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FamilySearch Adds 18 New Collections Including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA


The following is from FamilySearch, dated Februry 15, 2013: Included in this week’s records update are 18 new collections; seven from Napoli, Italy, seven from the United States, four from Germany, and one from Netherlands. Among these collections are the United States Draper Manuscript Collection from 1740-1960 (more information can be found here), the Germany, [...]

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The Dark Side of Genealogy


The following article was written by my friend, Thomas Fiske Who knew there was a dark side to genealogy? I certainly did not know until today. It was news to me before I figured it out. While looking at an Internet epistle from Family Roots, I saw two books that looked mighty interesting. As a [...]

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Illinois Family Donating Revolutionary War Artifacts to Fort Ticonderoga in New York


The following teaser is from an AP article published in the July 6, 2012 edition of wnyt.com: TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (AP) – An Illinois family is donating their ancestor’s Revolutionary War artifacts to Fort Ticonderoga. Officials at Fort Ticonderoga say the engraved powder horn, musket and walking stick Amos Chaffee carried during the American Revolution will [...]

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Search 65 Million Records from the Original 13 Colonies FREE at Ancestry.com Through July 8


The following was received from Ancestry.com – offering databases that include Revolutionary War records FREE through July 8. Did your family fight for your freedom or work to establish our great nation? FREE through July 8th, make your connection to early American ancestors in nearly 65 million carefully selected historical records from the 13 original [...]

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Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors


Over the years, it has been heard many times on the news were an actor or other personality in the public limelight states that if such and such legislation passes, or if so and so is elected to office that this person would move to Canada or some other country. I am not recall any [...]

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Historic WPA-Created Hamilton County, Ohio, Veteran Burial Map Books Posted Online


The following teasor is from an article posted in the April 23, 2012 edition of CityBeat.com. Newly restored digital copies of 73-year-old maps detailing where U.S military veterans are buried throughout Hamilton County will be unveiled Wednesday. The Hamilton County Recorder’s Office recently received map books dating to 1939 that were thought to have been [...]

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New York in the Revolution as Colony and State


In 1894, James A. Roberts became the comptroller for the State of New York. During his first term he took action to systematically order, “for the purpose of easy reference,” the old records of the comptroller’s department. Records and papers relating to the service of New Yorkers in the Revolutionary War were discovered during this [...]

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Genealogy At A Glance: Revolutionary War Genealogy Research


There is an entire series of Genealogy At A Glance guide sheets. We have reviewed many here on this blog. Each is a four-page, full-color laminated guide provide a quick reference to specific research topics. In this review we examine the Revolutionary War. Genealogy At A Glance: Revolutionary War Genealogy Research was written by Craig [...]

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Revolutionary War Pensions Reconstructed


Massive. How else do you describe a book with over 1,000 pages of Revolutionary War Pensions? Well, you could call it a brilliant reconstruction of lost records. On the 8th of November 1800 a fire razed the War Department, destroying the young nation’s war pension records. Another fire on the 24th of August 1814, started [...]

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Footnote.com Announces New Focus on Historical U.S. Military Records & Changes Name to Fold3


Footnote.com has long been one of my favorite websites. I’ve had a personal subscription for years, and plan to keep it for a long time. The site is reasonably priced, and the data is etrememely valuable for any genealogist with American roots. The decision has now been made to change their name to Fold3. I [...]

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Using the Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications Now Posted at Ancestry.com


On June 29, Ancestry.com posted the Sons of the American Revolution membership applications running from 1889 to 1970. These applications are of great value to genealogists, as they include actual linages starting with the applicant, and running all the way back to the patriot ancestor – and sometimes even further. Other useful information is also [...]

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Military Bounty Land 1776-1855


Military Bounty Land 1776-1855, by Christine Rose, was published in March. The 176 page book is without a doubt one of the best genealogical research guides published this year. Bounty land was often awarded to those who served in American wars, starting with the American Revolution in 1776, with the last act passed in 1855. [...]

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Revolutionary War Veteran Titus Hoisington


A chance meeting of history buffs at the Plymouth Historical Museum last summer has led to a campaign to mark what is thought to be the burial site of a man who served in the American Revolution. Titus Hoisington, a teenager when he joined local militias in Vermont during the war years of 1778 and [...]

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Revolutionary War Records FREE at Footnote.com Until July 7


Footnote is once again making some of their most important documents available FREE online for a limited time. Check this out! In recognition of America’s Independence Day, Footnote is opening their Revolutionary War collection free to the public. This unique collection features millions of original records found nowhere else on the internet. Whether you are [...]

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Forgotten Patriots, by Eric Grundset, gets the 2009 Jacobus Award


At its meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 10 October 2009, the American Society of Genealogists voted to give their annual Donald Lines Jacobus Award to Forgotten Patriots, African American and African Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War: A Guide to Service, Sources, and Studies, edited by Eric Grundset, Director of the DAR Library [...]

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