AncestorNews: Where to Look for Books Premium

If you've read my column for any length of time, you know that one of my favorite genealogy pursuits is haunting used bookstores online. That's because I've found some incredible family tales in old books. The one I like best, hands down, is about how an ancestor shot a...

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The Best of AncestorNews: Ancestors on the Move Premium

Early American settlers traveled on coastal roads or rivers. The first real highway connected the southern and northern colonies, and hop-scotched the coastal cities of Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk and north to Boston. Later, roads spread out like fingers from the coast, such as the Great Valley Road into the...

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AncestorNews: Bookmark These Sites Premium

AncestorNews: Bookmark These Sites I don't know about you, but I forever need quick bits of information, such as a statehood date or where to write for Dad's death certificate. To help me get information fast, I got organized and made a separate folder in the Favorites or Bookmark...

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AncestorNews: Biographies Premium

The odds of finding mention of your ancestor in a printed biography are better than you might imagine. Many small towns printed centennial books or booklets, which often mentioned early settlers in the region. It is also common to find a county history chock-full of biographies. That's the good...

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AncestorNews: Bragging Rights Premium

If you haven't visited the Family Tree Magazine Web site at www.familytreemagazine.com lately, you're missing out on a tremendous resource. I was recently on the site, looking back at articles I've written for this newsletter (see www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/previous.html). While there, I spent considerable time checking...

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AncestorNews: Researcher Beware Premium

AncestorNews: Researcher Beware! At a recent meeting of the TechnoTrees, a group of San Diego genealogists who use personal digital assistants (PDAs), the discussion turned to problems with errors in the federal census or mistakes in census indexing. Several members cited problems even finding a family member in the...

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AncestorNews: That *#(@) Brick Wall! Premium

I'm frustrated! No matter where I look, I CANNOT trace my Hendrickson line past a fellow named Separate Hendrickson, whose son, William, was born in Mercer County, Ky., in 1749. My aunt Helen tells me the Hendricksons must have been horse thieves because they're so darned hard to track...

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Resources to Guide Your War of 1812 Research Premium

Follow the trail to your War of 1812 ancestors at these Web sites.

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AncestorNews: Civil War Prisons Premium

As Civil War researchers know, Andersonville was one of the most notorious Confederate prisons. During the year and a half that Andersonville was in operation, nearly 13,000 Union soldiers died there, mainly of malnutrition and disease. Imprisonment at Andersonville was often synonymous with a death sentence. If your...

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French Made Premium

Are your roots intertwined with the long, colorful tapestry of France's history? Use this five-step guide to unravel your généalogie française.

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