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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – War of 1812 Pension Records
July is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 15 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 15 – Explore the War of 1812 Pension Records! In recent years, the War of 1812 Pensions records have been being digitized by Fold3.com. Currently, the 68% of the pension records have been completed and are available for the researcher. While Fold3.com is a subscription site, the War of 1812 pension records are available for FREE. As researchers we are familiar with using…
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Civil War Veterans Homes Records
July is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 14 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 14 – Explore Civil War Veterans Homes Records! Homes to care for aged and disabled veterans began as early as 1811 when Congress approved a national home for Navy veterans. [Construction of the home did not start until 1827.] While the federal government created and supported “old soldiers” homes many states (if not most) were run by the states. Records were kept for…
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – School Records
Wondering what type of school records could benefit your genealogy research? You are in the right place! July is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 13 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 13 – Using School Records in Your Genealogy Research! School records are not often used by genealogy researchers. Many researchers are not even aware of their existence. Just so we are clear, the school records we use in genealogy research are not a student’s private record.…
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31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Occupation Records
Wondering about occupational records of your ancestors? You are in the right place! July is completely focused on providing you with genealogy tips that are …..well,….”out of the box”. Welcome to DAY 12 of the 31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips series! Need to start at the beginning of the series or catch up? Start here. DAY 12 – Use Occupational Records in Your Genealogy Research! Have you considered these two questions in your research: How did your ancestors earn their living? How does this information impact your genealogy research? How our ancestors made a living impacted where they lived. Were your ancestors farmers? Those farmers lived in…