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William Dollarhide is well know by experienced and professional genealogists as an expert on census records. Dollarhide pours all his expertise into his book New York State Censuses & Substitutes or by its full title, New York State Censuses & Substitutes: Continue reading New York State Censuses & Substitutes
In the introduction of the third volume, the editor, Willard Heiss, gives the impression that the third volume would be the last. But, he didn’t stop. There is a fourth volume, Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1979-1981
Over the past few years, the folks who publish Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, and the History Magazine have created a series of journals offering a collection of previously published article, gathered together on a single topic. Here are some of Continue reading Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors
Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979 is the third, and thus far, largest volume is a set of books contains abstracts from a wide variety of early Indiana records of genealogical value. These are Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979
Computers and dvd players, along with fancy displays (from digital projectors to large-screen televisions) have replaced slide projectors, movie projectors, and even video tapes. Sharing photos and family stories now takes place on the computer. Often, this is done by Continue reading Presentation Is Everything Step-by-step Instructions To Create Family Presentations Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Here is the third Portable Genealogist reviewed I promised last week. This time, I will be looking at the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s publication The Portable Genealogist: Massachusetts State Census. Specifically, this guide examines the 1855 and 1865 state Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Massachusetts State Census
Let me start with a simplified, and probably more than you will ever need, introduction to Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy. In short, surnames of 17th and 18th century colonists have changed over 400 years. This dictionary Continue reading Dictionary of Americanized French-Canadian Names: Onomastics and Genealogy
In my recent article, Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966, I introduced this four volume series on historical Indiana records of genealogical value.. The editor, Willard Heiss, extracted in full the previously collected abstracts Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 2; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1967-1972
A couple of days ago I mentioned the New England Historic Genealogical Society had recently released a number of additional laminated guides, part of The Portable Genealogists Series. Here is the second review of the three, on The Portable Genealogist: Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Problem Solving in Irish Research
I already covered today, on this site, a laminated guided dedicated to helping educate researchers on organizing family research. Now here is a brand new book to help but those concepts into action. Family Tree Memory Keeper: Your Workbook for Continue reading Family Tree Memory Keeper: Your Workbook For Family History, Stories And Genealogy
“The Hoosier Genealogist first appeared in 1962. Its editorial policy was an still is ‘to publish transcripts of original county records (such as marriage, land, will, and probate records), also church, Bible, and cemetery records.’ In this volume I have Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966
Last month I had the opportunity to review three new fantastic laminated guides published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). Those guides were: The Portable Genealogist: U.S. Naturalization The Portable Genealogist: Immigration to the U.S. The Portable Genealogist: Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Organizing Your Research
A critical, if often overlooked, part of genealogy is the recording and preserving of one’s own life through records, documents, the passing of family heirlooms, and stories. With a focus on collecting information about the past it is easy to Continue reading My Life And Times : A Guided Journal For Collecting Your Stories
Years ago, I taught a class on technology for genealogists. In this class I discussed the value of new technologies for genealogists, like those new USB thumb drives, some having as much as 256MB or memory, if you could pay Continue reading Turn Your iPad into a Genealogy Powerhouse
There are many beginner genealogy books, and guides, and workbooks, and reference sheets, etc. Many are well written, some personable, and others just plain fun. No one book is best and no one author is better or more knowledgeable than Continue reading Family History Detective: A Step-By-Step Guide To Investigating Your Family Tree