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Scottish Genealogy - How to Research Your Ancestors in Scotland Created: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Trace your Scottish roots back to Scotland and beyond with the steps outlined in this Scottish genealogy guide. Whether your Scottish ancestors were Lowlander, Highlander, or Scots-Irish, learn how...
Idaho Vital Records - How to Obtain Marriage, Death & Birth Certificates in ID Created: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Learn how and where to obtain birth, marriage, and death certificates and records in Idaho, including the dates for which Idaho vital records are available, where they are located, and links to onl...
Confederate Pensions - Where to Find Civil War Confederate Pension Records Created: Monday, February 28, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
While many Union veterans received Civil War pensions from the U.S. federal government, Confederate pensions were granted by the various states. Learn where and how to locate Confederate pension re...
Family Tree Lesson Plans - Genealogy in the Classroom Created: Sunday, September 11, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Move beyond surname meanings, and navigate the complications of today's many complicated families. These genealogy lesson plans will help bring history, geography and even science to life while stu...
U.S. State Archives Online - Historical & Genealogical Collections and Records Created: Sunday, November 27, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Access the online historical and genealogical records collections and searchable online holdings catalogs for each of the 50 state archives in the United States.
Autosomal Testing for Genealogy - What is an Autosomal Ancestral Test and How Does it Work? Created: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
What is an autosomal DNA test? What will it tell me about my ancestors? Where can I have it done? What do my results mean? Get the answers to these and other questions about the use of autosomal DN...
Family History Research in Manuscript Collections Created: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Manuscript collections, filled with these types of personal and family records, are available in the special collections of thousands of libraries, universities, museums, historical societies, and ...
Ancestry.com Search Tips - Tips for Searching Ancestry.com Databases Created: Monday, June 16, 2003 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Learn how to find buried ancestors in the databases of Ancestry.com with these Ancestry power search tips and tricks. Includes advanced search tips, wildcard search, census index search tips, and m...
What is an Enumeration District? Created: Sunday, April 01, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Learn how an enumeration district is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau and how to use the enumeration district or ED number to locate individuals in historic U.S. census records, 1970 through 1940....
Google Genealogy Style - Google Power Search Tips for Genealogists Created: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Learn how to Google as you've never Googled before with these tips for using Google for all aspects of your genealogy search.
Albert Einstein in the 1940 Census - Scientist & Inventor Created: Thursday, April 05, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Albert Einstein appears in the 1940 US census living in Princeton, New Jersey, with his daughter Margaret and sister Maja.
Babe Ruth in the 1940 Census - Baseball Legend George Herman Ruth Created: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
See baseball legend Babe Ruth in the 1940 census, soon after his retirement from baseball, living in a New York City condo with his wife, Claire; daughters Julia and Dorothy; mother-in-law Carrie M..
Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940 Census - Architect, Taliesin Created: Saturday, April 07, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Architecht Frank Lloyd Wright appears in the 1940 census, living at his house Taliesin, near Spring Green, Wisconsin, with his wife Olgivanna, and daughter Iovanna.
Clark Gable & Carole Lombard in the 1940 Census - Gone With the Wind Star Created: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Clark Gable and his new wife Carole Lombard purchased a modest $40,000 ranch in Encino, California, the year before this 1940 census enumeration was taken.
Famous Americans in the 1940 Census - 1940 US Census Celebrities Created: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Explore the lives of famous Americans, as seen through the lens of the 1940 U.S. Census. Famous actors, sports stars, authors, artists, and scientists are all represented in the 1940 census, includ..
Orville Wright in the 1940 Census - Dayton, Ohio Created: Monday, April 16, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Orville Wright was living in his residence known as Hawthorne Hill in 1940, a home designed by both Orville & Wilbur Wright. Unfortunately, Wilbur died before the home was completed in 1914.
Roberto Clemente in the 1940 Census - Carolina, Puerto Rico Created: Monday, April 16, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012
Future American baseball Hall of Fame right fielder Roberto Clemente probably had no inkling of where his life would someday take him when the census taker visited his family in Carolina, Puerto Ri..
Lou Gehrig in the 1940 Census - Bronx, New York Created: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The white house at 5204 Delafield Avenue in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, where Lou Gehrig was living at the time of the 1940 census as well as when he died in 1941, still stands today.
Clint Eastwood in the 1940 Census - Oakland, California Created: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Clinton Eastwood, Jr., better known as American actor Clint Eastwood, lived with his parents and sister in Oakland, California, in 1940, about two years before the family finally settled for good i..
E E Cummings in the 1940 Census - Poet Edward Estlin Cummings Created: Thursday, April 05, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 05, 2012
See American poet Edward Cummings, better known as e e cummings, living in Greenwich Village, NYC, with his common-law wife, fashion model and photographer Marion Morehouse, in the 1940 census.
Neil Armstrong in the 1940 Census - Astronaut Neil Armstrong as a Boy Created: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 05, 2012
See astronaut and first man on the moon Neil Armstrong living as a boy with his family in the 1940 US census in St. Mary's, Ohio.
Tom Brokaw in the 1940 Census - Television Journalist and Author of The Greatest Generation Created: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 05, 2012
See Tom Brokaw, television journalist and author of
Henry Ford in the 1940 Census - American Industrialist & Founder of the Ford Motor Company Created: Thursday, April 05, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 05, 2012
See Henry Ford and his wife, Clara, in the 1940 census, living on the Henry Ford estate, Fair Lawn, in Dearborn, Michigan. At age 76 he is still listed as having worked 52 weeks in the prior year.
How to Locate People in the 1940 US Census Created: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 02, 2012
When the 1940 US Census is released on April 2, 2012, there won't be indexes available to search by name. This step by step guide demonstrates an alternative method for quickly locating individuals..
1920 US Census - Tools & Tips for Researching the 1920 Census Created: Monday, September 08, 2003 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Learn what questions were asked and how to find your ancestors in the 1920 census, in this free genealogy guide to the US Federal Census.
1930 US Census - Tools & Tips for Researching the 1930 Census Created: Monday, September 08, 2003 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Learn what questions were asked and how to find your ancestors in the 1930 census, in this free genealogy guide to the US Federal Census.
Clues in the Pre-1850 US Censuses - How to Dig Details from the Early Census Records Created: Monday, May 22, 2006 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Most genealogists find their eyes glazing over when they encounter the columns and head counts of the pre-1850 census enumerations. When used together, however, these early U.S. census records can ..
Top 10 Search Tips for Census Success Created: Monday, February 28, 2005 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Sometimes finding an ancestor in the U.S. Census isn't as easy as it should be. Try these census search tips for help in locating those elusive ancestors.
1900 US Census - Tools & Tips for Researching the 1900 Census Created: Monday, September 08, 2003 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Learn what questions were asked and how to find your ancestors in the 1900 census, in this free genealogy guide to the US Federal Census.
About Genealogy Guide to the US Census Created: Monday, September 08, 2003 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
Research your family tree in the US census with this guide to available historical US census records from 1790 through 1940. Learn what questions were asked in each decennial US census and where an..
Russell Soundex - Patent Description of the Soundex System Developed by Robert C Russell Created: Monday, January 08, 2007 Updated: Sunday, April 01, 2012
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Swiss Citizenship - Genealogy Tip of the Day - About Genealogy Created: Thursday, September 29, 2005 Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Understanding GEDCOM files - how to read them, how to create them, how to share them.

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