Site News - An Internet Genealogy Disaster has been Averted.
MyTrees online has released a Prioritized Search Results Display technology that allows you to sort by the priority of your choice the possible thousands of search results for a given individual, so that you only need to look at the top few for meaningful data, saving you countless hours of perusing through useless pedigrees.
Genealogy HowTo - Knowing When You Have Found Your Ancestors
By Karen Clifford, AG, FUGA
This issue is filled with great ideas that will help you sort through available genealogical evidence. Utilize The Care Formula to know and document the difference between possible finds and valuable facts.
Also in this issue, free reminders, pointers on how to add valuable documentation and source notes to your MyTrees on line database.
Just for Fun - Click Here for Genealogy Humor
***"Crazy" is a relative term in my family.
Reviews - Cindy Carman's review of **"State Census Records"** by Ann S. Lainhart
Finally a truly complete reference to what State Census records are available, what information they contain, and where to find them.
Site FAQs - Click HERE!! for answers to the Ancestral Archive Index Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Ancestral Archive Index?
- Is there a fee to view the Ancestral Archive Index?
- What information can I get about my ancestors from the Ancestral Archive Index?
- Does the Ancestral Archive Index contain information from foreign countries, or is the information only from the United States?
- How do I view a file once I have found the individual for which I am searching?
- Why do I continually receive a registration page when I try to view a file, even though I have already registered and have activated my account with a subscription payment?
- Why can't I find myself in the Ancestral Archive Index?
- Why can't I find my deceased ancestors in the Ancestral Archive Index?
- What if my search returns too many search results?
- Why do I receive Search Results from countries that are different than the specific country I specified in the search query?
- Can I search for names that are spelled with foreign characters?
Upcoming Events - Click Here for Upcoming Genealogical Events across the US and Europe-
- 10-12 May 2001The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, "Nineteenth-Century New York Genealogy and History: A Marriage Made in Heaven" presented by New York State Archives and genealogical societies of the Capital District and Saratoga area, to be held in Saratoga Springs, NY. Find details at:
http://www.nygbs.org.
- 16-19 May 2001: Portland, OR: 2001 NGS Conference: Explore New Frontiers.
For more information: http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
- 25-27 May 2001, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Genealogical Society seminar - Quest for Opportunity hosted by Waterloo Region Branch and Wellington County Branch. Wendy Cameron will present the J. Richard Houston Memorial Lecture. The event will include almost two dozen speakers . For details call (519) 884-5400; fax (519) 746-7599; e-mail accombook@waterloo.ca ; or visit http://www.conferences.uwaterloo.ca .
- 27 May-3 Jun 2001: Alaska: Alaskan Seminar Cruise. For more information: http://www.gencruise.com
- 29 May 2001, Lincoln, Nebraska: Researching Irish Records -The Nebraskans of Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestry (NISIA) present Dr. Brian Trainor and Fintan Mullan from the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, N. Ireland, Contact Sharon Sawyers (402) 489-2006 or Valery Wachter (402) 423-1939 for details; or write NISIA, Box 5049, Lincoln, NE 68505.
