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As genealogists, we typically use core records when we start exploring a person or a family. These core records include censuses, vital records, probate records and wills, gravestones, and land records. But these are just the tip of the iceberg. There are three records types I want to call attention to. These are what I consider next-level sources.
1. Cemetery Records
I know, I just said gravestones were a typical core record. True, but I’m talking about records beyond the gravestones....
While not always reliable for the birth event, delayed birth certificates can be extremely helpful. In this video, I'll show you some examples of just how helpful they can be.
But first, I want to point out that these certificates can be filed in their own record set, or they can be intermingled with the original birth certificates in birth date order. Also, if you happen to have a birth certificate filed at the time of the birth, you might still find a delayed registration. This could...
Last week, we covered some of the items that are often overlooked in the 1940 US census. I hope you learned at least one new thing and took some time to go back and review at least one 1940 census to make sure you gleaned everything that this particular census has to offer.
This week I thought I’d keep it simple :)
But Julie, your title indicates that we’re diving in to citations…that’s not simple!
Don’t worry, I’ve got you!
Citations for censuses are...
Eight years ago, when the 1940 US census was released to the public, genealogists dove right in to find their relatives. For some, it was finding their parents enumerated for the first time! For others, it might have been finding themselves enumerated for the first time! Whatever the case, it was an exciting time.
But…in our haste, we may not have read all of the wonderful details or may have missed some of the data that was collected for the first time in this census. That said, the...
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