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Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
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Medical Records Sites Premium
American Medical Association's Deceased Physicals File www.ngsgenealogy.org/libama.htm: Data on American physicians who died after 1905 and before 1965. The National Genealogical Society charges for a search, but these records are also available on microfilm from the FHL. Cyndi's List—Medical www.cyndislist.com/medical.htm: Links to information about...
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Black Sheep Genealogy Society Premium
If you've found an ancestor who was infamous, a crook or scoundrel, don't despair over your disgrace: You may qualify for membership in the International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists blacksheep.rootsweb.com. Public knowledge of these black sheep, reasons society flockmaster Jeff Scism, enhances the possibility of finding more...
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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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Right Ideas: Finding Ancestors’ Copyrights Premium
Is there an author, songwriter, poet or playwright in your family's past? Even if your ancestor's name never appeared in lights, it may be in records at the US Copyright Office.
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Hunt Down Rare Books Premium
Don't get in a bind hunting down old books. We'll teach you online tricks for turning up rare and out-of-print volumes.
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Family Bibles: How to Find Them (and What You Can Find in Them) Premium
Family Bibles are a good place to find records of births, marriages and deaths. Here's how to find them and what genealogical information you can discover.
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How to Find Your Ancestor’s Will
Q I’m not sure if my grandparents ever had a will drawn up. They died 10 years apart. How would I go about checking to see if they ever filed a will? Whose death should I check first? A We asked Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer, author of Long-Distance Genealogy (Betterway Books, out of print), to weigh in […]
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Got game in your family tree? Use our winning strategies to make a play for your athletic ancestors.
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