Tuesday’s Tip: Census Records, an Interesting Public Resource for Genealogy Research
Posted by Liv | Filed under Tuesday's Tips
ow that you’ve collected as much information as you can from within your family to complete your Family Group Sheets and Pedigree Charts (refer to my post, “Five Steps to Getting Started with Your Family Research,“ for more information), it’s time to begin looking for your ancestors in public records. Census Records are a very good [...]
Tags: abstracted records, ancestry.com, CD-ROM, census microfilm, census records, Clayton Library Center, family group sheets, Family History Library, familysearch.org, Heritage Quest, national archives, online census records, pedigree charts, USGenWeb Project
Tuesday’s Tip: Houstonians Research Your Family Roots for Free!
Posted by Liv | Filed under Tuesday's Tips
I don’t know a genealogist (beginner or seasoned professional) alive who doesn’t love the word FREE when it comes to having access to some of today’s top ‘pay-for-use’ genealogy websites and databases. But what I do know is that Houstonians may conduct family research absolutely FREE from their home, or office, computers as long as they have [...]
Tags: Clayton Library, genealogy, Houston Public Library, HPL, Power Card
Tuesday’s Tip: On Your Mark, Get Set, Ready … GO – 1940 Census here we come!
Posted by Liv | Filed under Tuesday's Tips
We are just a week away from the release of the 1940 Census and thanks to the National Archives, they have setup a direct link to the 1940 Census records at http://1940census.archives.gov and a brief, yet informative video I’ve posted below, for anyone planning to access these records on April 2, 2012.
Tags: 1940 census, American History, ancestors, census takers, enumeration district maps, enumeration districts, genealogical research, Great Depression, http://1940census.archives.gov/, national archives, Online Public Access, OPA, Steve Morse, United States
