AncestorNews: War of 1812 Records Premium
Got a soldier, sailor or marine ancestor who served in the War of 1812? Search these free genealogy War of 1812 websites.
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When I put together my family history book, I tried to add as many photos as possible. Having all the data was great, but photos added that special touch. Most of the time I import my own digital photos or old slides that I converted to digital images. At...
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AncestorNews: Letters as Genealogy Gems Premium
E-mail is one of the greatest inventions to come down the pike. It's kept me in touch with more people, more frequently, and made communicating genealogy information a breeze. However, as I dash off a quick e-note, I often compare my sparse prose with letters written long before cyberspace...
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AncestorNews: Starting Your Own Family Newsletter Premium
I wrote an article for the August 2000 Family Tree Magazine on electronic family newsletters (see highlights at www.familytreemagazine.com/articles/aug00/enewsideas.html). Since then, I've gotten interested in newsletters that are actually printed and sent via snail mail. I've poked around lots of Web sites and am tempted to...
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AncestorNews: E-mail Etiquette Premium
One of the best things about the Internet is the ability to find and correspond with new cousins. Once you begin posting and answering online queries, you'll be amazed at the number of new cousins who appear in your life. I was fortunate enough to connect with Knox family...
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AncestorNews: Family Reunions Premium
Last May, I wrote about the Boozell Family Reunion that Phyllis Quarg (former president of the San Diego Genealogical Society) had planned in York, Pa. At the time, Phyllis showed me her reunion notebook, the e-mails she had sent to all the Boozells she could find, and the exciting...
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AncestorNews: How Did Ancestors Vote? Premium
Have you noticed how often we group our ancestors into tidy little groups such as "my Germans" or "my Texans"? After all, categorizing our ancestors is an easy way to convey which branch of the family we're currently researching. But the people within those groups were individuals with different...
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Digital Cameras for Genealogists Premium
Simplify your digital-camera shopping. Our genealogy-focused buying guide helps you zoom in on features that are right for you.
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AncestorNews: Civil War Sources Premium
On Sept. 27, 2004, a special ceremony at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site commemorated the completion of the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (CWSS). This online, searchable database contains 6.3 million names of Civil War veterans, both Union and Confederate. In case you've never used this database, it's...
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AncestorNews: Count on County Histories Premium
While going through my aunt and uncle's book collection, I rescued a copy of Annals of Platte County, Missouri, published in 1897. Subtitled From Its Exploration Down to June 1, 1897: With Genealogies of Its Noted Families, and Sketches of Its Pioneers and Distinguished People, the book was a gem...
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