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  • N & S Carolina Death Certificates 1906-1943

    Jun 11

    A free to use database on deaths that occurred in North Carolina between 1906 and 1930 is available online through American Ancestors. This being online allows you to view the scanned death certificate. On it would be date of death, person's full name, where they died, of what causes, their age and birth date along with other relative's names, s...

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  • Railroaders

    Jun 9

    The railway system across the United States has been important for transportation of freight and people since the early 1800s. The trains did not run by themselves but always needed railroaders to maintain and run them. Many people over the decades had as their occupation something having to do with the railroads. Using the online site, Railroad...

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  • Canadian Soldiers – WW I

    Jun 5

    The Library and Archives of Canada have updated and placed additional scanned military registration forms for the soldiers who served during World War I (1914-1918) to their database. If you had searched before, try again. Many of the forms completed were Volunteers for the Canadian Expeditionary Force and questioned at the place of enlistment t...

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  • The David Rumsey Map Collection Could Enhance Your Research

    Jun 4

    Genealogy, combined with family history, can tell an amazing story about your ancestors. Having copies of their vital records is one thing, but photos and journals help bring out someone's personality. Another way to get more of a view into an ancestor's life is to learn about where they lived. The David Rumsey Map Collection could enhance your res...

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  • United States Newspapers

    Jun 3

    The United States Listing of free or fee based available online newspapers are listed by states. Select one of the states your ancestors may have lived in at any time frame and see what is available. You will see cities and / or county names, so know both. The dates of newspaper coverage for that location is to the right. Keep in mind many counti...

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  • Newest Images of the Civil War

    Jun 1

    Stereograph cards, those double images of the same image on one card so each could be placed in a stereograph viewer and the image then appeared nearly 3D. Those are the majority of the some 541 Civil War era (1860s) images collected in the mid-20th century by history lover Robin Stanford of Texas. The photographers of those photos included Osbor...

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  • Getting Beyond that Brick Wall

    May 31

    Experienced or a novice, everyone hits a brick wall in trying to locate even a small amount of information on a specific ancestor or even a whole branch. A few ideas just might provide some inspiration for you put a crack or even break through that brick wall. First: Be patient -- you may not solve the problem of finding your great grandfather, b...

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  • Federation of Genealogical Societies

    May 27

      Often overlooked by family history researchers are the hundreds of genealogical societies across the United States. They are members of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, who work together to provide the best information and resources for researchers. They also work on many preservation programs such as saving and making digital the ...

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  • Memorial Day 2015

    May 25

    Monday, May 25th is a Federal holiday, Memorial Day, but more important it that time set aside to remember the American soldiers over the decades who gave their lives in defense of the United States. This observation, first known as 'Decoration Day' honored the fallen soldiers, Union and Confederate, who died during the 1861-1865 American Civil...

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  • Research in Poznan Province (Poland)

    May 23

    A research online site for the former Posen / Poznan Province - part of Prussia is titled 'The Poznan Project'. It covers the transcribed marriage records for the area from 1800 to 1899 (the 19th century). There are over 1.2 million marriage records in the database to search. These records cover the parishes of Posen. It is figured that approximate...

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