Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act: Episode 48
Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act, using the Newberry Atlas of Historical Boundaries, and demystifying confusing land record terms. Plus: Why Facebook's new timeline has a silver lining for genealogists.
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Tips for Researching the 1940 Census: Episode 47
In this episode, we're celebrating the release of the 1940 census with tips, websites and resources you can use in your research.
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Finding Living Relatives: Episode 46
Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees, and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com. Plus: Using Facebook to find out more about your ancestor's hometown.
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Social Security Death Index: Episode 45
The campaign to save the Social Security Death Index, an interview with Mocavo’s Chief Genealogist, a sneak peek at the Spring 2012 Virtual Conference!
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Catch Up with MyHeritage’s Daniel Horowitz: Episode 44
Finding living relatives, verifying data from online family trees and an interview with Daniel Horowitz, Chief Genealogist at MyHeritage.com.
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Navigating Naming Conventions: Episode 43
This month's podcast features tips on naming conventions, as well as a discussion of the Western States Historical Marriage Index.
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Preserving Your Family’s Recipes: Episode 42
Tips on how to get relatives to discuss family history, a discussion of the Historic American Cookbook Project, and news on the Genealogists for Families project at Kiva.com.
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Using Autosomal DNA to Solve Family Mysteries: Episode 41
In this episode we explore using autosomal DNA testing to solve family mysteries, planning a research trip to Salt Lake City and more.
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A Tour of the Periodical Source Index (PERSI): Episode 40
Search secrets for online newspaper collections, a crash course in finding digitized old books on the web, and pointers for using the Periodical Source Index to find articles about your ancestry. Plus: A new source for US census records online.
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Tracing Your Roots in the Old Country: Episode 39
Tips for tracing your roots in the old country, including a crash course in German genealogy with Family Tree University instructor Jim Beidler, the benefits of heritage societies and an introduction to the Genlias website of Dutch records. Plus: Win photo organizing help and hear the latest FamilySearch news.
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