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Correction: Yesterday's link for the updates to USGenWeb for Nov 18th was incorrect. My apologies. Here's the correct link. Have you used this resource?Joe Beine is celebrating 10 years of maintaining the Online Death Indexes Website. Learn about his story behind the start of the website, and then go look up those ancestor deaths on deathindexes.com. It's free. Go Retro!Happy Researching! ~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved.
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Have you used this resource?City directories are a great resource we can use to place our ancestors in a time and place between census records which really helps us to find more records about them. But where do we find what's available online for city directories? Try using the Online Historical Directories Website. Created and maintained by genealogist Miriam J. Robbins, this website doesn't just include where city directories can be found online, but where all sorts of historical directories can be found online. Go Retro!
Happy Researching!
~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this resource?Knowing the possible way(s) our ancestors got from point A to point B can really help to narrow down where records might be. Lucky for us, Beverly Whitaker, MA, has authored some free U.S. migration guides that teach us about these early migration routes. Check out her American Migration Fact Sheets. Go Retro!Happy Researching! ~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this resource?Looking for maps, atlases, biographies, directories, and photographs of your ancestors? Historicmapworks.com is one of my favorite resources to go to especially for Plat Maps, which contain the names of the landowners on the map when the map was published. Some of these atlases contained not only plat maps, but biographies, photos of those in the community, photos of homes, and photos of buildings in the community. I've had great genea-success with this site when researching ancestors in Iowa and Ohio. Go Retro...Happy Researching! ~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this resource? Research Forms from FamilySearch Wiki ~ You're probably thinking the use of research forms is pretty outdated. Well, stop giving me the stink eye. Here's my explanation. The [misguided] idea that everything's online, the fact that it's really easy to merge online "stuff" to our online trees, and [let's face it] our laziness all tend to make us think research forms are just SO 2005. And that would be where we are categorically wrong. And it's probably where a few of our research "brick wall" problems are trapped. Filling out a research form -- whether we do it electronically or by hand [after we find where we put that pencil the last time we used it] -- makes us slow down, makes us look at the information, and makes us critically think about the information. And just those 3 things can be like a wrecking ball for our research brick walls leaving a pile of rubble for us to march right over. To the next brick wall problem. But? FamilySearch Wiki Research Forms. Other days, other things...Happy Researching! ~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this resource?Looking for an awesome tech tool to help you write your family history? Check out Scrivener in the Armchair Genealogist's free Scrivener how-to video tutorials on YouTube. The lovely Lynn Palermo gives insider tips on how to use this powerful application for family history writing. You'll also want to visit her website and sign up for her monthly newsletter for family history writers, Storylines, as well as think about committing to her Family History Writing Challenge held annually in February. Other days, other things...
Happy Researching!
~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this resource?It's always best to vary up how you search on a search engine. But you also need to vary up which search engine you use. Give Google a rest today and search for clues about your ancestors in DuckDuckGo. Other days, other things...
Happy Researching! ~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this resource? My Genealogy Hound, named as one of Family Tree Magazine's 101 Best Websites in 2013, has thousands of family biographies browsable by state and county as well as by family surname. And? Totally free. Other days, other things...
Happy Researching!
~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's things
Have you tried this resource? Okay. So, you've heard of and use the USGenWeb Project for family history sleuthing. But? Are you using the WorldGenWeb Project when your family history research [Read: Obsession.] takes you beyond the U.S. borders? It's like USGenWeb, but, you know, for the rest of the world. Other days, other things...
Happy Researching!
~Caroline © Copyright 2013 4YourFamilyStory.com -- All Rights Reserved. Today's Things
Have you tried this research resource? Today is Veteran's Day in America where we remember and honor all those who have served or who are serving in the military. And it's a perfect time to check out Fold3.com {formerly Footnote.com.} where you may add a veteran from your family tree to their Honor Wall or search the Honor Wall for free. Or if you don't already have a subscription, take this opportunity to look up your military ancestors in their military record databases by signing up for a free trial of their service. Don't forget to take a look at their YouTube channel which has free video tutorials on how to use their service. To whet your appetite, take a look at the following video of a World War II veteran talking about his service as well as the service of his brothers from the Fold3.com YouTube Channel. {Or watch it on YouTube here.} Other days, other things...
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