1/1/2004
By Rick Crume
Searching by keywords can unlock the treasures of online library catalogs. Start your search with these terms.
Searching by keywords can unlock the treasures of online library catalogs. Start your search with some of these keywords, usually in combination with the name of a town, county, state, province or country (for example, Maine cemeteries or Maine and cemeteries).
From the January 2004 Family Tree Magazine.
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immigrants |
adoptions |
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African-American |
immigration |
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Afro-American |
land |
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land grants |
apprentices |
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Loyalists |
atlas |
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baptisms |
maps |
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Bible |
marriages |
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Mayflower |
biography |
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births |
military |
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militia |
blacks |
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burials |
missionaries |
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cemeteries |
naturalization |
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census |
newspapers |
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nobility |
church |
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Civil War |
obituaries |
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passenger lists |
coat of arms |
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patriots |
colonial |
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pensions |
Confederacy |
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court probate |
Confederate Pilgrims |
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Puritans |
deaths |
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deeds |
Revolutionary War |
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royalty |
directories |
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divorces |
school |
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ships |
emigrants |
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emigration |
slavery |
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soldiers |
genealogy |
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tax |
gravestones |
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tombstones |
guardianship |
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Union |
heraldry |
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vital records |
history |
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homestead |
wills |