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AF-436: The National Museum of the United States Air Force Feb 09, 2021

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The National Museum of the United States Air Force is a historic treasure that you must visit. Learn more about the museum and its history here!

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AF-435: Land Records: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Feb 08, 2021

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The US federal census is gone, meaning it is not available for modern genealogists to use. Its loss in a fire in the 1930s was a huge loss to genealogy. Yet, there are ways around the twenty-year gap in information its absence left. Land records are one of those ways. This is what they are, where to find them, and how to use them.

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AF-434: Maps: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Feb 05, 2021

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The 1890 US federal census is not available for genealogists to use, thanks to it being destroyed in a fire in the 1930s. This does not mean that all useful genealogical information between the 1880 and 1900 censuses is lost. There are a lot of alternate records genealogists can use to bridge the gap. Maps are one of them. This is how to use them to improve your 1890s genealogy research.

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AF-433: Church Records: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Feb 04, 2021

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If you are looking for information that is missing from your family tree thanks to the missing 1890 US federal census, consider looking at church records. They can be a treasure trove of 1890s information on your family. This is what church records are, how to use them, and what information you may find about your family in them.

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AF-432: Tax Records: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Feb 03, 2021

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The 1890 US federal census is not available for genealogists to use, thanks to it being destroyed in a fire in the 1930s. This does not mean that all family history information from that era is lost. There are a lot of different genealogical sources you can use to bridge the genealogical gap. Tax records are one of them.

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AF-431: Vital Records: Substitutions for the 1890 US Federal Census Feb 02, 2021

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Most genealogists know the 1890 US federal census is gone. It leaves a large gap in the genealogical record, which can make it challenging to fill in the information on your family tree, or connect the 1890 generation to the one before it. The good news is there are other records you can use to get the information you need. This is how to use vital records to get past the 1890 census.

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AF-430: Town Directories: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Feb 01, 2021

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Are you looking for a way to learn more about your 1890s-era ancestors and are frustrated by the absence of the 1890 US federal census? There are a lot of good substitutes for this information out there, and city and town directories are one of them. This is what they are and how they can help you fill in the 1880 to 1900 gaps on your family tree.

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AF-429: State Censuses: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Jan 29, 2021

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The 1890 US federal census is missing. There's nothing we can do about that. There is, though, a way we can still find information on our relatives from this time period, even without it. In fact, there are several ways. State census records are one. This is what you need to know about these wonderfully valuable genealogical records. Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/state-censuses-substitutes-for-the-1890-us-federal-census/

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AF-428: The 1890 Veterans Census: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Jan 28, 2021

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There are several good substitutes for the 1890 US federal census. Just because it is gone does not mean you can't find out what your ancestors were doing during that time, or the twenty years between the 1880 and 1900 censuses. The 1890 Veterans Census, aka Veterans Schedule, is an excellent 1890 census substitute. This is what you need to know about it.

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AF-427: Ephemera: Substitutes for the 1890 US Federal Census Jan 27, 2021

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Genealogical ephemera can be wonderfully useful in filling in the gaps left by the absence of the 1890 US federal census. You can find ephemera of all kinds in your grandma's attic, in local archives and historical societies scanned onto websites like Ancestry.com, and even for sale on eBay. These are some common types of genealogy ephemera, and what information it can give you.

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