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AF-606: A Closer Look at Passenger Lists #2 Apr 14, 2022

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Passenger lists of ships of immigrants to the United States are valuable research tools for genealogists. There is a wealth of information on individual immigrants that can potentially be found in them. Let's learn more about locating and benefitting from the genealogical information in immigrant ship passenger lists.

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AF-605: A Closer Look at Passenger Lists #1 Apr 11, 2022

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Passenger records are an excellent source of genealogical information. People have been exploring the world by sea for thousands of years and often used sea routes to settle in the new places they discovered. If your ancestors came to America by boat, this is what you need to know about using passenger records to learn more about them and their lives before they came to America.

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AF-604: The Blizzard of 1886: When the West Froze Apr 08, 2022

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The Great Blizzard of 1886-1887 is one of the harshest blizzards on record for the Plains states (though at the time, most of them were still territories, not yet admitted as states to the Union). The blizzard is immortalized and made famous for schoolchildren everywhere in Laura Ingalls Wilder's novel, "The Long Winter," part of her Little House on the Prairie series of books. Wilder weathered this blizzard as a teenager in South Dakota with her family and described her family and the town's hardships during this infamous weather event. It is an extraordinary first-hand account of someone who went through the harsh winter and survived during times before houses had things like electricity, indoor heating, and hot water plumbing.

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AF-603: 3 Online Genealogy Classes You Can Take to Improve Your Skills Apr 05, 2022

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Are you looking to improve your genealogy research skills? Consider these three top online genealogy courses.

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AF-602: The Biggest Genealogy Problems and How to Solve Them Apr 04, 2022

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Do you have any challenging genealogy problems and aren't sure how to solve them? Here are some tips to get you over that brick wall.

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AF-601: A Closer Look at Genealogy Organizing #1 Apr 01, 2022

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Getting your genealogy organized is one of the best things you can do to make your research easier on you. When your genealogy is organized correctly, it is quick and easy to find the person you need on your family tree or to look up a document you have scanned on your computer. Here are some helpful tips…

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AF-600: A Closer Look at Reading Maps #2 Mar 27, 2022

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Topographical maps and fire insurance maps are wonderful tools for researching the lives of your ancestors. Together, these two types of maps can give you a terrific picture of the world in which your ancestor lived. They're almost as good as a photograph. This is why you should use these maps, where to find them, and what you might find on them. Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/a-closer-look-at-reading-maps-2/

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AF-599: Tips for Doing Middle Name Research Mar 24, 2022

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Middle names are important genealogical research tools. They can tell you about the political beliefs, personal values, friendships, business connections, and even earlier generations of the family that bestowed them. Today, I'll give you a guide for using middle names to further your own genealogical research in the best way.

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AF-598: A Closer Look at Reading Maps #1 Mar 22, 2022

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Maps have been around since antiquity. As time and technology have gone on, they have become more accurate and useful to genealogists. Yes, maps are an important part of all genealogy work. If you have not used them in your own research, this is why you should, as well as some types of information old maps can show you about your ancestors.

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AF-597: Must-Have Genealogy Books for Your Personal Library #8 Mar 19, 2022

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This is the book you need to assist you in getting around your first genealogy brick wall, and in acquiring the skills to get past others you will almost certainly encounter on your genealogical journey. Move past them with confidence with the information in this excellent book.

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