That long, confusing property description in an old deed may look like something to skip—but buried inside it can be the names of neighbors, relatives, previous owners, and landmarks that connect your ancestor to an entire community. Land records are among genealogy’s richest resources, but researchers often concentrate on the obvious information: Who bought the […]
GenealogyBank, a subscription newspaper site, has announced its updates for last month. There are 17 New Titles and 12 Titles that have had issues added in the previous month. From GenealogyBank: Here are some of the details about our most recent U.S. newspaper additions: To see our newspaper archives’ entire title list of more than […]
That little newspaper item saying your ancestor was “visiting relatives” may be much more than social news. The names and places mentioned in travel and visiting notices can reveal married daughters, siblings, cousins, former hometowns, migration connections, and relatives you didn’t know existed. Old newspapers were filled with ordinary comings and goings. “Mrs. Johnson is […]
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection regularly adds or updates newspaper titles to the collection. Last month, 15 titles were added or updated (Information provided by Veridian Software, which powers the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection website). Here is the list of titles: To access the site, go to Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection
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Found your ancestor described as an “inmate” in a census or other historical record? Don’t immediately start looking for the crime. Historically, an inmate could simply be someone residing in an institution—and that institution might have been an almshouse, hospital, orphanage, asylum, soldiers’ home, or other facility rather than a prison. The Myth If a […]
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Your ancestor may not have migrated alone—even if the records make it look that way. Relatives, neighbors, friends, coworkers, and families from the same community often moved together or followed one another. Finding those migration companions may help you discover where your ancestor came from, why they moved, and where other family members went. When […]
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If an ancestor “died intestate,” does that mean there was no estate to settle? Quite the opposite may be true. Intestate means the person died without a valid will—not without property. And that can make the resulting probate records especially useful to genealogists. The Myth A person described as having “died intestate” died without an […]