February 2, 2024 Anyone who has done genealogical research in the United States is familiar with the decennial censuses. They’re one of the most useful and readily available sources for research in the U.S. Beginning in 1790, censuses have been taken every ten years through the most recent one in 2020. Due to privacy concerns, …
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Regaining her Citizenship
January 26, 2024 Reeka Larsen filed an “Application to Take Oath of Allegiance” in Long Beach, California in 1955. This application was filed to reinstate Reeka’s U.S. citizenship. She’d lost her citizenship when she married James Larsen in 1912. Reeka was born in Meeker County, Minnesota in 1885. She was a natural born American citizen, …
Online Family Trees: A Good Starting Point
January 19, 2024 Whenever I’m starting a new family history project, I begin my research with a peek at one or more of the big online family trees. By checking Family Search Family Tree and Ancestry’s Family Trees (these are just a couple that I use, there are many others), I can quickly tell how …