United States
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Additional Civil War Records from FamilySearch
Oct 31
So many family researchers have ancestors who were part of the American Civil War (1861-1865) that we are always looking for new and additional resources to help confirm or provide new information about those soldiers who served. The FamilySearch web site had just added recently many new records, free to the public. There are now millions of new ...
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The Photo Faces of America
Oct 13
The United States Library of Congress has joined with the online photo site ‘Flickr’ to help bring the massive collection of photo images to the homes of researchers. Inspecting this homepage offers up such a variety of topics. Known as the Library of Congress’ Photostream, there are seventeen major set of photos. They range from images...
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Getting the Most from the U. S. 1880 Federal Census
Oct 5
The 1880 U.S. Federal Census, under U.S. President was Rutherford B. Hayes, was the tenth enumeration of the United States population and represented more than a 30% growth in the country compared to the 1870 census. Many of our ancestors came from Europe, Canada, South America or Asia during the 1860s and 1870s, so it is understandable the nation�...
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The Benefits in U. S. City Directories
Sep 7
Previously unknown information on our ancestors can be discovered using city directories. These printed booklets, also known as registers or gazettes, are like windows opening up into a certain time period featuring the industries, stores, occupations, churches, organizations and citizens of a given area. Even some of the smallest towns across th...
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Appreciate Our Ancestors’ Early Historical Events
Aug 24
So you were not paying attention during high school American history class and now you are not sure of the events during the American Revolutionary War or the Pilgrims of the New England colonies. Yet, these are the great and more important elements that directed affected not only America as a young nation, but most assuredly our ancestors. For ...
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Start with a Good General Search Site
Aug 22
If you are just beginning or have been doing family history research for awhile, it is always beneficial to check out some of the basic online genealogical sites. A good overall general site is Access Genealogy. It has been and remains a free resource online for genealogical data. The original backbone to the site over ten years ago was inform...
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Floods, Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Etc. Part of Your Ancestral History?
Aug 14
All regions across the United States and other countries around the world have experienced numerous natural disasters over the years. It is not a nation’s government affected as it is the individuals - the families who must then struggle to put their homes and lives back together after any disaster. A unique online site known as GenDisasters...