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German Immigrants in American Church Records

December 28, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 6 Comments

If your family tree has German immigrants, include American church records in your genealogy research efforts.  Do you have German ancestors who lived in the Midwest? Were they Protestants? If you answered yes to those questions, then you need to know about the German Immigrants in American Church Records (GIACR) series. Compiled by Dr. Roger P. Minert of Brigham Young University, the first volume of the series was published in 2005 and has since expanded to include 18 volumes, the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Records, Europe, Germany, Immigration, United States Tagged With: church, family history, family history library, genealogy, German, Germany, immigrant, immigration, library, record, records, United States

Hidden in Plain Sight: A Guide to Image-Only Record Collections

August 29, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 8 Comments

For the countless hours spent looking for records to prove or provide a family relationship, Image-Only Records collections that have not yet been indexed may hold the hidden answer to century-old questions. Here is how to use these records, and tips on maximizing your time.  If you’ve plugged your family names into the search databases of the major genealogical websites and didn’t find the answer you needed, consider that your search is not done! Did you know that there are millions of pages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research, Photos Tagged With: brick, center, collections, family, genealogist, genealogy, image, legacy, library, only, record, search, tree, wall

7 Important Clues From the 1880 U.S. Census

August 7, 2015 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 12 Comments

The 1880 U.S. census can provide important clues to aid in your family history research. We share 7 tips to utilize this resource effectively in your genealogy research. Census reports, when available, are one of the backbones of genealogical research. They help us trace family members back and forth in time and provide a great deal of biographical information about each person, all in a neatly arranged table format. It is easy to focus on those all-important columns which provide the key … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, United States Tagged With: 1880, America, american, archive, census, census records, column, health, immigrant, record, United States, US, USA

Using Local Libraries and Historical Societies for Genealogy Research

August 27, 2014 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 2 Comments

One of our genealogists shares examples of how local libraries and historical societies can be a great asset for genealogy research.  The Hoyt Public Library in Saginaw, Michigan In family history research, when it is discovered that a family lived in a particular town for an extensive length of time, contacting the local library and historical society can be a great investment of a genealogist's time and potentially yield great dividends. For instance, when we found … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Genealogy & Lineage Societies, Genealogy Records and Resources Tagged With: family history, genealogy, genealogy resources, historical societies, libraries, library, lineage, marriage, record, societies, society

Ancestry’s Cyber Attack and a Look at Perseverance

June 25, 2014 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

Ancestry's Cyber Attack, putting an outage to online records for a few days, really put things into perspective for how far genealogy records have come over the years.  Last week, a new genealogy research project came across my desk and it was thrilling to delve into a 19th Century Mid-Atlantic States project and have instant access to a vast amount of records online through various online genealogy record websites. Within a few short hours of working on a census survey, I felt a great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Internet Research Tagged With: ancestry, archives, cyber attack, family history, internet records, Legacy Tree Genealogists, record

State Land Grants or Patents for Genealogy

June 23, 2014 by Legacy Tree Genealogists Leave a Comment

Using state land grants or patents to obtain vital genealogy documents is one way to help tear down your family history brick walls. We've recently been helping a client discover more about an ancestor who lived in North Carolina in the mid- to late-1700s. Southern U.S. research that's this early requires a careful look at existing documents, especially since often there aren't nearly as many documents available as there are for the mid- to late-1800s. We were happy to find that this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deeds, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices, Land Records, Methodology, United States Tagged With: archive, deed, genealogist, genealogy, manuscript, patents, record, research, Southern, state, state land grants, United States

Deeds and Other Land Records

November 5, 2013 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

If you're stuck in your genealogy journey, access to deeds and other land records may help break through your genealogy "brick wall"!  Deeds, and land records in general, can provide helpful pieces to the puzzle you are trying to solve about your United States ancestor. They are especially helpful in areas or time periods where few records of other types are available, like the southern United States before 1850. Most counties and some towns in the United States kept deed books, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deeds, Genealogy Records and Resources, Land Records Tagged With: Ancestor, deed, family history, genealogy, government, land, methodology, probate, property, record, records, research, United States, US, USA

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