On 27 September, 2004, a special ceremony was held at Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, commemorating the completion of the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database (CWSS). This online, searchable database contains 6.3 million names of Civil War veterans, both Union and Confederate. In case you’ve never used this database, it’s a dandy. You can [...]
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I’ve always loved maps. In fact, one of my prize possessions is an historic Missouri map, printed when Oklahoma was still called Indian Territory. The map hangs in my office, not far from the pile of gazetteers stacked on my desk. Maps are invaluable to genealogists; not only do they help track boundary changes and [...]
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In going through my aunt and uncle’s book collection, I rescued a copy of Annals of Platte County, Missouri, published in 1897. Subtitled From Its Exploration Down to June 1, 1897: With Genealogies of Its Noted Families, and Sketches of Its Pioneers and Distinguished People, the book was a gem of a find. In case [...]
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As the 2010 Census is upon us, I thought you’d like a look at how historical census statistics can help modern day family tree researchers. I’m a statistician at heart. That’s why I can get lost for hours at the University of Virginia’s Historical Census Browser, a site with more statistical data on the federal [...]
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One of the first things genealogists learn is to collect data at home, including birth certificates, baptismal records, obituaries, school records and funeral cards. In addition, it’s critical to talk to older relatives about the family members they knew, and those they remember hearing about. (As I mentioned in another column, one of my research [...]
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According to KSL.com, “An American pastime with deep roots in Utah is seeing an explosion in public interest. Two nationally televised programs are giving genealogy research the kind of profile not seen since the TV series “Roots.” For many people, the allure is irresistible. NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” takes famous Americans on a [...]
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Since most genealogy software can now generate timelines, I thought it would be fun to dig a little deeper into thecurrent events of my ancestors’ lives. My great-grandmother, Ella Snow, was born on 19 March, 1857. She shares a 19 March birthday with Western artist Charles Russell (1864), lawman Wyatt Earp (1848), and orator William [...]
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