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Preserving Memories: Vintage Shoes |
"Learn how to preserve your family's vintage shoes. Plus, use the best techniques for fixing old book covers, and digitize your print photos."
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What's in a Civil War Pension File? Web Seminar Download |
Pensions go beyond a Union or Confederate soldier's service to document all kinds of information about his life—even his immediate family. Discover the rich detail to be gleaned from these genealogically valuable records. What you’ll learn: Who could receive a pension (it wasn’t just soldiers) Documents required for a pension application Supplementary documents applicants sometimes included to support their pension claims Other gems you might find in an ancestor’s pension file File formats for video class are MP4 and WMV
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City Guide: New Haven Digital Download |
"You'll love this if... you're tracing ancestors in New Haven, Conn. you want to learn more about New Haven history you need ideas for New Haven genealogy sources and websites to check Quickly access the essential facts, advice and resources you need to find your ancestors in cities across the USA. Our downloadable City Guides are perfect for stashing in your research binder or toting to the library. The four-page New Haven City Guide download includes: essential history and facts details on available genealogy records websites, publications and organizations to aid your search the city's top five historic sites Here are just a few of the helpful tips you'll find inside: Manufacturing dominated New Haven ™s economy, with factories producing everything from clocks to stocks. The New Haven Clock Co., Candee Rubber Co. and New Haven Arms Co. (later owned by Winchester) were prominent businesses. No colonial population censuses exist f"
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11 Essential Research Tricks from Genealogy Roadshow Web Seminar Download |
"Host of Genealogy Roadshow, pro genealogist D. Joshua Taylor, uses examples from the show to illustrate major lessons on family history."
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Canadian Research for Americans Web Seminar Download |
"Has your search for your ancestors led you to the Great White North? If so, you're about to find an abundance of genealogical resources...but where do you start? Popular author and lecturer Lisa Alzo will introduce you to major Canadian genealogical resources in this one-hour webinar. You'll come away the information you need to create a solid research plan for finding your Canadian ancestors. Plus receive a free downloadable copy of the Canadian Genealogy Guide with purchase of this webinar. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Essential Canadian history Relevant Canadian geography Key Canadian records for genealogists Best Canadian genealogy websites and printed sources WHO SHOULD ATTEND Americans who have discovered an ancestor who lived in Canada and want to find out more Canadians beginning to research their family history Librarians or volunteers who want to help patrons with Canadian genealogy"
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Land Records 101 Video Download |
"When you're trying to pinpoint ancestral residences, determine wealth or even trace descendants, land records can often provide answers—once you get past unfamiliar terminology and survey systems. In this course, you will master the basics of US land records research, including what documents to look for (online and offline), how to plat land and how to make the most of these often-overlooked resources. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Definitions and terminology used in property and deeds Locating and platting land using the metes and bounds method Locating and platting land using the federal rectangular survey method Special programs, such as military bounty lands and the Homestead Acts Finding and using records at the Bureau of Land Management website Finding and gleaning the most from land records Check out this video from the course to get a taste of what you'll learn: WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE Genealogists new to US land records research Experienced researchers who wa"
Price: 49.99
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The Genealogist's Address Book (GPC427) |
"The Genealogist's Address Book is the answer to the perennial question, What's out there in the world of genealogy? What organizations, institutions, special resources, and websites can help me? Where do I write or phone or send e-mail? Once again, Elizabeth Bentley's Address Book answers these questions and more.Now in its 6th edition, The Genealogist's Address Book gives you access to all the key sources of genealogical information, providing names, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, websites, names of contact persons, and other pertinent information for more than 27,000 organizations, including libraries, archives, societies, government agencies, vital records offices, professional bodies, publications, research centers, and special interest groups.Based on a written survey of thousands of organizations and institutions across the country, and supplemented by information from printed and Internet sources, the new 6th edition of the Address Book has been extensi"
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Roots for Kids (GPC422) |
"Roots for Kids is based on a twelve-week course the author developed for her fourth grade class. The author takes young readers through an introduction to genealogy, to discussions of their families and their parents' families; learning how to ask questions (oral history); researching local, state, and national records; using libraries and historical societies ; and much more."
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Family Tree Magazine's 10 Best-Ever Tips |
"Vintage Advice from 10 years of Family Tree Magazine.These 10 best tips from Family Tree Magazine's first 10 years prove that some genealogy advice gets even better with age.The first decade of Family Tree advice covers everything from how to save money catering your family reunion to identifying an old automobile in a family photo. We here at Family Tree have taken it upon ourselves to collaborate our top ten golden nuggets of advice from the magazine and pile them into a friendly, downloadable PDF format.Written by Family Tree Magazine founder and contributing editor, David A. Fryxell, this all-inclusive guide gives you instant access to our absolute best research strategies and advice. This valuable article was first featured in the May 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine."
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Preserving Memories: War Letters |
"Preserve your ancestors' war letters, use MemoryMixer to combine your multimedia files, and learn how to use a graphic design trick to space your scrapbook text."
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Proving Your Native American Ancestry Video Course |
Have family folklore touting tales of Native American ancestry? Do your cousins contend that a Cherokee or Chippewa princess resides in the family tree? Give these claims credibility in our intro to Indian genealogy.
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Using Cluster and Collateral Searches to Beat Brick Walls Web Seminar Download |
"What to do when you hit a dreaded brick wall in your genealogy research? Turn to your ancestor’s “FAN club”—that is, the friends, associates and neighbors whose lives intersected with your brick-wall ancestor’s. Researching indirect relations and others in your ancestors’ network can pay off in ways you might not imagine. This one-hour webinar will show you how to defy those dead ends with cluster and collateral search strategies. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: How to identify the people in your ancestor’s network Good targets for your collateral and cluster searches How searching for collateral relatives can lead you to answers about your ancestor How expanding your search outside the family can pay genealogical dividends Great resources for cluster and collateral searching How to piece together cluster and collateral evidence Key terms and helpful websites ABOUT THE PRESENTER Thomas MacEntee is a popular genealogy lecturer with 15 yea"
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Photo Detective: Misleading Labels |
"You can't always believe what you read on family photos, but details in the image may reveal the truth."
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Preserving Memories: Christmas Ornaments |
"Preserve you ancestral Christmas ornaments, create recycled thank you notes, and follow tips to organize your scrapbooking supplies."
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Quick Hits: Passenger Lists |
Visit these six websites to search millions of names from passenger lists all the way back to the Mayflower.
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Tutorial: Photoshop Elements |
Want to organize your digital photos? Follow our lead—we'll show you the step-by-step secrets in Photoshop Elements.
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History Matters: Plastics |
"Learn about the history of plastic, invented in 1862."
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Photo Detective: Automobiles |
Get more genealogical mileage from your old family photos with this lesson in automotive detailing.
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Step-by-Step Guide: Fix Common Genealogy Errors |
"No one's research is immune to bad dates, faulty facts and even downright lies. Don't let these errors infect your family tree—follow our diagnostician's prescription for curing five common genealogical ills."
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Research Strategies: 21 Essential Tools |
We've consulted the experts and hammered out this list of 21 essential resources for building your family tree.
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Discover Digitized Genealogy Books Online Video Course |
Learn to find digitized genealogy books online.
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Family Archivist: College Keepsakes |
"Preserve a relative ™s high school or college memories (or your own) with tips from Lindy M. Smith, research services archivist at The Ohio State University archives."
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Research Strategies: Old Houses |
"If your ancestors' walls could talk, what would they say? Find out with our guide to researching the places your family called home."
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Research Strategies: Recharge Your Research |
Don't let dead ends drain your genealogical batteries. Jump-start your ancestor hunt with these 12 research boosters.
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English Genealogy 101 Video Download |
Break into your British genealogy with this independent study course on Anglo ancestry designed to help students identify their English immigrant ancestors and pinpoint where exactly in Great Britain they came from.
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Research Strategies: Reverse Genealogy |
Think tracing your tree back in time is the only way to go? Guess again. We got some unconventional researchers to share their reverse genealogy secrets.
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History Matters: Chalkboards |
Get a lesson on the history of chalkboards.
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