ancestors
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Our Times Obsolete?
Jan 19
We all love to look at photos or see artifacts of items from our ancestor's past - equipment, products, household devices, entertainment, etc that was common in our grandparents' day. However, with rapid technological advances, especially in the 21st century, many of what was common products and devices for us only 5 to 20 years ago are NOW OBSOLET...
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What to Do with Half-Siblings?
Jan 17
The term "half-sibling" is used to represent the family relationship of two or more children who share only one biological parent. One parent due to a divorce or widowhood, may remarry and a child or children are born to this new union. The original or oldest child and any new additions are considered half-siblings; a half-brother or half-sister. C...
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Bios of the Pacific NW
Jan 13
Pioneers traveling west in search of new opportunities and their own land has been the history of America for centuries. Beginning with those who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to settle along New England to Virginia shores then later moved more inland and eventually to the Smoky Mountains were early pioneers. One well documented time period of pio...
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Naturalization Index for Canada
Jan 11
With the United states bordering the nation of Canada to the north and many immigrates from European nations first arriving in Canada before later moving to the United States, the Naturalization Index Records for Canada can be very useful. It is online and broken into naturalization records from 1915 to 1939 and another section going from 1939 ...
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FamilySearch-18th Century
Jan 9
One of the time frames difficult to research ones ancestors is the late 18th century (1750 to 1799). Records were not always kept and events marked down. Using the FamilySearch online database, it can be one of the best resources for that time period. By using their 'Records' and narrowing the search to the United States from 1750 to 1799 there...
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Rock Island County, Illinois
Jan 5
The history and people of Rock Island County go back to 1831. The name came from an island in the Mississippi River. The early settlers to this area approved formation of a county government and held their first county election on July 5, 1833. But who were those early settlers, who were the movers and shakers in that frontier region? It just mig...
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Newspapers of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, etc.
Jan 1
Over 26 million newspaper pages, mostly covering the 19th century, that is what is available online -- Free of charge - from Fulton History. Nothing better for information of a specific time period than the local newspapers from hometowns and regions. This Fulton site originally started with just the New York state newspapers, but has added new...
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Different Languages
Dec 30
Our ancestors have a rich and varied heritage, most coming from places across the globe in just the last hundred years. With the numerous cultures comes the various languages and even forms of a language, such as British English has phrases different that might be used in America. Having a method to go over and investigate some key phrases an...
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U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC)
Dec 26
The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) makes historical materials available for use to support the U.S. Army, educate an international audience, and honor Soldiers (men and women)- past and present. They have several categories which are covered from military history to a fine archive made in digital format and assess-able onlin...
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Help in the British Isles
Dec 22
Many of us have ancestors who originated in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Being on this side of the 'pond' (Atlantic Ocean) can make it difficult at times locating resources in our quest of our British family tree. There is a good reference site online titled "Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles". Now you may not...