A Journey on the Oregon-California Trail

by William Dollarhide In April 1860, one year before the Civil War began, my Great-Grandfather, Rev. John Dollarhide, and family, left the town of West Union, Iowa, to embark on a 3-month journey to California. John Dollarhide (photo below) was Continue reading A Journey on the Oregon-California Trail

The 1880 Census Short Forms & Where to Find Them

The following article by my friend Bill Dollarhide is a comprehensive listing of data and links relating to the 1880 United States Federal Census Short Forms: Prologue: In 1880, for the first time, the all new Census Office in Washington, Continue reading The 1880 Census Short Forms & Where to Find Them

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Age Search Service

Prologue: The historic federal census schedules from 1790-1940 are open to the public and comprise  important genealogical sources used by family historians. The census population schedules (the name lists) are subject to a federal privacy law which restricts public access Continue reading The U.S. Census Bureau’s Age Search Service

Substitute Name Lists for the Lost 1890 Federal Census – Part 2: National & Montana to Wyoming

Prologue: The original 1890 census population schedules (the name lists) were involved in a 1921 fire that took place in the Commerce Building in Washington, DC. Of the 1890 population of nearly 63 million people, a total of 6,160 names Continue reading Substitute Name Lists for the Lost 1890 Federal Census – Part 2: National & Montana to Wyoming

Substitute Name Lists for the Lost 1890 Federal Census – Part 1: National & Alabama to Missouri

Prologue: The original 1890 census population schedules (the name lists) were involved in a 1921 fire that took place in the Commerce Building in Washington, DC. Firemen made a decision to contain the fire to the basement floor of the Continue reading Substitute Name Lists for the Lost 1890 Federal Census – Part 1: National & Alabama to Missouri

Connecticut Historical Timeline, 1524 – 1788

The following article is excerpted from William Dollarhide’s recent book, Connecticut Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1630 – 2012 – Second Edition – with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present, an annotated bibliography of published and online Continue reading Connecticut Historical Timeline, 1524 – 1788

U.S. Territories – Past and Present

The following article is by my friend Bill Dollarhide, taken from his book, U.S. Territories Censuses & Substitute Names Lists, 1590-2015. Prologue: The U.S. currently has a total of sixteen (16)  territories, eleven (11) of which are unorganized and mostly Continue reading U.S. Territories – Past and Present

Washington Historical Timeline, 1775-1889

The following article is by my friend Bill Dollarhide, taken from his book, Washington Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1850-2015. Prologue: During the early American fur-trapping days of the Oregon Country, the area that became Washington was also referred to as Continue reading Washington Historical Timeline, 1775-1889

Virginia Historical Timeline, 1497-1788

The following article is by my friend Bill Dollarhide, taken from his book, Virginia Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1607-2014. Prologue: Virginia has the distinction of being the home of the earliest permanent English settlement in North America, the Jamestown Continue reading Virginia Historical Timeline, 1497-1788