22 June 2006

1910 Everyname Census Index at Ancestry

›
Ancestry has finally released their 1910 everyname census index. A recent column posted on this website discussed some ways to prepare for t...

President Lincoln in 1850 and 1860 census

›
For those who are interested, we have posted links to 1850 and 1860 census images of President Lincoln. http://www.rootdig.com/abraham_linco...
21 June 2006

Potential Security Breach at WIU

›
Just what you want to read in your email. WIU (Western Illinois University) alumns probably already know, but just in case: http://www.wiu.e...
14 June 2006

NGS 2006

›
Our time at NGS 2007 was short, but very eventful! Personally I get great deal of value out of the program syllabus, which includes speaker...
27 May 2006

Family History Library research trip 2007

›
Our 2006 research trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake wrapped up last week, we all had a great time and some even hung around fo...
17 May 2006

In Salt Lake City

›
We're in Salt Lake City for our first annual research trip to the Family History Library. I arrived a day early and did some probate wor...

Find Spencer Tracy in 1920

›
Our latest census search contest: Spencer Tracy in 1920 http://www.rootdig.com/contest/1920_spencer_tracy.html Michael
16 May 2006

Genline--Swedish online Church Records-Workshop

›
Carl Sandburg College is hosting a two-day workshop I am presenting on using Genline for Swedish ancestral research. This site has millions ...
11 May 2006

Old Men's Draft Registration in World War II

›
The fourth registration for the World War II draft in the United States included men born between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897. These ...
08 May 2006

Find Bob Hope in 1910

›
We have announced our latest "famous census search." This time it is Bob Hope in 1910. http://www.rootdig.com/contest/1910_bob_hop...
06 May 2006

Names reversed in Census

›
Panagiotis Verikios is enumerated in the 1930 census and was not toooo hard to locate except for the fact that his first name and his last n...
04 May 2006

Still room on our Ft. Wayne Trip

›
Procrastinator that I am, I just made my reservation at the Ft. Wayne Hilton for our research trip there at the very end of May. Those who a...

Searching World War I Draft cards at Ancestry.

›
We've posted an article with search techniques for the WWI Draft card database at Ancestry.com on our site: http://www.rootdig.com/adn/u...
03 May 2006

Illinois Genealogy Articles

›
Over the years I have written several articles on Illinois research and posted them on our site. Those with Illinois roots may wish to ventu...
02 May 2006

Analyzing A Probate

›
Estate records are a great source for the genealogist. In a past article on our site, we analyze an estate from 1860s in Missouri and includ...

1910 Postcard

›
Ever thought of postcards your ancestor might have sent? I've posted one to my site that my ancestor sent to his father-in-law when he m...
28 April 2006

Bureau County Genealogical Society meeting

›
Thanks to the group from Bureau County (Illinois) for inviting me to speak at their monthly meeting. I always enjoy my trips to Princeton an...
27 April 2006

Birth Certificate Spellings

›
One always has to keep in mind the creative spellings that were used, especially when the families did not speak English. My great-grandfath...

Ohio Gene. Conference-Toledo

›
I'll be giving two lectures on Saturday at the annual Ohio Genealogical Society Conference in Toledo. Where did the Farm go? Math...
25 April 2006

Find Glenn Miller in 1930

›
Our latest census contest: Glenn Miller in 1930. Click on the link and please follow the directions if you want to try and win. If you can...

Tennessee Genealogical Society

›
We had a great time in Memphis at the recent Tennessee Genealogical Society's Spring workshop. The handout for our Tight Budget lecture ...

Do You Ear?

›
This has been one of the most popular articles on our site. Think about how that word got into the ear of the censustaker or records clerk. ...

1841 UK Census

›
Ancestry.com has the 1841 UK Census online—16 million names from England , Wales , the Channel Islands , and the Isle of Man . The 1841-190...
20 April 2006

Lessons from Searching for the Rich and Famous

›
Over the past several years, we've located hundreds of the famous and infamous in US census records. An article discussing my experience...
18 April 2006

Find B B King in 1930

›
Our latest contest is to find jazz musician B B King in 1930. http://www.rootdig.com/contest/1930_b_b_king.html Michael