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With the Louisiana Purchase St. Louis effectively became the gateway to the western frontier. After the purchase from France, many of the pre-1803 vital records and historical documents of the are were sent to the United States government, though some Continue reading St. Louis Family History Research Guide
The 1940 census was released today, 72 years after it was taken. Many different websites now have the images from the census available for review, but none come with an index. An index is not part of the release, nor Continue reading Help Make a 1940 Census Index a Reality
Creating a family pedigree chart is easy. Creating an accurate pedigree, properly analyzed and backed with evidence is less easy, and sometimes downright difficult. However, who wants a pedigree chart full of errors? Who wants to spend time tracing down Continue reading How Do I Prove It?
Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers is a step-by-step instructional guide to using newspapers as a resource in genealogical research. In the first chapter, author Lisa Louise Cooke, provide good reasoning for Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About… How to Find Your Family History in Newspapers
This Friday, 6 April 2012, TV genealogical hit Who Do You Think You Are? will feature Emmy Award winner Edie Falco. Time: 8/7c “Emmy Award winner Edie Falco sets off on a mission to learn the truth about her mother’s Continue reading Edie Falco, Next on Who Do You Think You Are?
Genealogy-at-a-Glance: African American Genealogy Research was written by Michael Halt. This addition to the series examines African American history and related records from the Civil War to the Great Migration. While free African Americans appear in census records from the Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: African American Genealogy Research
When was the last time you visited the Nation Archives’ website? Did you know they have an entire section dedicated to Genealogical research? The Resources for Genealogists section provides “links to pages throughout the web site with articles, finding aids, Continue reading National Archives Resources for Genealogists
The Midwest Writing Center in Davenport, Iowa serves as “an information gateway to literary events and writing resources throughout eastern Iowa and western Illinois, with services for emerging and established writers. Retreat for writers Reception place for book signings and Continue reading Midwest Writing Center offers Seminar for Family History Writers
Genealogy to Go! Is the title for a series of guides similar to the Quicksheet and Genealogy-at-a-Glance series, many of which we have reviewed on this site. Each Genealogy to Go is a four-page, laminated guide printed in multiple colors Continue reading Genealogy to Go! The War of 1812: Canada and the United States
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog covers 41 new and updated entries. There have been over 100 changes to U.S records databases, 29 were recently covered in a recent blog. Continue reading Another 41 Additions and Changes of the Over 100 Changes at FamilySearch Since 13 February 2012
The 1848 German Revolution resulted in an emigration of many to the U.S. These German immigrants became known as the Forty-Eighters. The German-American Forty-Eighters 1848-1998 uses the 150th anniversary of the German Revolution and subsequent emigration as cause to evaluate Continue reading The German-American Forty-Eighters1848-1998
This Friday, 30 March 2012, will feature actress Rita Wilson Time: 8/7c “Rita Wilson travels to Greece and Bulgaria to learn the untold history of her late father and uncovers an emotional secret she never expected.” Click here to see Continue reading Rita Wilson, Next on Who Do You Think You Are?
Finding where your ancestors are buried can be an arduous process. Sometimes, finding the cemetery itself is difficult enough. By the late 1800s, death certificates and obituaries often revealed the location of burial. Funeral cards and even the family’s oral Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: American Cemetery Research
I have long felt that school provides a poor overview of history. For the most part, we learned a condensed version of history which glossed over, if not out right misses, the real reasons and events which built up to Continue reading A Reminder in the Value of History
Despite the title, Finding Your Mexican Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide is not a primer on genealogy. There are already plenty of starter guides for those new to genealogy. This book is a “beginner’s guide” to Mexican research. Authors George & Continue reading Finding Your Mexican Ancestors