America

  • Gen Gathering – Acts of Kindness

    Nov 21

    Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) was a very valuable asset for many family history researchers to have a photograph of an ancestor's headstone, copy of a death certificate, a microfilm copy of an old newspaper clipping, etc. Unfortunately the former RAOGK had to close down awhile back due to the death of its creator. New on the Interne...

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  • 1941-1945 Yearbooks

    Nov 19

    From the National World War II Museum, they have a site online titled "See You Next Year." It refers to the school yearbooks produced across the United States during the war years of the early 1940s. Presently there are some 42 but more are being added. From the youth, some who then went off for military training and to serve during the war, the...

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  • New York Times ADS

    Nov 15

    All researchers quickly see the importance of locating newspaper articles whether they are trying to find information on ancestors or historical events. The newspaper has always been one of the best source of information at any given time period. Another great purpose of the newspapers are the advertisements (which help pay for the news producti...

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  • US / Canadian Veterans – WW I Files

    Nov 11

    In the 1910s with Europe in a wide-spread war, many Americans, some recent immigrants from Europe wanted to help fight the war. Since the United States had not joined the war efforts by sending troops in 1914, many fellows from America went north to Canada to join the Canadian military and serve.   You not even be aware if you have a rel...

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  • Vintage Magazines – 19th Century

    Nov 9

    Just like newspapers can be a 'window' into our ancestors' lives so can periodicals / magazines read by our relatives. Reading material, especially magazines have been quite popular with the public since the mid-1800s. Not only the interesting stories of events of the day, also social events, along with illustrations / photos of places and peopl...

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  • Collections of U.S. Historic Photos

    Nov 7

    There is a saying: "A photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors." Never were there truer words. Many of us would given anything to have some image of a grandmother, great uncle, etc., but don't give up -- many people have located images of ancestors they never knew existed. Yes, there will be some that were never taken, so of course don't ...

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  • Old Phone Books

    Nov 5

    When searching for cousins, great aunts, or grandparents, it can be very helpful to find an address of where they did or presently live. The online site titled 'Old Phone Book' can take you back 20 years to 1994 and allows you to search across the United States for individuals who were listed in a phone book. Keep in mind the family or person you ...

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  • NC Confederate Pensions

    Nov 3

    Being able to view pension records for ancestors who served in the military can prove to be very enlightening. Just as important, filled with information, can be widows' pension applications. The North Carolina archives have the Confederate Pension records available online with the '1901 Confederate Pension Applications'. The law was passed in N...

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  • Pronounce That !

    Nov 1

    So many family surnames, it can be headache to keep them all straight. It could be even more difficult to pronounce the name correctly. Using the online site 'Hear Names', you can hear the pronunciation for most surnames and given names. Not only can you hear a name spoken in English, but you even have it said in another language. There are seve...

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  • Scary Surnames & Halloween

    Oct 31

    There have been and still remain some unique surnames and given names throughout our history, and each one tells a great story. Maybe some of the most unparalleled ones are those that can be associated with Halloween. Of course the name may not have started out that way, but through traditions, it relates to something scary with Halloween. Here ...

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