July 2012
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1940 Census Indexing at Ancestry.com Now 70%...
Last night Ancestry.com posted images from twelve more states, bringing the total to 37 states and the District of Columbia. With 70% of the images now indexed, you’re chances are better than ever for finding family. Newly added is Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Utah. (Search all 37 states here.)
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Templates from the Citing Your Sources...
You can find the presentation at: http://livestre.am/4256y
1850 US Census
1850 U.S. Census, COUNTY_NAME County, STATE_NAME, population schedule, CITY_OR_DISTRICT, p. XXX (stamped/penned), dwelling DDD, family FFF, person or people; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com accessed : DATE); digital images, citing NARA microfilm publication, M432, roll RRR.
1860 US Census
1860 U.S. Census,...
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Ancestry.com Adds 1940 Census Indexes for 15...
Last night Ancestry.com released its largest batch of indexes to the 1940 census yet. The addition of fifteen new states puts the Ancestry.com index at 55% complete. Indexes are now available for these twenty-six states:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New...
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Ask Ancestry Anne: Finding Easton Page
Question: My father died when I was 9 years old and I never knew my father’s father. My father’s birth name was EASTON ROLLY PAGE. I have no idea what my grandfather’s name is. I have two different dates my father was born and he died on February 10, 1948 in San Francisco, CA and is buried in a military cemetery, I believe, in San Bruno, CA. I was told he was born on August 30, 1901 or 1904. So...
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Your Story: Mystery, Intrigue and Our 2 Millionth...
First thing Yvonne Ochletree did with her subscription to Ancestry.com was search for her father. Then she turned to the real family mystery – and discovered a record of her grandmother’s never-discussed childhood.
“I was lying awake one night and put on a show called Coast to Coast and they had a commercial on for Ancestry.com. I heard I could go on for two weeks to try it,” says Yvonne. “There...
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Andy Griffith's Legacy
My heart fell this morning when I heard the news that the beloved actor, Andy Griffith, had passed. Through the cold Chicago winters, and hot summers as well, my sisters and I would park in front of the TV when the The Andy Griffith Show would come on. Decades later, I remember telling my daughter to turn off the TV to get to sleep for school as she begged for one more half hour because Andy was...
