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30 Apr 2022
Help For Researching German Roots: German-Related Resources and Strategies
By Teresa Koch-Bostic On 30 April 2022 In Uncategorized
Finding the ancestral town of your German ancestors is typically not easy—especially for those of us with family members who arrived before the twentieth century and no oral history or home sources still exist. Few if any
29 Apr 2022
Webinar Libraries: Easily Accessible Genealogy Knowledge
By Teresa Koch-Bostic On 29 April 2022 In Uncategorized
The advent of easily accessible, affordable, user-friendly technology has changed the field of family history forever. While there has been constant change and improvement in access to genealogical learning materials in the last three decades, the last
31 Mar 2022
Learning How to Access the 1950 Census
By Teresa Koch-Bostic On 31 March 2022 In Uncategorized
It’s important to realize that 1 April 2022 kicked off the first stage of access, and in the coming months it will be easier and more fruitful to search records in the 1950 census. Now that the
31 Mar 2022
Help Wanted! All Genealogists Please Apply
By Teresa Koch-Bostic On 31 March 2022 In Uncategorized
The anticipation was painfully sweet. Finally on Friday, 1 April, family history enthusiasts and genealogists celebrated the release of another decennial US census. Will the 1950 census finally solve a family mystery? Will it connect me with
28 Feb 2022
Records of the General Land Office
By Aaron Goodwin On 28 February 2022 In Uncategorized
In their Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, Anne Bruner Eales and Robert M. Kvasnicka describe a publication some of you may be familiar with: “The Territorial Papers of the United States is a multivolume
26 Feb 2022
Decrees of Legal Death
By Aaron Goodwin On 26 February 2022 In Uncategorized
In April 1921, a 33-year-old man named Albert found himself unemployed after having worked for a while at the infamously short-lived Steel’s.[1] The circumstances leading to his unemployment aren’t currently known, but one thing is: That same
30 Jan 2022
The 1950 US Census
By Aaron Goodwin On 30 January 2022 In Uncategorized
Harry S. Truman was president, the post-WWII economic boom was in full swing, New York was the most populous state, Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts first appeared in seven newspapers, and the total US population barely exceeded 150M
25 Jan 2022
Is Something Missing? Analyzing an 1820 Census
By Aaron Goodwin On 25 January 2022 In Uncategorized
Your ancestor and his brother were enumerated in Kings County, New York, in both the 1810 and 1830 federal censuses. But you haven’t been able to find either of them in the 1820 census. You went through
20 Dec 2021
The Top 10 Most Popular NGS Monthly Articles Ever
By Aaron Goodwin On 20 December 2021 In Uncategorized
Herewith is perhaps the last Top 10 list of the year. It’s a good way to remind ourselves that NGS Monthly has amassed a library of more than 120 articles on research methodology, resources, and genealogical writing
17 Nov 2021
The Incredible Value of Probation Records
By Aaron Goodwin On 17 November 2021 In Uncategorized
It took a remarkable amount of patience, persistence, and kindness with government officials and archivists—well over two years’ worth—but my client and friend finally did it. She got a copy of her research subject’s probation records from