This title contains records dating back to 1750 to 1880, with the names of around 70,000 individuals. The data was gathered from diverse sources such as marriage records, gravestone inscriptions...
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A Closer Look at Prison Records, Part 1
Do you have a black sheep ancestor? Are you sure? There were all kinds of reasons a person might have been incarcerated in times past that seem completely innocent today. Whether you know that you...
Vital Records: New Netherland, 1600s
This resource shows the history of more than 1,793 families in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. This comprehensive family tree information spans the years 1613–1674. The data assumes...
A Closer Look at Newspaper Records #3
There are a variety of different ways you can search for information on your ancestor in old newspaper records. Some methods are better than others. This is what you need to know to get the best...
A Closer Look at Newspaper Records #1
Old newspaper records are a terrific source of genealogical information of all kinds. You can find almost anything about your ancestors in old newspaper records. If you’re not using them in your...
A Closer Look at Military Records #2
The Civil War presents a unique case in military records for the United States. This is because only Union records were kept by the federal government for decades. It was the early twentieth century...
A Closer Look at Land Records #1
Land records are some of the most useful genealogical records that exist, outside of the basic birth, death, and marriage records. You may not have thought about using them in your genealogical...
Exploring Death Records in Your Genealogy Research
Are you using death records in your genealogy research? If not, you should. These are important records for beginning genealogists. Here's how to find them.
Old Newspaper Records: A Closer Look at Family History Research #4
One of the best sources of intimate genealogical information is old newspaper records. These records are much more accessible than they used to be, thanks to the Internet. Both beginning and...
Vital Records: A Closer Look at Family History Research #2
The next logical place for you to continue your beginning family history research is with vital records. These are typically birth, death, and marriage records. These are super important records to...
Cemetery Office: A Closer Look at Cemetery Records #1
If you have never explored cemetery records, you could be missing out on a potentially excellent source of genealogical information. These records can actually help you solve a few different types of...
Death Certificates: A Closer Look at Death Records #1
Death certificates are one of the three basic types of vital records used in beginning genealogy research, along with birth and marriage records. The amount of information you will find on a death...
Alternative Records: A Closer Look at Birth Records #4
There are times when you will not find an official birth record for a person. This could be because one never existed, or that it was lost to time. If you cannot find a birth record, there are...
Family Bibles: A Closer Look at Birth Records #3
One source of birth records that you might not have considered is the family Bible. These were popular in the 1700s and 1800s and were Bibles with blank pages for recording birth, death, and marriage...
Death Record Alternatives: A Closer Look at Death Records #4
If you looked everywhere you knew to look, and still couldn’t find a death record for your ancestor, you should be hopeful. There are several worthy alternatives for death records that you might not...