By: Carolyn L. Barkley
The U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules are another of the non-population enumerations that are often not used by genealogists. Like the agricultural enumerations discussed in an earlier article, mortality data can prove very useful in your research.
Mortality schedules are extant for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Unfortunately, the 1890 schedules were destroyed [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
This article was originally published in March 2009 and was listed as a “Suggested Link from the Blogosphere” in the California Genealogical Society’s E-Magazine in May 2009. It is being repeated here in an updated format so that you can begin planning your genealogical activities for next year. If you are putting [...]
By: Carolyn L. Barkley
We have all experienced the frustration of wondering what information was included on the roadside historical marker that we just sped past either because there was no place to pull off the road or no opportunity to exit the stream of traffic even if a place might be available. I used to [...]
By: Carolyn L. Barkley
Recent advertisements on television suggest that family research is as easy as entering a few names and dates and following the green leaves to your genealogical destiny. While this method may satisfy some, those of us who enjoy the hunt for every possible (documented) detail about our ancestors know the satisfaction found [...]