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Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
1/11/2012
How do I learn more about a Civil War ancestor who was a prisoner of war?
6/14/2011
I have the original diaries my great-grandfather kept during his Civil War service, along with documents including his enlistment and discharge papers. How can I find museums or other organizations that would be interested in preserving this collection intact?
8/2/2011
Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
8/1/2004
Answers for the beginner, the befuddled and anyone hitting a brick wall.
2/1/2006
Can you explain the absence of some family members from federal census reports, when their obituaries indicate that they were residents of the city during that time?
10/1/2004
New partnerships will put more genealogy records on the Web.
9/1/2007
What could you get from Uncle Sam? Millions of federal census, land, military and other records that may hold answers about your ancestors. Here's what you need to know about what your country's records can do for you.
9/27/2009
FamilySearch and the National Archives and Records Administration digitize Civil War widows' pension files.
3/1/2008
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