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21 Dec

~ hot date of birth finders ~

I’m a big fan of Steve Morse’s advanced Social Security Death Index, one of the many search tools that he’s crafted and made available. Morse has added two new tweaks to other databases that increase their functionality. One he calls...
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1 Dec

~ expensive databases for free ~

The genealogy database, Ancestry.com, is expensive for personal use, but a library version may be available for free from your local public library. The Ancestry library database includes the searchable U.S. Census and many other people background resources. The San...
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12 Nov

~ find an immigrant ~

Identify immigrants who came through New York before Ellis Island was established as an intake center. This online database is searchable by last and first name, and returns the name of the ship, date of arrival, country and port of...
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27 Oct

Confirming bloodlines

Genetic markers can be used to trace a family lineage, developing a potentially different, or more expansive, family history than that reported by individuals. The Sorenson Foundation is collecting genetic profiles to aid genealogical research. Here’s their program description: The...
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29 Aug

Find a school yearbook

[UPDATED April 2014] Investigators know where to go to get our hands on a particular school yearbook. Sometimes they’re found at the school or the local library. But don’t discount state libraries and archives, and state and local historical societies...
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9 Aug

~ south carolina death index ~

South Carolina index of deaths from 1915-1949 is searchable at this genealogy site, or you can snag the plugin at the state website and perform the search there. The genealogy site only provides a limited amount of free information. If...
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19 Jun

~ old due diligence ~

I’ve been collecting links to various State Archives and, State, County and City Historical Societies, for my due diligence work locating descendants. Links to County and City Historical Societies are at each state’s site. Arranged similarly to this Minnesota state...
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1 Jun

~ the path to a public record – state archives ~

I often rely on state archives and local historical societies for genealogical and heir research. More of these research projects have landed on my doorstep related to Quiet Title actions. Some of the property ownership information is 100 years old...
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