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    Census Research


     

    I really learned a lot last year while I volunteered transcribed the 1940’s US Census. It was very fun and educational at the same time.

    Right now this month’s value pack at Shop Family Tree is  the Census Research Value pack. This pack will help you find websites with census records and dates. What to expect when using the 1940 census and how to access online census records for free. How to use the major online census collections at Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest Online and other sites. How the different sites’ records and indexes compare to each other. Teach you search strategies for finding elusive ancestors and why you may not be able to find a certain census record.  These tips for becoming a smarter and more efficient census searcher will help in your research.

    Here is a great video from Youtube on the 1940’s US Census from National Archives.

     

     

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    US History Pocket Reference

    Family Tree has a special on this handy Genealogist resource, The Genealogist’s U.S. History Pocket Reference. In this book you will find resources that will help you better understand the eras in which your ancestors lived. You will also have a quick reference of historic events that your Ancestors may have been part of. My Grandma and her parents were very involved Roman Catholic and participated in the Annual May Crowing each year.

    Maycrowning Grandma

     

    There are lots of  history-related trivia and fast facts that you will really enjoy. This book is also great for students or teachers focusing on History.

    It is important to understanding the historic events of your ancestors’ eras and how they can unlock many additional records in your family history research. In this pocket reference  it covers the major political, military and social events in the United States from the colonial era through 1940. Also included is immigration trends and census dates to help you narrow your research focus and find genealogy records faster.

    The pocket reference is packed full of Timelines, charts, quick lists and maps, popular foods, songs and books of each era. There are timelines of wars and other military events; along with dates for federal, state and special censuses. You will also find Immigration data including major ports and countries of origin. This is a must have in your Genealogy Collection.

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    25% off Family Tree Maker


    Ancestry.com will be running a 25% OFF promotion for Family Tree Maker 2012 and Family Tree Maker Mac 2 today through December 12th. They also have special for scrapbooking your Genealogy, save 20% off your family history photobook.

    My Canvas

  • Ancestry.com

    25 % off Family Tree Maker


    Ancestry.com will be running a 25% OFF promotion for Family Tree Maker 2012 and Family Tree Maker Mac 2 today through December 12th. They also have special for scrapbooking your Genealogy, save 20% off your family history photobook.

    My Canvas

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    Cemeteries going Digital

    For the past few years I have been volunteering for digital online Cemetery organizations such as Findagrave.com, and Namesinstone.com. Both places work with volunteers to preserve data and photograph headstones of cemeteries. Preserving these burial spots are very difficult  at times. Records change, information is lost, and headstones do not last forever. When my Grandma passed away 3 years ago, we placed in her Obituary states that ashes would be scattered. Instead the family has keepsake urns with her ashes. I personally placed that on her page on Findagrave.com, along with photos of her memorial in our home. This didn’t cost anything to create and maintain.

    However, now there is a new expensive process to track loved ones headstones. The little QR code you see on merchandise is now being offered on headstones at a Pennsylvania company called Digital Legacy  will link a QR code to a website to preserve your loved ones memories. But this is not a free feature like Findagrave or Namesinstone, this one is very pricey at $99.00 a year.

     

    QR codes look like this.

     

    For me there are so many ways to preserve your memories of your loved ones and share that information with family members for free. I do not see the need for another expense when the loss of loved ones have already cost so much emotionally and financially.

     

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    October is Family History Month

    Happy Monday, it is amazing that the year is nearly over. October is Family History Month, and with the Holidays around the corner there will be plenty of time to share memories, both past and present with family. This year I met a distant relative through my Grandfather Tryon’s side. We have been exchanging information about Andrew E. Tryon, when some of the information sounded very familiar. It was familiar, but not because it was the same person, but because a relative on my Grandma’s side was in the same location as Andrew’s father Jeremiah Tryon was during the Civil War.

    Great,Great Grandfather Jeremiah Tryon  died in Shelby Co. TN during the Civil War, d. Oct 20, 1863. 10 months prior to  Great Great Grandfather( Augustus Williams) on Dec 19, 1862. Both these gentlemen were the Great Great Grandfathers of Elmer(June) Tryon and Ola Mae Durbin(Tryon).  If my cousin and I hadn’t started sharing information we would have never connected that our families had possibly known each other during the Civil War. I am looking forward to visiting with more family and discovering more about our family.

     

    Here are some helpful tools to preserve and share your family history. How to Archive Family Keepsakes and my favorite the Flip pal.