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Albert Einstein in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Babe Ruth in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Clark Gable & Carole Lombard in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Orville Wright in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Roberto Clemente in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Lou Gehrig in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Clint Eastwood in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
e e cummings in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Neil Armstrong in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Tom Brokaw in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
Henry Ford in the 1940 Census
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of "The Greatest Generation," as a 2-month-old baby in the 1940 US census, living in a hotel in Bristol, South Dakota, with his parents, Anthony Orville "Red" Brokaw and Eugenia "Jean" (Conley) Brokaw.
How to Locate People in the 1940 U.S. Census
1940 census
Oral History Step-by-Step
oral history
Land Platting Made Easy
Learn how to plat a piece of property from the deed description with this free land platting tutorial, complete with instructions and illustrations. Especially useful for genealogical or historical land research, or for placing a particular property on a map.
French Military Conscription Records (Registre Matricule)
Louis Volant, great-grandfather of J.K. Rowling, was awarded a Croix de Guerre for his bravery and courage during WWI. See his registre matricule (military conscription record) and learn more about his service to France, his injuries, and his valor.
French Military Conscription Records (Registre Matricule)
J.K. Rowling great up with stories of her great-grandfather, Louis Volant, and the Legion d'honneur he was awarded for his bravery in the battle of Verdun. A close look at the military record of Legion d'honneur recipient Louis François Alexandre Volant, however, reveals that he is likely a different Louis Volant altogether.
FamilySearch Indexing
Join the ranks of hundreds of thousands of volunteers from all walks of life who devote time to indexing digital images of historic records in seven different languages for free access to the genealogy community on FamilySearch.org. Learn how to become one of the thousands of new volunteers who continue to join the initiative each month.
Family Tree of Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers
Explore the family tree of NFL Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, from his birth place of California through over a dozen different U.S. states and back to Germany and Ireland.
Family Tree of Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
Explore the family tree of NFL Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, from his Roethlisberger roots in Switzerland, to his deep roots in Ohio, including the Foust, Heslop, Shoemaker, Decker, Foster, Zimmerly, Saunders and Amstutz families, among others.
Plotting Your Ancestor's Land in the Federal Land States
Learn how to locate your ancestor's land deed, homestead grant, or other parcel of land on a map with this guide to plotting, or graphing, land ownership in the thirty Federal Land States of the United States. These step-by-step illustrated instructions explain the Township and Range method of land measurement.
Family Tree of New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees
Explore the family tree of NFL Quarterback Drew Brees, from his Brees roots in Michigan, to the Johnston, Henderson and Seevers families of West Virginia. The ancestry of Drew Brees also has deep connections throughout Texas, and stretches back to early families in New York, New Jersey and Virginia, as well as to Germany.
African American Family History Step By Step
You really can discover your African American family history. Learn how with this step-by-step guide to researching African-American roots.
5 Family History Scams to Avoid
Before you start researching your family tree online, check out this article to learn how to spot and avoid five common genealogy scams, including the popular family inheritance scam.
Researching Your Family Tree Online - Moving Past Beginner Basics
Learn how to avoid basic beginner traps and mistakes when researching your family tree online through this step-by-step case study of James Jewel. Experience the online genealogy search through both the eyes of a beginner and the skill of an experienced genealogist.