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AncestorNews: Free Ancestry Databases Everyone knows that Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com has millions of genealogy databases available to subscribers. But did you know that several of those databases are free to all site visitors? These include goodies such as Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Michigan Historical Society...

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AncestorNews: Gold Rush Ancestors Premium

Was your ancestor a 49-er? In the two years following the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, 90,000 gold seekers poured into California. San Francisco, a tiny town of 900 in 1849, mushroomed to more than 5,000 by the following summer and 25,000 in the fall...

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Talk is cheap when you call via computer. Try these services to phone far-away kin at no (or low) cost.

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AncestorNews: Interview Relatives Now Premium

My aunt Helen, 80, is one of my oldest living relatives and the one I turn to for questions about family members only she can remember. Because she lives in Kansas and I'm in California, our family history is exchanged via frequent phone calls and letters. She's great at...

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AncestorNews: War of 1812 Records Premium

Got a soldier, sailor or marine ancestor who served in the War of 1812? Search these free genealogy War of 1812 websites.

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When I put together my family history book, I tried to add as many photos as possible. Having all the data was great, but photos added that special touch. Most of the time I import my own digital photos or old slides that I converted to digital images. At...

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AncestorNews: Letters as Genealogy Gems Premium

E-mail is one of the greatest inventions to come down the pike. It's kept me in touch with more people, more frequently, and made communicating genealogy information a breeze. However, as I dash off a quick e-note, I often compare my sparse prose with letters written long before cyberspace...

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AncestorNews: Starting Your Own Family Newsletter Premium

I wrote an article for the August 2000 Family Tree Magazine on electronic family newsletters (see highlights at www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/aug00/enewsideas.html). Since then, I've gotten interested in newsletters that are actually printed and sent via snail mail. I've poked around lots of Web sites and am tempted to...

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AncestorNews: E-mail Etiquette Premium

One of the best things about the Internet is the ability to find and correspond with new cousins. Once you begin posting and answering online queries, you'll be amazed at the number of new cousins who appear in your life. I was fortunate enough to connect with Knox family...

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AncestorNews: Family Reunions Premium

Last May, I wrote about the Boozell Family Reunion that Phyllis Quarg (former president of the San Diego Genealogical Society) had planned in York, Pa. At the time, Phyllis showed me her reunion notebook, the e-mails she had sent to all the Boozells she could find, and the exciting...

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