Thursday, April 19, 2018
Calculating Family Relationships
If my Dad has a cousin, and that cousin has a son, and that son has a daughter, how am I related to her? A quick way to find out is at WolframAlpha's history resources. Look for "Genealogy" in the middle of the page. The results include a family tree showing the relationship, and other relationship properties (The girl above would be my second cousin once removed).
Friday, April 13, 2018
Using Reddit for genealogy
Social news aggregator reddit.com provides a place for genealogists to share their big breakthroughs and get advice from other genealogists. If you don't know about reddit, see the Wikipedia entry here .
This is the link to their genealogy content :www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy
This is the link to their genealogy content :www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Civil War Records at Fold3
Fold3 is providing free access to its Civil War collection from now until April 15th.
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Slave surnames
This article from the theroot.com explains why determining the surname of an enslaved person can be difficult.
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Sometimes information about our ancestors can come from places where we'd rather not find it, such as arrest and prison records. This ...
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Back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the mail moved slowly and some citizens had to travel a good distance to check for mail...
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The Soldiers and Sailors Database maintained on the National Park Service website contains the records of six million men who served both...