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Mocavo – A New Search Engine Just for Genealogy

Kimberly — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:28:51 +0000

There has been quite a bit of chatter in the genealogy blogosphere about a new search engine called Mocavo. Basically, it is a powerful search engine that only concentrates on finding genealogy results. Mocavo only searches genealogy records sites, genealogy blogs, USGenWeb (and the like) plus many more to find the most relevant results . . . → Read More: Mocavo – A New Search Engine Just for Genealogy

Free Access to SAR Applications During July 4th Weekend

Kimberly — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:40:32 +0000

If you know you have ancestors who fought in the American Revolution (and even if you don’t), you’ll want to check out the Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications which is freely open to search this weekend only at Ancestry.com!

Once you click on this link, you will be able to search . . . → Read More: Free Access to SAR Applications During July 4th Weekend

Free Vital Records Search for English Ancestors

Kimberly — Sat, 28 May 2011 17:57:27 +0000

If you have English ancestors, then get thee over to Ancestry.com to take advantage of several free databases on English records. If your ancestors lived in England or Wales in the 19th and early 20th century, then you just might be able to find them in these resources.

First, there is the set . . . → Read More: Free Vital Records Search for English Ancestors

Evernote – Free Organizing Software for Genealogy

Admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:54:45 +0000

I have an exciting new website to share with you today – Evernote! This is a note-taking, note-gathering, snippet-clipping, handy-dandy organizing wonder that will help you keep track of your genealogy research online! Evernote is installed on your compter (PC or Mac) and you can also access your “notebooks” online or through your IPhone/IPod . . . → Read More: Evernote – Free Organizing Software for Genealogy

Free Civil War Records for a Limited Time!

Kimberly — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:46:37 +0000

Hey everyone – I just ran across an email from Footnote.com that they are allowing free access to all their Civil War records for the month of June! WOW! Now, that is an offer that you certainly don’t want to pass on! All you need is to sign up for a free account in . . . → Read More: Free Civil War Records for a Limited Time!

Map Your Name with this Cool Tool

Kimberly — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:44:55 +0000

Your surname tells a history of your family. Surnames can generally be traced to an origin point and even though people have migrated to other countries, there are still folks who stayed behind with those surnames and live there today. The creators of MapYourName.com have made it easy to see where your surname originated . . . → Read More: Map Your Name with this Cool Tool

Free Genealogy Templates – Forms and Charts to Keep You Organized

Kimberly — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:09:29 +0000

Once you’ve started making progress in your genealogy research, you will quickly start to notice that you have a growing pile of papers and notes that will need to be organized. Early on in your research, you should locate some free genealogy templates to help you keep track of the families in your tree. . . . → Read More: Free Genealogy Templates – Forms and Charts to Keep You Organized

Free Genealogy Software to publish your family tree online – GedHTree

Kimberly — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:30:46 +0000

Posting your tree online can be a fun way to connect with distant relatives. It’s fairly simple to do if you have the right tools. I first came across GedHTree software back in 2001 or 2002. I was searching for an easy way to put my family tree on my personal genealogy web site. . . . → Read More: Free Genealogy Software to publish your family tree online – GedHTree

Free Obituaries – Where to Find Your Ancestors’ Obituaries

Kimberly — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:56:01 +0000

For most of our ancestors, who were hard working people and didn’t achieve high status during their lives, the only biography that was ever written about them was their obituary. Obituaries are often chock full of information about your ancestor’s family, including names and dates, locations where they lived previously, clubs or churches they . . . → Read More: Free Obituaries – Where to Find Your Ancestors’ Obituaries

Free Genealogy Searches at Rootsweb

Kimberly — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:56:57 +0000

Rootsweb is perhaps the largest and oldest free genealogy community online. It used to be entirely run by volunteers but in 2004 was acquired by Ancestry.com which provides the funds to support it. Never fear, however, as all of the genealogy records on Rootsweb still remain free to access by anyone. If you haven’t . . . → Read More: Free Genealogy Searches at Rootsweb

Ellis Island Immigration Records – The key to finding your immigrant ancestors

Kimberly — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:52:10 +0000

The United States has been the destination for millions of immigrants. You can find out if your immigrants entered the United Stated through New York City by checking out Ellis Island immigration records. Ellis Island opened in 1892, taking over from the Castle Garden facility. There is a lot of information about Ellis Island . . . → Read More: Ellis Island Immigration Records – The key to finding your immigrant ancestors

Free Genealogy Websites to Find Cemetery Burial Records

Kimberly — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:25:17 +0000

Cemetery burial records should not be overlooked in your research. Burial records can substitute for missing death records or add value in their own right to your research of your ancestors. There are many, many free genealogy websites that have transcriptions of burial records, however, most of them are on small sites that perhaps . . . → Read More: Free Genealogy Websites to Find Cemetery Burial Records

Gravestone Photo Project – Search gravestone photos for free

Kimberly — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:24 +0000

The Gravestone Photo Project came into being from the brainstorming of one IAGenWeb county coordinator and his son. The first Gravestone Photo Project was from Iowa and now, at least 15 other states have their own Gravestone Photo Projects! As of today, those states include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Nebraska, New Jersey, . . . → Read More: Gravestone Photo Project – Search gravestone photos for free

Ancestry Toolbar Helps Search and Organize Genealogy Sources

Kimberly — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:26:01 +0000

It’s not a surprise that Ancestry.com has come up with a new gadget to help you find your ancestors. Recently, Ancestry.com released a new toolbar which you can install to your web browser. What the toolbar allows you to do is grab information off any genealogy website you might be looking at and add . . . → Read More: Ancestry Toolbar Helps Search and Organize Genealogy Sources

Where to find County Vital Records for Free

Kimberly — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:11:43 +0000

County vital records are one of the most sought after pieces of genealogical information. Vital records are the official records left behind by your ancestors as they moved through life. These are the “facts” about your ancestor – when and where they were born, when and where they got married, when and where they . . . → Read More: Where to find County Vital Records for Free