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Forget partying like it's 1999. Researchers and historians around the globe have a better reason to celebrate Y2K—it's the 200th birthday of the Library of Congress. The past two centuries have turned the library into a gold mine for people in search of practically anything. It began in 1800...
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Visit these online resources for how-to advice, historical background and ancestral data.
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Books and websites to help you track down your ancestors during your Ellis Island research.
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Research your Eastern European roots with these key websites, organizations, books and more.
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After the Revolutionary War, American families migrated on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, typically a one-way trip. When steamboats debuted in 1812 and flatbottom riverboats in 1815, river routes became increasingly accessible. But American settlement was still primarily confined to the eastern seaboard. The natural barrier of the Appalachian...
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European Alternatives Premium
Considering an imported model? These three programs from England and France produce nice graphical family tree charts, but they're not on par with their American counterparts when it comes to entering data, documenting sources and printing basic charts. All require Windows 95 or higher. Family Historianabout $77 from Calico Pie...
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Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
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Here are some of the features to look for in consumer-friendly video-editing programs: Analog and digital capturing The best software will capture video from both analog and digital sources via video-capturing boards. Look for FireWire support, too. Splicing and rearranging Video-editing software makes it easy to cut out portions of...
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Follow these five steps to your own photo success stories: Show unidentified photographs to relatives. Research clues in the photographs: photographer's name, clothing, props and captions. Post queries about the family (if you know the surname) on online message boards. Post your unidentified images online in a family Web page...
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