Carol Stetser
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The 1900 Census
February 10, 2023 Census records are an American genealogist’s best resource. Censuses in the U.S. have been taken every ten years since 1790, and most of them still exist. The censuses through 1950 are all digitized and indexed and readily found on various genealogical websites. Each of the censuses varies in the information it …
Timothy Terry’s Middle Name
February 3, 2023 Benjamin Franklin famously wrote “nothing is certain but death and taxes.” If you’re a genealogist, you can add another certainty. Once something is online, it will be there forever. It’s especially true if what’s posted online is wrong. My third great grandfather, Timothy Terry, was born in 1798 in Canada. He …
Using Family Search Family Tree
January 27, 2023 Getting started is often the hardest part of undertaking a new genealogy project. For me, one of the best ways to begin is to look at what’s already been done. Family Search’s Family Tree is a great place to check out that research. Family Tree is my go-to source for clues that …