24 November 2008

Homestead Applications Include Proof of Citizenship

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It will be a while before I get the entire file on the website, but I have posted one image from John H. Ufkes' homestead application fr...
23 November 2008

Pilgrim Ancestors on Ancestry's Blog

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Juliana Smith has posted my article " Pilgrim Ancestors " on the Ancestry.com blog. There are links there to a variety of sites an...
22 November 2008

Getting more than just the Name

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It is more than about reading just the one page or the one item. The screen shot provides a little bit of information on my family Thomas R...

Cancelled Homestead Claim from the National Archives

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A recent post indicated I had located a "cancelled" homestead claim for my ancestor, John H.Ufkes in Franklin County, Nebraska. Ar...
21 November 2008

Ancestry.com's Card Catalog

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One frustration with some sites is the ability to search for databases that are in a specific locatilty. Libraries at least have a card cata...
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20 November 2008

Near Searches on GenealogyBank

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It is a little difficult to see in the first screen, but I thought of a neat way (at least to me) of searching for obituaries on GenealogyBa...

Accessing World War II Draft Cards--Old Men's Draft

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My set of pages on this topic need revision, which probably will take forever. So, we'll just blog about it here. The registration for t...

Varmland, Sweden Parish Records Added to Ancestry.

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Ancestry has parish records from Varmland Sweden from 1661-1895. This is excellent news for the Swedish genealogists with roots in this cou...
19 November 2008

1870 US Census on Family Search

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The FamilySearch website indicates the 1870 Federal US Census on their site is 74% complete. Indexes are available for: Alabama Arizona Arka...

Searching by First Names in Ohio Tax Lists at Familysearch

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In most of the data at Familysearch, first name only searches are not possible. This is okay for ancestors named John or William, but someti...

Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838--sample image

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I'm not certain this is a Kile from my wife's family, but this is a screen shot from FamilySearch's new 1816-1838 Ohio Tax Reco...

Ohio Tax Records 1816-1838

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Familysearch is 25% done with this database that was just added to its site . These tax lists are in the United States, Canada, and Mexico ...

Hilton Rates for 2009 Ft. Wayne Library Trip

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We have a trip rate of $99 (plus tax) for single or double occupancy on our May 2009 research trip to the Allen County Public Library in Ft....

Digital Collections at Brigham Young University

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Full text searches are great--it takes a little while to find the full text search box for the family history materials in the digital colle...

About this Blog

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A few (or not so few) comments about this blog. I only write about things I actually use or families I am actually researching. That said, t...

Try Libraries for Directories too

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The city directories on Ancestry.com. are an excellent source. The ones on Footnote.com are as well. However, there are other sites and loc...

OCR Searches of Ancestry.com's City Directories

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The city directories on Ancestry.com. are not like the older ones were. This is easier to notice when you search for names instead of brows...
18 November 2008

Search Tips on GenealogyBank

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If you have missed the search tips page on Genealogy Bank , give it a read. There are some excellent suggestions there for using the OCR sea...

U S City Directories at Ancestry.com

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Ancestry.com says it is new, but I'm not certain how new the U. S. City Directory collection actually is. The search may have been chan...
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Do you need a Lookup or More Extended Research?

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Sometimes all the genealogist really needs is a lookup. Sometimes they need more extended research. Which really depends upon the situation....
17 November 2008

NGS Standards for Sound Genealogical Research

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I don' t think I have posted these before and there is good food for thought here. Standards For Sound Genealogical Research Recommended...
15 November 2008

The Illinois Historic Cemetery Handbook:

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From the website of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency in regards to cemeteries -- The Illinois Historic Cemetery Handbook :A Guide t...

Cleaning Mother's House

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This has been a favorite over the years and I have decided to repost it on the blog. It originally ran in the Ancestry Daily News several ye...
14 November 2008

Join Michael in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, May 2009

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I'll be leading an annual genealogy research trip to the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana this May from 27 May through ...

Early Bird Deadline for Salt Lake Trip Approaching

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Our early bird registration date of 15 December 2008 is quickly approaching for our annual research trip to Salt Lake City in May of 2009. S...