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1790 Census Genealogy: Read the First Count
1790 Census Genealogy: Most 1790 census ancestors are tally marks, not names. Here’s how to work backward from 1850 and decode who they really were.
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Disability in the Family Tree: Asylum, Institution & Census Records
Disability in the Family Tree: Trace disabled ancestors through 1880 census DDD schedules, asylum registers, almshouse records, and Civil War pension files documenting disability.
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The 1926 Irish Census Is Coming: Everything You Need to Know About Ireland’s Most Anticipated Genealogy Release
The 1926 Irish Census Is Coming: Everything You Need to Know About Ireland’s Most Anticipated Genealogy Release The 1926 Irish Census Is Coming: On April 18, 2026, more than 700,000 household returns from the 1926 Irish Census will go live online — free and fully searchable — giving millions of people around the world their…
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Understanding Miracode: The Key to Searching the 1910 US Census
Understanding Miracode: The Key to Searching the 1910 US Census Understanding Miracode: When you’re searching the 1910 US Census and can’t find your ancestor, the problem might not be with your research—it could be the Miracode indexing system working against you. This unique coding method was used exclusively for the 1910 census enumeration, and understanding…
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Hidden Households: Why Your Ancestor Might Not Be Where You Think They Are
Hidden Households: Why Your Ancestor Might Not Be Where You Think They Are Hidden Households: Your ancestor might not be where you think they are. I know, I know. You’ve searched every index, checked every spelling variation, and still can’t find Great-Great-Grandpa Heinrich in the 1880 census. Before you declare him a ghost or blame…
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Executive Order 9066: When the Government Used Your Family’s Records Against You
Executive Order 9066: When the Government Used Your Family’s Records Against You Executive Order 9066: February 19, 1942. Remember that date. That’s the day President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, and with a stroke of a pen, the United States government authorized the forced removal of over 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West…
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FamilyTreeDNA Summer Sale 2026 Is the Deadline You Actually Need
FamilyTreeDNA Summer Sale 2026 runs through August 31, 2026. Save on Y-DNA, mtDNA, and Family Finder bundles before holiday gatherings arrive.
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Woodstock Music Festival: Interviewing Boomer Relatives: Questions That Actually Work
Woodstock Music Festival: Interviewing Boomer Relatives: Questions That Actually Work I grew up in Liberty, New York, about ten miles from Bethel. In August 1969, I was six years old. Somewhere out there, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm, half a million people were listening to Jimi Hendrix and sleeping in the mud, and I was…
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Kindle Rewards Points August 13: 50 Years of Left-Handers Day Meets Kindle Rewards!
Kindle Rewards Points August 13: One day only earn 2x Kindle Rewards Points. Celebrate 50 years of Left-Handers Day and build your genealogy library while it lasts.