19 February 2007

Manifests--Sinatra and Gardner 1951

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Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner returned to the United States in December 1951 on board a Pan American flight from Frankfort, Germany that ar...
18 February 2007

Manifests--Mark Twain in 1877

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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) is shown as arriving in the United States in 1877 on the Steamship Bermuda . The boat landed in New York and Cle...

World War I Draft Card--Groucho Marx

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The World War I Draft Registration found Groucho Marx living in Chicago, Illinois under his actual name of Julius Marx. He is listed as an a...

World War I Draft Card--Irving Berlin

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Irving Berlin's World War I Draft Card lists him as living at 30 West 70th Street in New York and self-employed as a composer. The 29 ye...

Quit Claims?

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Ever wonder what the difference is between a quitclaim deed and a warantee deed? In a nutshell the seller (grantor) on a quitlcaim deed is g...

Can You Read It?

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This is a name of a child from a birth record in Wiesens, Ostfriesland, Germany in the 1820s. Go ahead and post a guess.

Can You Read It?

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This name comes from an early 1900s probate file in Chariton County, Missouri. This name appears on the list of heirs. Go ahead and post a ...
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Can You Read It?

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This name comes from the 1885 agricultural census for Dawson County, Nebraska. For those who want to give it a try, the last name is written...

Hugh Grant in 1850--better known as Ulysses

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A reader reminded me that US president Grant is enumerated twice in the 1850 census. This enumerated "Hugh Grant" is with the othe...
17 February 2007

Special Prices At Ancestry.com

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Ancestry is currently running specials on their memberships...good prices. They won't last forever and if you've been putting off su...

Making Certain You Have It All...

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The online 1880 census census databases at FamilySearch and at Ancestry.com both are great finding aids (although each works slightly di...
16 February 2007

World War I Draft Card--Louis Armstrong

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The handwriting of 18 year old musician Louis Armstrong is easily read on his World War I Draft Registration Card . The future jazz great wa...

World War I Draft Card--Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini's World War I Draft Registration Card indicates his middle name was "Handcuff." Regardless of whether or not th...

Can You Read It?

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This comes from an 1853 passenger list manifest of a German immigrant arriving in New Orleans. Go ahead and post a guess.
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1870 census--John Rockefeller

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In 1870, John Rockefeller was already on his way to establishing his fortune. The census taker found him in Cincinnati, Ohio, living with hi...

1860 Census--Theodore Roosevelt

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Future president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt is enumerated in 1860 in New York City with his family. There has been a notation made by someon...

1860 Census--Buffalo Bill Cody

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Enumerated in Kansas with his mother and siblings as William F. Cody aged 14. The complete image along with citation has also been posted on...

The Censustaker is at the door...

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Census records can contain many errors, but in addition to variants of spelling , pronunciation, and handwriting, think about what might ha...

Can You Read It?

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This comes from a early twentieth century pension file in Hancock County, Illinois. This individual was born in the 1820s in New Jersey. Go...
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What is the point of the handwriting site?

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A few have asked what is the point of guessing at the writing samples on our handwriting site and do I know the answers? To answer the last ...

Can You Read It?

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This entry comes the record of baptisms in Tjarstad, Ostergotland, Sweden in 1822. Go ahead and post a guess.
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1920 Census--Fred Astaire

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By 1920, the family of Fred Astaire has left Nebraska for New York City, where they are enumerated. The family is also listed with the last ...

1900 Census--Spencer Tracy

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Actor Spencer Tracy is a mere babe in the 1900 census enumeration with his parents in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1900. The young family only ha...

1870 Census--Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin is enumerated with her family in 1870. Not many females are listed in 1870 with an occupation, but Sto...
15 February 2007

Can You Read It?

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This name comes from an early nineteenth century marriage record from Nevele, Belgium. Feel free to post a guess.
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