Carol Stetser
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Finding Census Records for Ancestors
November 20, 2020 Last week I wrote about census records in general; this week I thought I would delve more specifically into finding someone in censuses. As I wrote last week, finding ancestors in the various censuses can prove tricky. However, the vast majority of our ancestors really were enumerated all those years ago; …
Revisiting Census Records
November 13, 2020 One of the first records that new genealogists turn to are census records and for good reason. American census records are the bedrock of genealogical research in the United States. In spite of that, many of us take census records for granted. After all, they’re easily found on almost any genealogical website …
Using Scholarly Genealogical Journals
November 6, 2020 Last week I discussed the use of periodicals to advance genealogical research, but this week I want to focus specifically on one type of genealogical journal not often used by the average, hobbyist genealogist. These are the more scholarly quarterlies such as the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, The American Genealogist, the New …