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Census Records - a Genealogical Gold Mine (Part 2)

Census Records - a Genealogical Gold Mine (Part 2)(1)

March 19, 2009 By Carllene Marek

This is the second and final installment of a series about census records.

Census Clues, Tips and Helps (con’t.)

Check Cyndi’s List at cyndislist.com and click on the U.S. Census link for more than 1,500 web resources.

Federal Population Census Schedules are the most familiar…

Census Records, a Genealogical Gold Mine (Part 1)

Census Records, a Genealogical Gold Mine (Part 1)


Census records are wonderful finding tools and provide research building blocks, allowing one to confirm information and learn much more. They also help the family historian find the place where an ancestor lived.

Federal Population Census Schedules are one of the…

Surname Indexes: A Genealogist’s Best Friend (Part 2)

Surname Indexes: A Genealogist’s Best Friend (Part 2)

This is the second and final installment of a series about surname indexes.

It may take time, imagination and concentration to find your family in an index. Have patience, be creative and don’t give up too soon. Never conclude that…

Surname Indexes: A Genealogist’s Best Friend (Part 1)

Surname Indexes: A Genealogist’s Best Friend (Part 1)

One of the greatest genealogical finding aids available is surname indexes, but successful research can only be assured by applying certain rules and techniques along with persistence, a dash of creativity, and sometimes luck.

While surname indexes are not primary sources,…

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