1865 New York State Census Now on FamilySearch

1865 New York State Census Now on FamilySearch

Good news for those who had relatives in New York in the 1860s: the 1865 New York State Census is now searchable online at FamilySearch.org. Just five years earlier, the 1860 U.S. federal census counted nearly four million people in this its largest state. New York...

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The Google Search Operator That Got Away

The Google Search Operator That Got Away

One of my favorite Google Search Operators is the Tilde (`) which is Google lingo means Synonym. In the past you could add~genealogy to your searches and Google would look for 'genealogy', 'family history', 'ancestry' etc. Unfortunately, it is no more. Google...

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Genetic Genealogy: DNA Tests Another Step Forward

Genetic Genealogy: DNA Tests Another Step Forward

Recently a group of 100 residents from Wellington, New Zealand assembled together to determine what exactly it was they had in common. Their host? Dr. Spencer Wells, Director of the National Genographic project.  Their admittance fee to this party? A cheek swab. What...

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