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Megan Smolenyak, a well-known genealogist and family history expert, has written an amusing article for The Huffington Post about unusual names found in censuses and other records. Click here for an entertaining read.
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The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 19 December, 2009:
Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test
11/09/2009, 327, 76446, Deep Clade Extended
12/21/2009, 333, 162333, Mega mtDNA
12/21/2009, 333, 82680, Mega mtDNA
12/28/2009, 331,...
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How are state censuses helpful to Americans researching their family history? They were often held in the years between the decennial federal censuses; many were enumerated in years ending in "5," such as 1885, 1895, etc. They are also a great...
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Rex Phillips, one of our members, sent the following information to us:
Family Search is offering free indexes for the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 & 1920 censuses as well as many state censuses or mortality schedules and other goodies. Except for...
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The following DNA tests were in progress at FTDNA as of 12 December 2009:
Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test
11/09/2009, 327, 76446, Deep Clade Extended
12/18/2009, 330, 152678, Mega mtDNA
12/21/2009, 333, 162333, Mega mtDNA
12/21/2009, 333,...