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This weekend FRPC is offering a bundle of two items specific to Colonial American research as our FRPC Exceptional Bargain offer. The bundle is made up of David Norris’ Tracing Your Colonial American Ancestors<\/em>, and William Dollarhide’s Colonial Wagon Roads to 1750 InstaGuide<\/em>. A normal value of $17.90 plus $7 U.S.A. p&h, the package is on sale for 20% off at just $14.32 (plus $5.50 p&h), keeping the total delivered cost within the USA under $20! Note that you can also order just one or the other of the items at 10% off by clicking on their individual links during the sale period.<\/p>\n

This sale runs through midnight EST (not MST) Saturday, January 25, 2013. Click here to purchase the bundle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both of these publications are invaluable for doing Colonial American research, so order yours today!<\/a><\/p>\n

Following are reviews of both of the items in the package:<\/strong>
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\nTracing Your Colonial American Ancestors<\/em><\/a>. gives the genealogist all kinds of information specific to doing Amwerican research prior to the Revolution. At 82 pages, the printing offers 18 articles by popular contributor David A. Norris. The contents of this collection of articles are described by Norris himself:<\/p>\n

\u201cMany Americans can trace at least part of their ancestry back to people who lived in the colonial era. Each of the original American ‘Thirteen Colonies’ was unique, and within them, the counties and towns had their own distinctive characteristics. Fortunately for the genealogists today, the Internet, libraries, archives, books, and microfilm are all available to help find and understand family history information from the colonial era. I hope that this guide will provide useful ideas and tips for the reader who is digging into the fascinating history of this time\u201d<\/p>\n

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Contents<\/h2>\n

Colonial Newspapers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newspapers of the day can offer more than just news about your ancestor, but also a look into their daily lives<\/p>\n

Maps of Colonial America<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between websites, atlases and modern reproductions, there are lots of places to find maps from the colonial era<\/p>\n

Revolutionary War Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

We look at some rich resources for early births, marriages, maiden names and more<\/p>\n

Birth, Marriages & Deaths<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tips and hints for locating more vital record information for colonial ancestors. Look outside the box!<\/p>\n

The New Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n

The change to the new calendar in 1752 left a mess for future generations of historians and genealogists<\/p>\n

Passenger Ship Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many passenger records for colonial ancestors that have been published or place online<\/p>\n

Tax Roll & Colonial Censuses<\/strong><\/p>\n

A look at colonial censuses, along with tax rolls and tithables as helpful census substitutes<\/p>\n

Militia Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

It wasn’t all coins and paper money; quite often our ancestors relied on barter and credit<\/p>\n

Colonial Money<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with probate and land records, court records offer some of the richest resources for your research<\/p>\n

Colonial Court<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with probate and land records, court records offer some of the richest resources for your research<\/p>\n

The French and Indian Wars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four European wars spilled over into the histories of many New World families<\/p>\n

Indentured Servants<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a number of easily accessible published and online sources to help you locate your ancestor<\/p>\n

Voting & Poll Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most election lists are long lost, but scattered lists of voters remain for some of the colonies<\/p>\n

Political Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opposition to British rule created new types of family history records<\/p>\n

Probate and Land Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the best information you will discover will come from the land and probate records of your ancestors<\/p>\n

Colonial Weights & Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US inherited some British systems of measurement, but differed on others after American independence<\/p>\n

Brands, Ear Marks & Strays<\/strong><\/p>\n

Records of your ancestors’ livestock can be a gateway to the past<\/p>\n

Predator Bounty Records<\/strong><\/p>\n

Records of bounties on various types of predators or “animal nuisances” can add color to your family history<\/p>\n

Get a copy of Tracing Your Colonial American Ancestors<\/a> from Family Roots Publishing at 10% off through Saturday, January 25, 2014, or purchase as a package with Dollarhides’s Colonial Wagon Roads to 1750 InstaGuide<\/em> for 20% off, and reduced postage ($5.50 total – Reg $7.00)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Review of Colonial Wagon Roads to 1750 InstaGuide<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>It often began with a road.<\/p>\n

“Genealogists need to know the places their ancestors lived before they will have any success in finding records for a person. Most documents naming a person are still located near the place the person lived, e.g. In a county courthouse, church, cemetery, or local funeral home. A big event in genealogical research is finding the county of residence for a person. To find the right county often means a researcher must understand the history of the area, when the county was first settled, and what roads were available for migrating families moving into the area.”<\/p>\n

Not so surprising, many of today’s highways and byways follow the same path they did when first established, often as little more than a horse trail or wagon road. In Colonial Wagon Roads to 1750<\/em><\/a>, author William Dollarhide provides a brief history of colonial roads that still exist today. This information is nicely packaged in the first Genealogists’ Insta-Guide<\/em>\u2122\u00ad\u00ad from Family Root Publishing.<\/p>\n

This new Insta-Guide<\/em> begins with a brief introduction along nice a table showing the colonial roads covered in this guide alongside their current highway designations. The bulk of the guide is broken into two sections. The first is the King’s Highway, broken into the five major section as it existed in 1750. The second group of roads comes under the banner Scots-Irish Influence on Road Building in Colonial America. There is another brief background followed by information on nine more major colonial roads. The guide is completed with a nearly full page map of these 1750 Colonial roads and a section for print and online references.<\/p>\n

When talking with Leland Meitzler from Family Roots Publishing about this new guide, he mentioned the greatest difficulty Dollarhide had in preparing this guide was finding additional resources to add to the guide that didn’t already just quote himself. I guess that is the type of problem one may encounter when they are the nation’s preemptive expert on early migration routes. Readers will only get the best from this guide.<\/p>\n

Like other quick sheets, and “at a glance” guides, the new Genealogists’ Insta-Guide<\/em> series features four-page, laminated, colored guides which fit nicely into three-ringed binders and portfolios. By this design, these guides are easy to take along for sharing or going to the library for research; not to mention, they are easy to store. The Insta-Guide<\/em> comes pre-punched for three-ringed insertion.<\/p>\n

Here’s the real kicker for this new guide series, you can order the Insta-Guide<\/em> as a printed piece or as a downloadable .pdf file for your computer; plus, supporting tablets and smart phones — as long as your device supports .pdf [Acrobat] files.<\/p>\n

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Contents<\/h2>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highway Table<\/strong><\/p>\n

King’s Highway<\/strong><\/p>\n