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Kimberly's Genealogy Blog June 2006 Archive

By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide to Genealogy since 2000

Every Name Index to 1901 and 1906 Canadian Census

Thursday June 29, 2006
To celebrate Canada Day, the nation's 139th birthday, Ancestry.ca has launched the first searchable every-name index to the 1901 and 1906 Canadian Censuses. The 1901 index includes over 5 ... Read More

8 Ways to Avoid Barking Up the Wrong Family Tree

Tuesday June 27, 2006
There is nothing more frustrating than finding out the ancestors you've been so diligently searching aren't really yours. Learn how to identify your ancestors, and avoid the ones which aren't ... Read More

Ancestry.com Completes U.S. Census Collection

Thursday June 22, 2006
Ancestry.com announced today that it has completed the task of digitizing and transcribing the complete U.S. Census, from 1790 to 1930 (the most recent census available to the public), making ... Read More

NGS Announces 2006 Filby Award Winner

Monday June 19, 2006
The National Genealogical Society presented the 2006 Filby Award to Eric Grundsett, MLS, the library director of the Daughters of the American Revolution Library. This annual award, named for the ... Read More

Screening for Inherited Diseases

Monday June 19, 2006
Sometimes the genes we inherit from our ancestors carry little time bombs - the potential for inherited diseases, or a predisposition to a particular health disorder. Now, a group of ... Read More

Jr. or II?

Monday June 19, 2006
In the About Genealogy forum this week, a reader explains that she wants to name her son after her husband's great-great grandfather - a wonderful way to honor his ancestor! ... Read More

Access to Massachusetts Records Threatened Again

Monday June 19, 2006
The Massachusetts Genealogical Council has put out a call for assistance in overturning three bills in MA which call for restricting access to all birth records since 1915 and all ... Read More

101+ Ways to Trace Your Family Tree for Free

Friday June 9, 2006
Genealogy isn't exactly an inexpensive hobby. Hopefully my husband doesn't know just how much I actually spend on researching dead people (shhh!)... But even though you do have to shell ... Read More

Remote Access to HeritageQuest Online To Be Cut for Genealogical Societies

Wednesday June 7, 2006
ProQuest, the company that provides HeritageQuest Online, announced yesterday that they will be eliminating remote, in-home access to members of genealogical and historical societies. The service will only remain available ... Read More

Use Historic Fonts to Jazz Up Your Heritage Project

Tuesday June 6, 2006
Whether you're looking for some pizazz for your family history, or need something interesting to jazz up your heritage scrapbook, historic fonts can add a lot of impact with little ... Read More

Tracing Your Family Tree in Mexico

Friday June 2, 2006
Due to hundreds of years of meticulous record-keeping, Mexico offers a wealth of church and civil records for the genealogical and historical researcher. It is also the homeland of one ... Read More
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