Are you searching for a veteran that served in the Civil War? Looking for an ancestor on that missing 1890 census? If your ancestor served for the Union, you can check the 1890 Veteran Schedules. The 1890 Veterans Schedules is … Continued
Several months ago, I published an article on when the 1950 census would be available and what we could expect. Joel Weintraub from California reached out to me and with his permission, I am publishing his email. From his email, … Continued
Did you know there was a mortality schedule? They were only used for a short time, from 1850-1880, but they can provide invaluable information. Sadly, they were only taken when the census records were taken and not during the non-census … Continued
Did you know there were state census records? The information and availability varies per state. Some records may have been destroyed over the years due to fire, water damage or natural disaster. Ancestry.com has many of these state census records … Continued
With the digital age, the soundex is almost extinct. However, if you ever search census records using microfilm it is still good to know. In essence the soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in … Continued
If you’ve ever tried to upload genealogy information onto Ancestry.com or into a genealogy computer program you may have seen the term Gedcom. But, what is a Gedcom? Wikipedia describes it as a plain text containing genealogical information about individuals, … Continued
Today, it the average life expectancy of a woman is expected to reach is about 83 years of age. However, before the 20th Century this life expectancy was much lower. Often in researching your family history, you may discover a … Continued
While researching, I’ve come across family members who had numerous children. However, out of the twelve children born to this family only three lived to adulthood. Today this seems very odd, but before all of the medical advances of the … Continued
When doing research, I continued to find naturalization records for ancestors who lived in the American colonies in the 17th Century and early 18th Century before the American Revolution. Common sense said that this was not my ancestors. They would … Continued
There are days when I do not have a lot of time and I pull up my researcher informer or go to a state archives and I wonder, now who lived here. So, I decided to map where my ancestors … Continued