Like many other documents, the records of the U.S. Census include some inconsistencies, omissions and errors, the fault of either the census takers or the subjects themselves. (Part 2 of 2)
To read the complete article, visit "The Census -- Key To Unlocking Genealogical Mysteries, Part 2".
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Hosted by the Mensa Education & Research Foundation, members of Mensa and non-members alike will gather at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center to learn various ways to define their family research goals, organize their research and share tricks and tactics to finding information about long-lost relatives and distant cousins.
To read the complete article, visit "Barack Obama is Related to Brad Pitt? Mensa Genealogy Colloquium Helps Uncover Your Unknown Relatives".
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Military personnel records for those who served within the last seventy-five years are restricted. It is not impossible, however, to learn more about people who served in more current wars.
To read the complete article, visit "War After the Civil War".
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The 2008 Artistry of Genealogy Awards were announced today by The Photo Preservation Center to showcase outstanding genealogy websites and recognize excellence in preserving family history through genealogy.
To read the complete article, visit "2008 Artistry of Genealogy Awards Announced by the Photo Preservation Center".
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Libraries are moving toward digitizing rare and fragile materials and mounting them on the web. This makes items more accessible for researchers and students.
To read the complete article, visit "Digitizing in the Library World, Part One".
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Genealogy Societies, whether national, local or in our ancestor's home town, provide us with educational and networking opportunities.
To read the complete article, visit "The Worth of Genealogy Societies".
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Footnote.com's innovative social web site lets visitors pay tribute to Vietnam War heroes from their PC
To read the complete article, visit "Footnote.com and the National Archives Launch an Interactive Vietnam War Memorial".
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Footnote.com enables visitors to search the Wall for people they know and pay tribute by adding photos, comments and stories of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam conflict.
To read the complete article, visit "Footnote.com Launches Interactive Vietnam War Memorial".
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Whether a genealogist finds his or her way to census records early or late in a search depends on how much accurate data can be accumulated and documented from family and local sources. (Part 1 of 2)
To read the complete article, visit "The Census -- Key To Unlocking Genealogical Mysteries".
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An unsettling source for genealogy can be true crime magazines. While the stories are often embellished, these magazines are a unique eye on history. I discovered this while researching a family member who was the victim of crime.
To read the complete article, visit "Shocking Genealogy Sources".
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Using a little known resource for genealogists.
To read the complete article, visit "Treasure for Genealogists".
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The National Archives and Records Administration has opened 534 cubic feet or approximately 1.3 million pages of historic Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) records covering the Cold War period from 1946-1977
To read the complete article, visit "National Archives Opens Historic CIA Cold War Era Records".
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Footnote.com announced today a new partnership with SmallTownPapers, Inc. that will add millions of pages of historical newspapers to the site.
To read the complete article, visit "Footnote.com Adds Millions Of Historical Newspapers To Its Collection".
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Just as we dread that looming tax deadline, so too did our ancestors. The good thing for us is that with taxes comes paperwork that can assist you in researching your ancestors. While these lists aren't going to provide you with a lot of detailed information, it will place your ancestor in a certain place in time, thus making it easier to find other documents.
To read the complete article, visit "Tax Records Online".
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Most researchers, including novices, have already explored the Internet world in regards to finding sources of information about family history. But every once in a while it is good to update the list of web sites available.
To read the complete article, visit "Web Sites for Genealogical Research".
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Cemetery research can provide names and dates to fill in the gaps for your research. Going to a cemetery seems a straight-forward process, but there are several items to keep in mind when visiting one.
To read the complete article, visit "Cemetery Research 101".
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All too often, we seem to think of college as a modern invention and mostly for urbanites. Although some of the colleges have changed names and even locations over the years, you just might be surprised where great-great-grandpa went to college. They might also provide insight into the family's migration history.
To read the complete article, visit "Great-Great-Grandpa‘s Alma Mater".
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PROVO, UT, March 3, 2008 — [[Genealogical Publishing Company]], the world's largest publisher of immigration records in book form, has partnered with [[FamilyLink.com, Inc.]], to make its databases available on [[WorldVitalRecords.com]].
"We are looking to work with others who will provide the bridge from today back to the period where our books come into play. WorldVitalRecords.com's services provide the link from 2008 back to our 17th Century material," said Mike Tepper, Managing Editor, Genealogical Publishing Company. "There are companies that are really great with technology, but fall short with writing. Other companies are really skilled with words and writing, but not in creating virtual communities. It is a great opportunity to work with FamilyLink.com, a company that can provide that combination of technology and writing, as well as a virtual genealogy community."
Genealogical Publishing Company is one of our key partners in our new World Collection," said Yvette Arts, Director, Content Acquisition, FamilyLink.com, Inc. "We are happy to work with one of the oldest and most established publishers of genealogical records in the industry."
Genealogical Publishing Company has 2,000 titles featuring content from early Colonial America to the Civil War. Some of these titles include Donald Lines Jacobus' Families of Ancient New Haven, a three-volume work that covers every family in pre-Revolutionary New Haven, Connecticut, and Robert Barnes's British Roots of Maryland Families, which establishes the origins of hundreds of pre-eighteenth-century Maryland families.
"The great thing about our books is that they are definitive works provided by the leading scholars of our time," said Barry Chodak, President of Genealogical.com, Inc., parent of Genealogical Publishing Company.
"Our publications cover a wide range of topics with particular emphasis on colonial American immigration, royal ancestry, and county and local history. Our collection of guide books and how to books numbers more than 250, including the most widely used text Val Greenwood's Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy and the three titles we call the Evidence Collection: Evidence, The Quick Sheet, and Evidence Explained, all by Elizabeth Shown Mills, the leading authority on the subject."
"While many of our books contain genealogical source records, a considerable number contain lineage records and other linked material. These titles combined include about 15 million people. The descendants of these 15 million people number in the hundreds of millions today. Our partnership with FamilyLink will enable many, many Americans to go back and trace their family to some of these early immigrants," Chodak said.
More than 600 databases from Genealogical Publishing Company will be launched periodically over the next few months at WorldVitalRecords.com.
"We have been publishing for the last 55 years and look forward to working with FamilyLink.com to expand our genealogical content into new territories," Tepper said.
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