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Cousin Connect: Finding Family for Free
Placing a query is the standard "shot-gun" approach to finding other researchers but this site simplifies the process and provides a more powerful approach.
Apr 5, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Civil War Newspapers: Virginia Tech Delivers
The Macon Daily Telegraph for 1860 to 1865 is online, indexed and searchable. The experience of the Confederacy comes alive.
Apr 3, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Amazon Cloud Storage: Free Online Storage
Amazon.com is more than a large book store. Amazon provides much of the real estate in "cloud computing" and you can have 5 GB of it for yourself, for free.
Apr 1, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Our Ancestors' Occupations – Agricultural Labourers
The Ag Lab appears in nearly everyone's family history, found in censuses from 1841 - 1911.
Apr 1, 2011
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Carol Kerry-Green
Planning a Genealogy Trip: Make Your Own Guide Book
Tourist guide books often don't provide much help when it comes to planning a genealogy trip, but you can make your own customized book before you leave.
Mar 30, 2011
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Katharine Garstka
Illinois, Louisiana and More: Another Nine Million Records
Don't get bored with these repeated announcements of new images and record sets going up on FamilySearch. You are witnessing a paradigm shift in genealogy.
Mar 26, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Genealogy Basic Tools - The Pedigree Chart and How to Use It
One of the basic tools of genealogical research is the pedigree or ancestor chart. Learn the basics of what it is and how to use it.
Mar 25, 2011
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Rhiana Jones
Obituaries in Manitoba: the Winnipeg Free Press' Passages Site
The Winnipeg Free Press is read all over western Canada. It has a large reach and it includes obituaries from all provinces.
Mar 22, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre: History Online
The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZET) provides, at last count, 1400 online books covering the full range of New Zealand history.
Mar 21, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
New Zealand's Largest Current Death Index: A Memory Tree
In operation since 2006, A Memory Tree provides access to current death announcements from New Zealand papers.
Mar 20, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
New Zealand Collection at Ancestry.au: Anne Bromell Collection
Introduced in early February 2011, this data includes naturalization, city directories and Maori land claims.
Mar 20, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Land Records, Passenger Lists: NSW Archives is Humming
The New South Wales (NSW) Archives are moving online with multiple indexes and an online microfilm reader for passenger lists.
Mar 19, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
New South Wales Registry and Australian Bassingthwaightes
One of the key data sources for researching New South Wales (NSW) in Australia is the Registry Office which has records online.
Mar 19, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
NSDAR and Genealogy on the Go, SCGS July Webinars
Dear Myrtle ( NS Daughters of the American Revolution) and Michael Booth (Genealogy on the Go) present SCGS Webinars in July 2011.
Mar 19, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Getting Sources Right and Immigrant Ancestors: SCGS May Webinars
The May webinars for SCGS feature Janet Hovorka and Lisa Alzo, two dynamic women in genealogical circles, covering accurate sources and immigration.
Mar 19, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
New England Poor/ Getting the Most from Newspapers: SCGS Webinars
Coming up in April 2011 are two dynamic webinars provided for free by the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS). These are a great opportunity.
Mar 18, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Rosie the Riveter Association Honors Working Women of WWII
Founded in 1998, the American Rosie the Riveter Association helps to preserve the history of women who contributed so much to the war effort in the U.S.
Mar 18, 2011
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Katharine Garstka
New Zealand and Australian Newspapers Online
Newspapers provide an insight into the lives of our ancestors that is both rich and full of genealogical data.
Mar 18, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
Quirky New Zealand Transcribed Databases and the Site Search Tool
Personal transcription projects provide access to nooks and corners of New Zealand genealogy. Access is greatly improved with the Google site search tool.
Mar 17, 2011
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Bill Atkinson
FamilySearch Adds 14 Million New Records, 9 Million are Hungarian
Just get used to it, FamilySearch adds another 14 million records and makes life easier and harder for more genealogists.
Mar 17, 2011
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Bill Atkinson