AncestorNews: Do You Know the History? Premium
Scratch a genealogist and you'll find a historian. It's impossible to research the family tree without learning at least something about the past. Our ancestors lived through migrations, natural disasters, wars and some of the world's greatest political debates. They discussed slavery, state's rights, the California gold rush, the...
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AncestorNews: Hoosier Genealogy Premium
Want to learn a little about your Indiana county? Check out the Indiana County History Preservation Society, a part-free, part subscription ($10 a year) site that's chock full of historical tidbits. The free stuff includes overviews of all of Indiana's counties that tell you about its formation, townships, historical...
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AncestorNews: Jewish Genealogy on the Web Premium
Although my family has no Jewish heritage that I'm aware of, my sister recently found a sampler embroidered in Yiddish and Hebrew, tucked behind a family picture. Dated 1891, the sampler presented us with a research challenge: what did the words mean, and how did it get behind our...
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AncestorNews: History on the Net Premium
If you've been researching your family tree for long, you've discovered that you can't be a genealogist without becoming a historian. Our ancestors lived through war, famine, great migrations and political debates that changed the face of a nation. They were young when America was young, and the country's...
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AncestorNews: Historic Trees Premium
I got some feedback full of helpful suggestions on locating published family genealogies from last week's column. Reader Wendy Whipple wrote: "Don't forget county library/genealogical societies. Many genealogists who publish their pedigrees donate copies to local libraries. If you know where your family was at any given time, it's...
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AncestorNews: A Helping Hand Premium
Riding at anchor in San Diego Bay is the world's oldest active sailing ship, the Star of India. Launched in 1863 from Ramsey Shipyard in the Isle of Man, she started life as Euterpe, named for the Greek goddess of music. After a spotty history as a cargo ship...
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AncestorNews: Readers’ Advice for Genealogy Trips Premium
Last week I wrote about a road trip I'm planning to Kansas and Missouri. Although my main goal is to get photos of where my great-great-grandparents are buried, I also want to poke into a few courthouses along the way. I asked everyone for suggestions for my trip and...
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Glossary of Computer File Formats Premium
Don't know PDF from PNG? Use our word list to figure out what type of file you're dealing with—and which software will open it.
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AncestorNews: Old-Fashioned Fourth Premium
The Fourth of July has just passed, and I wonder how you celebrated this most American of holidays. I picture red and white checked tablecloths spread on a picnic table (this must be an image from childhood), a huge bowl of mom's potato salad, barbecued burgers, baked beans, and homemade...
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AncestorNews: Genealogy Travel Premium
Who hasn't dreamed of visiting an ancestral village in Europe or Asia? I know I have. Wouldn't it be fun to walk the streets your ancestors walked, or actually stand in a house one of them built? Thanks to a book I found on my Shore family line, I...
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