Google Books is another good source. You can find a lot of good information in the old books on Google Books.
Category - Genealogy Clips
Searching Through Military Pension Records | Genealogy Clips #67
Military pension records are a good source of first and maiden names for female ancestors.
Published Town or County Histories | Genealogy Clips #66
Back in the late 1800s, town and county histories were popular. Much like the Who’s Who books of today, people would pay to include their biographies in these books, and those biographies usually...
Neighbor’s Wills and Other Relatives | Genealogy Clips #65
It was not uncommon in centuries past for men to marry women who lived near them. Travel was an imposing prospect in the days before trains and cars.
Searching Old Yearbooks | Genealogy Clips #64
When you think you have run out of places to look for family history information, don’t forget to look for alternative sources like yearbooks.
Search Social Sections of Old Newspapers | Genealogy Clips #63
Anything different that happened in town was considered news in the 1800s and early 1900s.
City Directories | Genealogy Clips #62
Even before there was the telephone, there were city directories. Back before the telephone, city directories listed a person’s address, and sometimes their profession and other people who were...
Searching Book Databases on Ancestry.com | Genealogy Clips #61
If you have a membership, you can use Ancestry.com to find a lot of scanned old books. The site has a large database of scanned old books on it, and the books come from all over the country. No...
Check Out the Neighbors | Genealogy Clips #11
If your immigrant ancestor came here pretty early in the nation’s history, such as prior to 1850, you may need to look at additional records to find their nation and town of origin.
Look at Other Record Types to Narrow it Down | Genealogy Clips #10
Once you are pretty sure of your ancestor’s country of origin, you should try to find their hometown in that country. Knowing the country is good, but knowing the town is better...
Look at Immigration and Naturalization Records | Genealogy Clips #9
Once you have a clue or two from family stories and/or census records, you can go to immigration and naturalization records to look for confirmation of what you discovered. You can find these records...
Look at Census Records | Genealogy Clips #8
Census records beginning in 1880 asked for the birthplace of an enumerated person’s parents. If you have a recent immigrant ancestor, or a suspected one, the 1880 and later census records can give...
Listen to Your Family’s Stories | Genealogy Clips #7
While family stories are notorious for having inaccuracies and outright falsehoods in them, there is usually a grain of truth in there somewhere. The more recently a family line immigrated to...
Use the Library in Your Genealogy Research | Genealogy Clips #6
Don’t let having a limited budget keep you from doing your genealogy research. Some of the best research sites are expensive to use, such as Ancestry.com and GenealogyBank.com. Ordering the records...
Be Organized in Your Genealogy Research | Genealogy Clips #4
Your genealogy work will only be reliable to future generations (and publishers) if you keep good records of your work as you go. Don’t just treat your work haphazardly like a hobby, even if that is...