Vol. 11, No. 3 - January 11, 2006
The latest information on genealogy resources designed to help you...help others.

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** Today's (10) New Winners

** Today's FREE Lookups
- Tennessee, 1850 Census
- California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, & Utah, 1850 Census
- Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi, 1850 Census
- Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1850 Census
- Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600s-1800s
- Massachusetts Probate, Town, and Vital Records, 1600s-1900s

** Past FREE Databases
- Kentucky, 1850 Census
- Indiana, 1860 Census
- Pennsylvania, 1850 Census
- North Carolina, 1850 Census
- Massachusetts, 1850 Census
- Connecticut & Rhode Island, 1850 Census

** Genealogy Learning Center
- Brick Walls from A to Z
- Flax

** Famous Family Trees
- Jeff Bridges
- Jimmy Stewart
- Joan Crawford
- Joe Louis
- John Travolta
- John Wayne

** Today's Map - Colorado Territory, 1866
** Genealogical Books - Finding Naturalization Records & Ethnic Origins
** Gene Toons
** Free Family Tree Software
** Free Family Tree Templates
** Census Extraction Forms
** Family & Local Histories
** View Census Records
** Military and Civil Service Records

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==> Today we have selected 10 NEW WINNERS
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==> Tennessee, 1850 Census
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The 1850 census is an especially valuable one for genealogical
research because it enumerates every member of a household rather
than just the head of it. So, once you find a member of your family,
you'll find information about that person and their entire household.
Often referred to as the first modern census, the 1850 census employed
improved techniques for collecting information. For the first time,
enumerators were provided printed instructions that explained their
responsibilities, census procedures, and the intent behind census
questions. These instructions accounted for a greater degree of
accuracy in the census record.

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==> California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, & Utah, 1850 Census
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This database provides access to the 1850 federal census schedules
from California, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Utah complete with a
head of household index. In total, more than 127,000 individuals are
indexed.

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- More Census Lookups
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==> Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi, 1850 Census
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Approximately 337,000 heads of household listed in the 1850 federal
census from four southern states. It includes 123,322 individuals
from Alabama, 40,238 individuals from Arkansas, 96,813 individuals
from Louisiana, and 76,709 individuals from Mississippi. This database
is especially valuable because it includes not only an index to these
four states' portions of the 1850 census in their entirety but also
images of the actual census pages - in the census taker's own handwriting.

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- More Census Lookups
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==> Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1850 Census
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With images of the actual census pages (in the census taker's actual
handwriting) linked to a heads-of-household index, this database
provides unprecedented access to the Maine, New Hampshire, and
Vermont portions of the 1850 federal census. Approximately 369,000
heads of households are included in the index and approximately
1.2 million individuals can be found within images of the actual
census pages.

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- More Census Lookups
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==> Immigrants to Pennsylvania, 1600s-1800s
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Pennsylvania's most influential early settlement was organized in the
1680s by a Quaker, William Penn. His colony was primarily made up of
English Quakers but later included German, Dutch, Welsh, Scottish, and
Irish. Over the next century, Penn's "Holy Experiment" attracted huge
groups of immigrants to Pennsylvania. This database provides
information on these early settlers and immigrants. If you find an
ancestor listed in this database you may be able to learn details of
his travels and life in the New World.

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- More Passanger & Immigration Lists Lookups
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==> Massachusetts Probate, Town, and Vital Records, 1600s-1900s
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Between 1630 and 1642, approximately 30,000 people left England for
Massachusetts. By the time of the American Revolution, nearly everyone
still in Massachusetts could trace their ancestry to one of those
30,000 people. This database lists more than 160,000 individuals
in probate records, town histories, and vital records. This variety
of records allows you to piece together quite a comprehensive record
of your Massachusetts ancestors.

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- More State Record Lookups
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- More Free Databases
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- Buy Reference Databases & Other Genealogy Supplies
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==> Past FREE Databases
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- Kentucky, 1850 Census
- Indiana, 1860 Census
- Pennsylvania, 1850 Census
- North Carolina, 1850 Census
- Massachusetts, 1850 Census
- Connecticut & Rhode Island, 1850 Census

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- Dutch Lookups
- Alumni Lookups
- Military Lookups
- German Lookups
- Swedish Lookups
- Canadian Lookups
- Church Lookups
- Cemetery Lookups
- Native American Lookups
- African-American/Colored Lookups
- Australia-New Zealand Lookups
- United Kingdom and Ireland Lookups

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==> Brick Walls from A to Z
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This week we discuss the alphabet looking for clues to ancestral
brick walls. The list is meant to get you thinking about your
own genealogy problems.

A is for Alphabetize
Have you created an alphabetical list
of all the names in your database and all the locations your
families lived? Typographical errors and spelling variants
can easily be seen using this approach. Sometimes lists that
are alphabetical (such as the occasional tax or census) can
hide significant clues.

B is for Biography
Creating an ancestor’s biography might
help you determine where there are gaps in your research.
Determining possible motivations for his actions (based upon
reasonable expectations) may provide you with new areas to
research.

C is for Chronology
Putting in chronological order all the
events in your ancestor’s life and all the documents on which
his name appears is an excellent way to organize the
information you have. This is a favorite analytical tool of
several Ancestry Daily News columnists.

D is for Deeds
A land transaction will not provide extended
generations of your ancestry, but it could help you connect a
person to a location or show that two people with the same
last name engaged in a transaction.

E is for Extended
Family If you are only researching your
direct line there is a good chance you are overlooking records
and information. Siblings, cousins, and in-laws of your
ancestor may give enough clues to extend your direct family
line into earlier generations.

Continue Reading:
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==> Flax
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An important crop in early America was flax. We see flax,
flax seed, flax yarn, flax wheels, flax combs, and flax
hetchalls in wills and probate inventories. But what is
flax and why did our ancestors grow it?

Flax has been cultivated for, literally, several millennia.
It grows well around the Mediterranean Sea, across much of
the European continent, and in North America, with many
different varieties. The ancient Egyptians grew flax, as
did many other cultures. The overall process is similar
from one area to the next, but with variations in tools
and methods. Flax is a thin plant, growing one to three
feet tall. The straight stalk has a woody center core
and a woody outer husk. Between these, the long flax fibers
grow from the root to the flowers, held by a gummy substance.

Seeds are sown in the spring, with the conventional wisdom
suggesting Good Friday as the best date (but only if winter
is definitely over). Once the seeds are sown, the flax
plants grow quickly. This depletes nutrients in the soil,
so crop rotation is necessary. As with the growing of
tobacco (see “He Called for his Pipe,” Part 1), weeding
is of key importance to allow the stem to grow straight.
This was usually done by women.

When the flax plants have grown to maturity, they are
harvested by...

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==> Famous Family Trees
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Search our growing collection of celebrity trees to see if you're
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Explore these famous family trees.

- Jeff Bridges
- Jimmy Stewart
- Joan Crawford
- Joe Louis
- John Travolta
- John Wayne

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==> Today's Map - Colorado Territory, 1866
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==> Genealogical Books - Finding Naturalization Records & Ethnic Origins
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Citizenship documents are eagerly sought after for both their sentimental
nature and the important information they hold.  Yet, they can be
difficult to locate and fully understand. Complex and constantly
changing naturalization laws have resulted in a great deal of confusion! 

They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins
addresses the complexities of naturalization records in a straightforward
discussion. Dozens of illustrations and example documents enhance the
reading and simplify your search for these unique sources of American
genealogy!

From the seventeenth century to the present, millions upon millions
of people immigrated to the United States.  The resultant
naturalization process created a significant number of historical
records about individuals and groups.  Unfortunately, these records
are anything but uniform in nature!  An immigrant's desire to become
a citizen of the United States might have been recorded on a formal
document requiring detailed biographical information.  Or it may have
been handwritten on a piece of paper with nothing more than the
immigrant's name and the date of the event!

Immigrants made major contributions to the development of the United
States, but many were never formally naturalized!   Yet even in cases
where naturalization documents are not available, there are plenty of
fascinating alternatives that will help to determine an immigrant's
Old World origins!   Let author Loretto Szucs guide you to these
varied and unusual sources in They Became Americans!

Regardless of the difficulties associated with them, naturalization
records rank among the most useful and fascinating record sources
available to the general public.  Don't lose this great opportunity
to expand and aid the search for your ancestors!

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==> GeneToons.com
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www.GeneToons.com is a simple, one-panel, Genealogical cartoon for the
whole family to enjoy. Using a Genealogical idea or fact, I want the
reader to laugh! I hope you enjoy them and new cartoons are posted on
the web each week.

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==> Free Family Tree Software
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Search billions of names and access user-submitted family trees. You can
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historians.

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==> Free Family Tree Templates
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Free printable templates, forms, charts, diagrams and more to help
organize your family tree research.

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==> Free Census Extraction Forms
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Census extraction forms are doubly valuable: not only do they allow
researchers to see the format and column headings for various census
years (especially if the schedules themselves are hard to read), they
also provide a clean and convenient method for extracting and filing
important information you find.

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==> Family & Local Histories
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Our collection lets you read journals, memoirs and other
first-hand historical narratives. Gathered from some of
the world's finest libraries, these rare materials can help
you add detail and personality to the pages of your family
history.

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==> View Census Records
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Census records are among the most widely used materials
with which genealogists work.  They provide a good
benchmark as to where our ancestors were (or were not)
located at a particular point in time.

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==> Military and Civil Service Records
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Military service records provide unique facts and
insights into the lives of men and women who have served
their countries at home or abroad.

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