Category: U.S. Genealogy

Unlock Your Ancestors’ Stories: 25 Free Websites for Exploring American Ancestry

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 3 Jan 2024 | FamilySearch, Online Records, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Exploring your family history doesn’t have to come with a price tag. Our list of 25 top free...

Tract Books: An Index to Public Domain Land

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 13 Oct 2023 | Land Records, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Federal tract books serve as a master index to sales, leases, homesteads, and other transactions related to the disposition of the majority of surveyed public land in the 30 U.S. public land states. Learn how to use tract books to locate information on your ancestors or the original ownership of a particular parcel!

7 Successful Strategies for Researching Immigrant Ancestors

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 2 Jan 2023 | Immigration, Methodology, U.S. Genealogy | 0

The stories of our immigrant ancestors are an important part of our family history, researching immigrant ancestors can be tricky and frustrating. Whether your immigrant ancestors came from Italy or Germany a few generations ago, or from England centuries ago, these successful strategies will help

The Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 12 May 2022 | Research Planning, Social History, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Works Progress Administration surveyors inspect records storage conditions in Massachusetts, 1936. Courtesy of the National Archives, Records of the Work Projects Administration, RG 69.

Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps Online

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 3 Jan 2022 | Land Records, Online Records, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Explore online collections offering free access to digitized copies of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for select states, cities, and towns.

Missouri Genealogy Online – Sources for Researching Missouri Ancestors

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 11 Aug 2021 | Online Records, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Research and explore your Missouri genealogy online with these online Missouri databases, indexes, and digitized record collections focused on Missouri and family history – many of them free!

Timeline of U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Laws

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 3 Jan 2021 | History and Laws, Immigration, U.S. Genealogy | 0

From the Naturalization Act of 1790 through the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, a large...

5 Strategies for Locating Ancestors in Passenger Lists

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 2 Jan 2021 | Immigration, Methodology, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Discovering an ancestor’s name on a passenger list not only provides a vital link to the old...

Timeline of U.S. Public Land Laws & Acts

Posted by Kimberly Powell | 14 May 2020 | Featured, History and Laws, Land Records, U.S. Genealogy | 0

Congressional Act of 1776 | Land Ordinance of 1785 | Land Act of...

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