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AncestorNews: Backdoor Genealogy Premium
Sometimes the only way to crack a tough family line is through a backdoor—an indirect route to your direct ancestor through siblings, friends or a spouse's line. A recent example of backdoor (or cluster) genealogy came in an e-mail from my Internet cousin, Judy Richardson. While visiting the...
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AncestorNews: Arizona Pioneers Premium
As I write this, I'm looking out onto an unbelievable view of the red rocks of Sedona, Ariz. Although a Spaniard named Antonio de Espejo explored the nearby Verde Valley in 1583, Sedona wasn't settled until Jim Thompson arrived here in 1876. Thompson, an Irish immigrant, took squatter's rights...
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AncestorNews: Where to Look for Books Premium
If you've read my column for any length of time, you know that one of my favorite genealogy pursuits is haunting used bookstores online. That's because I've found some incredible family tales in old books. The one I like best, hands down, is about how an ancestor shot a...
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Early American settlers traveled on coastal roads or rivers. The first real highway connected the southern and northern colonies, and hop-scotched the coastal cities of Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk and north to Boston. Later, roads spread out like fingers from the coast, such as the Great Valley Road into the...
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AncestorNews: Bookmark These Sites I don't know about you, but I forever need quick bits of information, such as a statehood date or where to write for Dad's death certificate. To help me get information fast, I got organized and made a separate folder in the Favorites or Bookmark...
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AncestorNews: Biographies Premium
The odds of finding mention of your ancestor in a printed biography are better than you might imagine. Many small towns printed centennial books or booklets, which often mentioned early settlers in the region. It is also common to find a county history chock-full of biographies. That's the good...
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If you haven't visited the Family Tree Magazine Web site at www.familytreemagazine.com lately, you're missing out on a tremendous resource. I was recently on the site, looking back at articles I've written for this newsletter (see www.familytreemagazine.com/ancestornews/previous.html). While there, I spent considerable time checking...
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AncestorNews: Researcher Beware Premium
AncestorNews: Researcher Beware! At a recent meeting of the TechnoTrees, a group of San Diego genealogists who use personal digital assistants (PDAs), the discussion turned to problems with errors in the federal census or mistakes in census indexing. Several members cited problems even finding a family member in the...
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AncestorNews: That *#(@) Brick Wall! Premium
I'm frustrated! No matter where I look, I CANNOT trace my Hendrickson line past a fellow named Separate Hendrickson, whose son, William, was born in Mercer County, Ky., in 1749. My aunt Helen tells me the Hendricksons must have been horse thieves because they're so darned hard to track...
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