1 November 2014
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1700 Census | ProGenealogists - Denmark
Denmark's 1700 census of men includes a listing of all men by household, giving the property appraisal (hartkorn), the name of the head, his age, all those men in his household, their relationships and occupations, and their ages. This is a compilation of abstracted data.
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A Family on the Move: Origins of the BEDILLION/PETILLON Family
Explains the discovery of the origin of several BEDILLION/PETILLON families from the 1700s in Germany and France.
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BARNHOUSE Branches - A Surname Resource Center
BARNHOUSE and BORNHAUS families - documented family trees, descendancies, photos, queries and researcher list.
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Cantons | ProGenealogists - Switzerland
A list of the cantons (linked to lists of town names and parishes) of Switzerland with German, French, Italian and English name versions.
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Century Quest for a Palatine German Family (KILMER Family's German Origins)
Describes finding the origin of the 1710 New York German KILMER family in Germany.
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Complete census return for Cornville, Somerset County, Maine.
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Danish School Census 1735-1739
In in some areas of Denmark school censuses were created, which listed all of the school children and information about them. This is an article with abstracted data from 1735-1739.
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Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands)
U.S. Virgin Islands. Maps, resource guide, index of wills 1671-1848, 1722 list of inhabitants, and other genealogical aids for St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix.
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From the Denver Public Library, Digital Collections.
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Finding Aid to the Maps of Private Land Grant Cases of California, [ca. 1840-ca. 1892]
From the Online Archive of California, UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library.
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How to Evaluate Genealogical Evidence | ProGenealogists
By Kory L. Meyerink, MLS, AG, FUGA.
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Irish Genealogy Research Experts | ProGenealogists - Ireland
Web site includes Irish Genealogy Sleuth list of links; Learning Center with online articles and resources; searchable databases to find records; News and Events.
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Pacific Northwest Historical Documents Database
From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection. The Pacific Northwest Historical Documents database is a collection of original, diaries, letters, reminiscences and political documents drawn from various sources within the Special Collections Division. These documents recount the early settlement of Washington and the establishment of homesteads and towns and describe the hardships faced by many of the early pioneers.
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ProGenealogists - Coats of Arms, Family Crests, and Surname Origins
An article explaining some of the misconceptions surrounding these topics.
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Successful Genealogical Correspondence and Travel to Germany
By Friedrich R. Wollmersh
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The Palatine Project is an attempt using sources from German speaking countries as well as early colonial American sources to reconstruct the passenger lists of Germans who came to America in the first large wave of emigration in the 18th century.
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Articles pertaining specifically to 18th century German emigration research.
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US Surveyor General for California - Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Maps 1855-1875
Index of early California land grants.
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Guide to the U.S. Land Office, Sacramento, Records, 1858-1908.
From the Online Archive of California, UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library.
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Using Hamburg Passenger Lists | ProGenealogists - Germany
Extremely helpful article by Gary T. Horlacher.
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Wyoming Pioneers Oral History Project
The collection contains interviews with people who were early residents of Wyoming. Interviews were conducted between 1947 and 1955 by employees of the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Topics include life in Laramie, Hanna, Douglas, and other towns; politics and government; ranching; Camp Fire Girls; crime; Yellowstone Park; Buffalo Bill's Wild West show; University of Wyoming; Tom Horn; a World War II war bride; mining; and the Johnson County War. Includes some interviews with Native Americans.
