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Search 65 million records from the 13 original colonies - Free until midnight July 8 7 polly7 Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 4300
I finally found pictures of my great-grandfather! 18 frogmarch May 2012 Jul 2012 11 8367
Fold3 Revolutionary War Collection free until July 15 1 Rosie1223 Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2297
Help. I am trying to come up with a file system for filing geneological data by person. 12 rhett o rick Jun 2012 Jul 2012 1 5018
I just read that NBC has canceled 26 PatSeg May 2012 Jul 2012 2 8333
Michelle Obama's Roots 3 NOLALady Jun 2012 Jun 2012 7 4163
This message was self-deleted by its author 8 seaglass Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3746
Castle Garden, Ellis Island, and All Other Points of Entry 7 CBHagman May 2012 Jun 2012 4 6301
Update: Ancestry.com for sale 2 lonestarlib Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3411
Free for June: War of 1812 Collection on Fold3 8 Rosie1223 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 4699
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 May 2012 2 3607
Woman Uncovers Her Family's History and Finds a Career 0 Viva_La_Revolution May 2012 May 2012 3 2525
I just got the Family Tree Maker 2012 and it does import data from previous Family Tree Maker 13 applegrove May 2012 May 2012 0 8996
DNA & Melungeons - Interesting thread 0 watrwefitinfor May 2012 May 2012 0 2237
every time I try to access 1940 census my computer locks up 4 grasswire May 2012 May 2012 1 3065
Anyone doing Early Texas research? (1820s - 1840s) 2 Rosie1223 May 2012 May 2012 0 3310
Somedays family history leads into bittersweet understanding of today. 1 HereSince1628 May 2012 May 2012 5 2469
Who Do You Think You Are? is back! 18 csziggy Feb 2012 May 2012 4 7958
"Finding your Roots" on PBS 7 shanti Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 4655
Shout out to Charles L. Hocker, Enumerator for Ohio County, Kentucky 13 kdmorris Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 4507
WWII registrations on Ancestry.com 2 CountAllVotes Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 2930
saving 1940 census pages 13 tru Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 4804
Can anyone transcribe the 1940 census schedule headers? They are too fuzzy for me to read... 2 Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 3511
Pennsylvania 1940 Census is now up on familysearch.org!!! 3 madinmaryland Apr 2012 Apr 2012 2 3529
Is anyone else using Find-a-Grave for research? 20 CanonRay Dec 2011 Apr 2012 2 6597
Glad to find this group! 13 shanti Mar 2012 Apr 2012 1 5746
anyone able to access the 1940 census? 12 tru Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 4385
I found my late mother-in-law in 1940!!!! 1 kdmorris Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 2613
1940 census at Ancestry.com.... 13 Little Star Mar 2012 Apr 2012 2 5570
Discussion of the release of 1940 Census on CSPAN WJ this morning. Video is now up 0 Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2012 Mar 2012 4 2212

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Wow, it's dead in here. 14 Rosie1223 Dec 2011 Mar 2012 22 5341
So my Pop Pop was with the Army Air Force and Flew during WWII, and I don't recall 8 LaydeeBug Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3748
Someone requested information from when my family owned a grain mill in the mid 1800s. My dad 8 applegrove Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 4207
Everybody join in the fun and help index the 1940 Census when it is released! 12 kestrel91316 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 1 4945
So My great great grandmother was Native American, & of course for YEARS I thought it was Blackfoot 14 LaydeeBug Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 6683
There was an item on our local news yesterday 6 HeiressofBickworth Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 3005
An update on the release and quality of the PA Birth and Death Documentation.. 3 madinmaryland Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2683
Police find family of dead twins (thanks to genealogists) 2 Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 Mar 2012 5 2685
Before you buy a genealogy book, check here 4 Rosie1223 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 4571
Free Access to Canadian Vital Records Until Feb. 20th 8 polly7 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 4208
Just 59 days remaining until Monday, April 2, 2012.. 14 Little Star Feb 2012 Mar 2012 6 5016
1930 Census Free access 2-16 2-20 dig deep my friends. 0 Historic NY Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2585
FREE access to Ancestry.com New York Records 5 csziggy Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 6925
Just seven days until PA Vital Records become public records. 5 madinmaryland Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 3028
This message was self-deleted by its author 13 riderinthestorm Feb 2012 Feb 2012 5 5047
Does anyone here have a subscription to Fold3?.. 4 Little Star Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 3556
How do I track down an ancestor who fought in the Civil war? 6 flyingfysh Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 3347
My geneaology story was just featured on The Generations Project tv show! 3 riderinthestorm Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2850
Fold3 has free access to Black History Collection for February 0 Rosie1223 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2405
Is this an interesting use of Genealogy Databases or an invasion of privacy? 5 Rosie1223 Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 3357
A cross post that should be here, I think. 2 pengillian101 Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2751
Great News for PA Genealogists! SB-361 The Vital Records Bill, 17 madinmaryland Dec 2011 Jan 2012 5 8236
For well documented ancestors, how much do you put in your software? 6 csziggy Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 3902
Tis a big holiday weekend for many...will you be doing more genealogy work? 4 The Genealogist Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 2636
Question on Ancestry.com - help! 9 NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 4132
Found this article with reaches to Bismark, North Dakota, surname Las Binder 0 shraby Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2025
More great news for Pennsylvania Genealogists! Marriage records from 2 madinmaryland Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 3376
I am Soooo glad to see the Genealogy Group is still around 1 Homer Wells Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2091
OK...looks like Skinner got through the backlog of requests 4 kdmorris Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2938
I have a relative who was murdered in Santa Clara County, California in 1981. I have his death 8 jwirr Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3861

Ancestry/Genealogy Continued...

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I'm glad they have this group, hope we can keep it going. 22 CanonRay Dec 2011 Dec 2011 6 6293
So, does anyone think we need a host? 8 kdmorris Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 5015
Thanks to the format at DU3 4 PatSeg Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 2835
What happened to all the old threads from DU2? 5 csziggy Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3521
I poke my nose in here occasionally. 2 kestrel91316 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 2775
I just wondered if everyone knows WWII Records are free at Ancestry.com until tonight? 9 polly7 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 3790
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