Ancestral Findings

Quakers call themselves the Religious Society of Friends. They were given the moniker of "Quaker" by other Christian denominations who derided the writhing and dancing in religious ecstasy that was co...

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If you've been to any family gathering, picnic, or potluck in the United States, you have probably eaten, or at least seen a deviled egg. The deviled egg is almost a cultural icon for intimate parties...

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Most genealogists will eventually inherit photos. People in your family know you're the family genealogist. When the time comes to pass photos on to someone else, either due to the death of someone in...

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Yes, they do, but it depends on the census. The 1840 census, for example, includes a column that lets you know whether the head of the household was a Revolutionary War veteran. This can be helpful fo...

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It's time to start figuring out what genealogy projects you want to tackle for May. Each month holds its own best genealogical practices that you can incorporate into your regular genealogy research. ...

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Beginning with the 1850 census, the names and ages of everyone in a household were recorded. Prior to that, in the 1790 to 1840 census records, only the names of the heads of households were listed, t...

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Beginning in 1790, the United States took a census of the entire country every ten years. This tradition is still continuing today. The census records are divided by state, then county, then city or t...

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There are dozens, even hundreds, of different records you can use to compile your family history when doing genealogy research. Each one tells a different story about your ancestor. When you put them ...

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