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Passenger Arrival Records, 1820-1957 (with brief overview of pre-1820 period) Passenger Arrival Records: Advanced Problem Solving Federal Court Records, 1789-1920s Federal Population and Non-Population Censuses, 1790-1930 Military Service Records, 1776-1912 Military Pension and Bounty Land Records, 1776-1912 Lesser-Used Federal Records: A Sampling for Fresh Research Ideas (Homestead Files, Passport Applications, Civil War Income Tax, Appointments of Postmasters...) Naturalization Records, 1790-1920s (with brief overview of colonial period) Naturalization Records: Advanced Problem Solving
Principles of Good Writing and Good Storytelling Understanding Archives: What They Are and How to Use Them Erie Canal Genealogy: The Peopling of Upstate New York and the Midwest Effective Interviewing Using Original and Derivative Sources: How to Evaluate Evidence Libraries, Archives & Public Record Offices: Understanding Resource Repositories Turning Biographical Facts into Real-Life Events: How to Build Historical Context How to Assemble and Write a Genealogical Work that Is Both a Reliable Document and a Readable Story The Library of Congress: An Introduction and Overview Our National Archives: An Introduction and Overview State Archives: What They Are and How to Use Them Private Archives: What They Are and How to Use Them Using Newspapers for Family History Research Discovering Your Ancestors' World through Maps and Gazetteers Using Artifacts in Genealogical Writing From Proposal to Final Product: Publishing Genealogical Works Breaking Through Brick Walls: Use Your HEAD! The County Courthouse: An Enormous "Trunk in the Attic" for Family Historians Documentation: How to Cite Your Sources Only a Few Bones: Case Studies in Pulling Sources Together to Reconstruct Real-Life Events Mississippi: An Overview of Genealogical Sources Stories that Instruct: Using Case Studies to Teach Genealogy Methodology
Discovering the Real Stories of Your Immigrant Ancestors |
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