Feb 11
FamilySearch has made it easier for you to find your Mexican ancestors. FamilySearch has partnered with Ancestry.com to enable FamilySearch to add 65 million new records with more than 200 million searchable names. These records are available to the general public through FamilySearch centers and affiliate libraries worldwide. The records are also ...
Feb 11
The site (free to use) of some of the Civil War prisoners is a searchable database of Union prisoners interned at Andersonville Prison (also known as Camp Sumter) and Cahaba Prison, as well as the Union prisoners on the Sultana streamboat. It is estimated that some 12,000 Union soldiers died while in the prison of Andersonville. You might have an ...
Feb 9
Our ancestors used postcards like people today use email and Facebook to communicate with friends and family. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, those type of postcards were the most popular to exchange, send and give. Using the online site of 'Postcard Tree' has a vast collection of vintage postcards of all types and most with messages...
Feb 9
23andMe is undertaking one of its most ambitious ancestry initiatives to date, the Global Genetics Project. This project was inspired by the success that 23andMe had with their African Genetics Project. 23andMe researchers modeled the Global Genetics Project using what they learned while doing the African Genetics Project (which launched in 2016...
Feb 8
Genealogy research can lead you to information about your ancestors who immigrated to the United States. A brief history of United States immigration policy can provide you with a glimpse of what your ancestor's experience was like. The 1790 Naturalization Act was the first to specify who could become a citizen of the United States. It limited t...
Feb 7
As is known, terms for certain items change over time. This is especially true for health and medical conditions. If you come across a listing of a illness / sickness an ancestor suffered from or one they died from, you will want to know what the present-day name is. There are some really strange names for illnesses or medical conditions known by ...
Feb 6
MyHeritage offers a treasure trove of historical records from around the world. They currently have about 8.5 billion records that MyHeritage users can discover on SuperSearch. Every so often, MyHeritage adds new collections that are exclusive to MyHeritage. You won't find those records anywhere else. MyHeritage added one of the largest colle...
Feb 5
Using hometown or neighboring town's newspapers can provide a treasure chest of information which you might or otherwise wish you never knew. There are several newspaper subscription databases, just make sure they have the hometown, home county or at least neighboring towns and counties where your ancestors lived. Here is a library guide to many of...
Feb 5
RootsTech 2018 will take place on February 28, 2018, through March 3, 2018. It is the biggest genealogy and technology conference. The Keynote Speakers for RootsTech 2018 have been announced. The Keynote Speaker on February 28, 2018, is Steve Rockwood. He is the president and CEO of FamilySearch International. He was also the Keynote Speaker ...
Feb 3
Following the American Civil War, U. S. military officials were sent to the former Confederate states to get oath of allegiance from the males who had supported the Confederacy. These Registration Oath Books created can provide some valuable information if you had an ancestor who took the oath of allegiance. The registers typically contain each vo...
Feb 1
To help break through any brick walls in your research, you need some additional ideas, here are a few to help. Keep your work in chronological order of all the events in your ancestor’s life and all the documents on which his name appears is the excellent method to organize the information you have. Keep in mind, most records are reasonably ...
Jan 31
The free to use FamilySearch.org has a very long list of collections with all types of topics. Generally you think of searching starting with a family name (surname). How about trying with a location (hometown or home county) or a specific military period (Confederate Soldier 1861-1865). In many of the FamilySearch.org locations such as states or n...
Jan 29
1. Ancestors may have used middle names. Check all various forms of given names and see if there were nicknames such 'Dick' for Richard in your search. 2. Check the mother’s maiden name, not everyone was born in wedlock. An ancestor may have used their mother's name only. 3. Perhaps your ancestor simply moved. Always try searching in a neighb...
Jan 27
If you have any ancestors who lived or passed through North Carolina you are in luck. The 'DigitalNC' site has a very full collection in digital format of newspapers from across North Carolina. What makes this unique, it has newspapers from small towns to larger cities but also from Student Newspapers. Those student papers include many high school,...
Jan 25
It can be a great benefit if you know of some of the historical events occurring when specific ancestors lived. Of course, you first need to know their approximate birth to death dates. From there you can look up about the major events. For example, an ancestor who lived in Virginia between 1750 and 1815 would certainly been affected by the America...