Take the time to explore every one of these websites that covers a state (or territory) where your ancestors lived.
Thanks to a librarian, I recently discovered that the Michigan State Archives holds an obscure collection – prison newspapers published by the inmates over the years, reaching back into the 1800s and early 1900s. It’s not evident from the collection information, but a call to the archives ...
our maternal Grandfather Eugene Gibson Owen, Jr. The short story is that Grandpa Owen moved away from the Midwest city and state, Omaha, Nebraska, when our mothers — Lyla and Angeline — were small children in the 1940s. The stories that were whispered...
A national and state-by-state search is provided. USGenWeb Archives is so massive that proper search terms are imperative if you want to find what you need. You can use search operators like quotation marks –“Margaret Jones” or “Smith, David” to find exact terms. The wildcard ...
Death records include burial forms, death certificates, and cemetery deeds. But other records are available that can clarify our ancestors demise and lead to further research. We will explore ten forgotten records of death that offer more detailed information about the deceased. And this may offer...
At the top of this block tree, we have one solid blue block that forms an umbrella over all three branches beneath it. The top mutation name is I-BY14004, which is the haplogroup name associated with that block. We have determined that all of the Speak men descended from the Lancashire...
TheUSCIS Genealogy Programallows you to request your ancestor’s C-File for a fee, though it may be handled by theNational Archives (NARA)post 2024, which also handles Alien Registration forms, or the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for records post 1956. ...
Mom went to Chicago in 1943 or 1944 to dance with a professional tap and ballet company that performed primarily at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, a swanky upscale beachside hotel on Lake Michigan that featured acts like Bing Crosby. Her troupe was sometimes the main attraction, and sometimes the ...
In the gable triangle, the year 1556 is at the upper left corner; the house is therefore one of the earliest dated rural residential buildings of the municipality Boltigen and perhaps even of the entire Bernese Oberland; today it forms a rare example of the small rural house type of the 16...
Previously, obtaining a death certificate for someone involved begging, then submitting 2 forms of ID, explaining why you wanted the death certificate, signing a form, swearing you were a direct descendant of that person, and more begging, waiting, and about $30 or so – with nu guarantee ...