I found this information some time ago and can’t confirm the original publisher other than those noted in the article below. As we read census, personal historical records and other personal artifacts about our ancestors, we ‘think’ we understand the context of most of the categories on the documents.
Earlier this year, I started [...]
Archive for August, 2007
A Matter of Perspective
Posted in Research Tips, tagged Research Tips on 30 August 2007 | 1 Comment »
Free Tools To Help In Your Quest
Posted in Ajax13, Blinkx, Hakia, Meebo, OpenOffice, Yousendit, Zooomer on 23 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As you start using the Internet to communicate with extended family as part of your ancestral research, there are a few free tools that you should consider using. The tools will make your Internet research life easier.
If you haven’t used the search engine hakia yet, give it a try. You can phrase your [...]
Immigration Records
Posted in Castle Garden, Ellis Island, NARA, Ship Transcribers Guild on 19 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It seems like most of us are looking for immigration records in the quest for our ancestors. Fortunately, there are many resources available to assist us in this quest.
Here are a few sites that I’ve used with success.
Ellis Island Records
Castle Garden Records
Immigrant Ancestors Project – BYU
Immigration and Ship Passenger List Research Guide
ISTO – [...]
Find Locations — Create Your Own Wiki
Posted in Danish Records, Lat-Long, Placenames, Wikipedia, Wixi, WorldCat on 9 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the course of our family history research, we often find location names that we don’t think we’ll ever find. The locations are often just wide spots in the road, a cemetery name or a very small community. How do we find where they are located? Here are some [...]
Writing About Ancestors
Posted in Footnote on 4 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This past week, I visited with Chris Willis, one of the vice presidents at work about the content users are creating on our website. They are writing about all types of historical information ranging from love letters written in World War II, to the hanging of witches in Salem.
I am particularly interested in [...]
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