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I was inspired to search the Web for ancestral artifacts after reading the October 2004 Family Tree Magazine article by associate editor Lauren Eisenstodt ("Object Lessons," page 50). Lauren wrote about 10 ways to research and preserve family heirlooms. One of the sites I routinely check in hopes...

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Alabama Alabama Civil War Roots www.rootsweb.com/~alcwroot Links to all Alabama units and tips on tracing your Civil War ancestor. Historic Alabama Maps alabamamaps.ua.edu/alabama/historical Follow the evolution of Alabama counties with these historical maps from the University of Alabama. Alaska Alaska GenWeb Project www.akgenweb.org Begin...

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Handbook of Texas Online www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/index.new.html If you have Texas kin, this encyclopedia from the Texas State Historical Association and the University of Texas is a good starting point. The Handbook of Texas Online is a searchable collection of more than 23,000 articles...

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Web sites to help you in your search for lost family and friends. Telephone Directories Telephone Directories on the Web: Sometimes finding someone can be as simple as looking the name up in a telephone book. This site indexes online telephone directories, yellow pages, e-mail directories and fax listings covering...

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AncestorNews: Googling Family Premium

Not long ago I helped a friend trace her family tree. After writing down some basic information, I went online and searched the "usual suspects." I began my search on the databases of FamilySearch at www.familysearch.com and the WorldConnect Project at worldconnect.rootsweb.com. Between the...