy materials you need.
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Library Research Resources Premium
• A History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 by Clarence Brigham (Greenwood Publishing Group, $85) • American Newspapers 1821-1936: A Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada by Winifred Gregory (H.W. Wilson Co., out of print) • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast...
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Rand McNally 2001 Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico A genealogist needs maps showing small towns, roads and county names and boundaries. This inexpensive road atlas fits the bill and also includes an index to counties, cities and towns. Unfortunately, the Canadian maps do not show county names and...
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Research Trip Packing List Premium
First, here's what not to take along on your family history vacation: your original files, photos or documents. But do make room in your suitcase for these family history "road warrior" essentials: Paper for note-taking (some archives don't allow spiral-bound notebooks) Pens, pencils and pencil sharpener or mechanical pencil...
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Software for Macs Premium
Macintosh users, don't despair! You might be able to run Windows genealogy programs on a Mac using PC emulation software. Or you can choose from these programs designed for the Mac: GEDitCOM $49.99, www.geditcom.com. A customizable program that works directly with GEDCOM files, GEDitCOM has multimedia support...
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Better Late Than Never Premium
Last August, when my brother, Louis Schwarz of Lafayette, La., visited my family, he brought an old letter from a Fred Griffin of Corydon, Ind., addressed to our deceased brother Fred in Durham, NC, dated Feb. 2, 1968. Fred Griffin had enclosed information on our maternal grandfather's family and asked...
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Encapsulation Supplies Premium
Here's a list of the materials you'll need to encapsulate properly and with minimal trouble. Most can be purchased through any of these archival supply catalogs. Polyester film (Mylar) An X-Acto type knife. Olfa is another brand name that has snap-off blades. Lint-free cloth, to clean the Mylar and...
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