Typesetting, Filming and News in Historical Newspapers
Several curious situations came to light while I was reading an 1868 issue of the Reading Eagle. Many local names were typeset as J. B. Hawley instead of Jesse B. Hawley, possibly to save on typographical overhead. Initials instead...
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Were They Skipped in the 1940 Census?
Finally, Ancestry has posted a list of Delaware, Nevada and the District of Columbia available for searching in the 1940 federal population census. FamilySearch has a map that shows Delaware, and Colorado as seachable and Kansas, Utah, Nevada, Oregon,...
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Death Notices and Obituaries – Not the Only Evidence of Death Dates Culled from Historical Newspapers
When did Great Grandpa die? between the 1860 and 1870 census? during the Civil War? or afterwards? Finding a female headed household in the census in 1870 leads to a presumed name of a deceased husband in the 1860...
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The Horse Books
My dad’s cousin Helen had horses that her daughters rode in horse shows around the South. They had lots and lots of gorgeous ribbons of every color in their den. I didn’t really want to own a horse because...
Read moreLost! (Or Just Missing in the 1940 Census)
Can you hypothesize a family was skipped in the 1940s census? Of course you can, but you shouldn’t. You should wait to see if the indexing projects find the family or family member somewhere else, especially if the person...
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The1940 Delaware Census has Been Indexed – Twice
The 1940 census has been out for nearly two weeks. I have paged through a lot of pages in and around Louisville, Kentucky looking for relatives. I haven’t found my grandparents yet, but that’s another blog. I have found...
Read moreIs There Anything New Except the 1940 Census?
What States are Indexed? What States are in Progress? Is there really anything new except the 1940 census? Well not really. It is huge. Ancestry.com has all the images up as does FamilyLink.com, FamilySearch.org, and of course Archives.com. The...
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It’s Here, the 1940 Census
The National Archives and Archives.com pretty much miscalculated demand and ease of use for the 1940 census search site. I don’t know how it went for the rest of you, but the first day was a bust for me....
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Easter is a Good Time to Explore Family Traditions
Easter is April 8th this year, a joy, a holiday. Holidays create family atmosphere like nothing else. A break from routine, holidays are a time of gathering of the clan and rejuvenating of spirits. Some holidays are set dates:...
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What was the Address of that House?
I am the only person in my immediate family interested in family history, genealogy or research. However, all of us are interested in playing Can You Top This, or I remember when we lived in…, Do You remember when...
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