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1728 Vitus Bering explores the Bering Strait on behalf of Russia 1784 Russian fur traders found Three Saints Bay, near Kodiak 1867 The United States purchases Alaska from the Russian Empire in “Seward’s Folly” 1884 Alaska administrative control transfer from the US military’s control to civilian appointees 1896 The Klondike Gold Rush begins, attracting tens of thousands of prospectors 1912 The Territory of Alaska is incorporated 1942 Japan occupies three of the Aleutian Islands; the U.S. increases its military presence in Alaska 1959 Alaska is admitted as the 49th state 1964 The Alaska legislature establishes administrative boroughs, instead of traditional counties 1971 The US government turns over 44 million acres to indigenous groups to settle decades-long land claims…

1679 Frenchman René-Robert Cavalier de LaSalle travels into northern Indiana 1732 The French found Fort Vincennes 1763 France cedes its North American territory east of the Mississippi to Great Britain 1787 The US government creates the Northwest Territory, including modern Indiana 1795 The Treaty of Greenville is the first to cede indigenous land in Indiana to the US government 1800 Indiana Territory is established 1816 Indiana becomes the 19th state in the Union 1825 The state capital moves to the new city of Indianapolis, which was created specifically for that purpose 1838 Hundreds of Potawatomi are forcibly marched from Twin Lakes, Ind., to Kansas in the “Trail of Death” 1859 Newton County is re-established after 20 years’ absence, the last significant change to Indiana’s county boundaries…

At first glance, you might think Filipinos don’t really care about genealogy. In reviewing data from my YouTube channel <www.youtube.com/c/TheFILIPINOGENEALOGYChannel>, I noticed watch time from viewers in the United States was consistently longer than that of viewers in the Philippines. How could this be? Family is such an important part of Philippine culture! I couldn’t believe there wasn’t more interest. Curious, I did some further research. I conducted an informal survey among 110 Philippines-based respondents, asking if they were “familiar with the term genealogy.” The results were eye-opening: Not only were four out of five unfamiliar with the term, but three out of five thought genealogy referred to the branch of medicine that deals with the female reproductive system! Digging into some Google search data told a slightly different story.…

WEBSITES Ang Aming Angkan (“Our Clan”) blog <angamingangkan.wordpress.com> Carcaranon Families blog <carcarfamilies.wordpress.com> FamilySearch Research Wiki: Philippines Genealogy <www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Philippines_Genealogy> The Filipino Genealogy Project <www.filipinogenealogy.com> The Filipino Genealogy YouTube Channel <www.youtube.com/c/TheFILIPINOGENEALOGYChannel> Lahing Pinoy <lahingpinoy.wordpress.com> National Library of the Philippines Digital Collection <nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/TechnoAklatan.htm> FACEBOOK PAGES The Filipino Genealogy Project <www.facebook.com/filipinogenealogy> Philippine Genealogical Society <www.facebook.com/philippinegenealogicalsociety> Philippine Heraldry and Vexillology <www.facebook.com/groups/Philippine.Heraldry.Vexillology> BOOKS Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos: Transcribase este Decreto con el Catalogo de Apellidos (Philippine National Archives) <www.issuu.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/docs/catalogo_alfabetico_de_apellidos> The Catalogo, Narciso Claveria, and Thoughts on Filipino Surnames by Todd Lucero Sales (self-published)…

Q I’ve found two possible relatives who served in the Civil War from Pennsylvania, Charles and Frederick Neiman. How can I know if these are my relatives? A A quick search of the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database<www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm>, as you’ve done, turns up five entries each for a Frederick Neiman and a Charles Neiman from Pennsylvania. (Some of these entries might be for the same soldier.) The only unit to have both a Frederick Neiman and a Charles Neiman is the 166th Infantry. Since brothers or cousins often enlisted or were drafted together, that’s a good starting point. You can search the same site for details about battle units at <www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units.htm>. The 166th was organized in York, Pa., in 1862. Your relatives were from York County, so that’s a…

Common Publication Abbreviations AA American Ancestors Magazine APGQ Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly AV Avotaynu magazine FTM Family Tree Magazine (US) FTMUK Family Tree Magazine (UK) IG Internet Genealogy magazine NGS NGS Magazine NGSQ National Genealogical Society Quarterly Register NEHGS Register TAG The American Genealogist TG The Genealogist In each issue, Your Turn offers a form that’ll help you preserve your family’s unique stories and organize your research. Tear out and use the form or make a photocopy.…

1 Cemetery Office You may find sexton’s records, plat maps, deeds, burial certificates and more. These records may take the form of books, ledgers, notebooks, loose papers in filing cabinets, or index cards in boxes. 2 Online Check genealogy websites such as Ancestry.com and FamilySearch, as well as the cemetery’s website, for digitized or indexed cemetery records. Memorials on burial databases sites such as Find A Grave and BillionGraves sometimes include record images. 3 Libraries, Archives and Genealogical and Historical Societies A local library (whether public or part of a university system), archive or society may have custody of old cemetery records. Search the online catalog or call and ask. Societies may have published books of record indexes or transcriptions. 4 Microfilm Look for microfilmed cemetery records at the libraries,…

I HAVE ANCESTORS WHO WERE French Huguenots from Sedan. Because of religious persecution, they traveled, over a period of years, from Sedan to Germany to Holland to England and finally, in 1700, to Virginia. William of Orange was strongly supported by Huguenots and (in part) owed his ascension to the throne to them. My ancestors were part of the group sponsored by William and founders of Manakin Town, Va.Sherry Conway via Facebook My ancestors were some of the first people that started Rensselaer County, N.Y. And, many of them are buried in the same cemetery.Beverly Duell-Moore via Facebook My great-grandparents immigrated to southeastern Kansas in 1901 from Asolo, Italy. In the Middle Ages, the Republic of Venice granted Asolo to Caterina Cornaro, the former Queen of Cyprus. It’s stunning!Amy King…

The U.S. National Archives (NARA) is the custodian for billions of records, many of them available to genealogy researchers. Not all of NARA’s records (most of which were generated by the federal government) are available online, but the organization has published some collections and record sets on its robust website, Archives.gov <www.archives.gov>. Among its digitized resources are indexes, finding aids and actual record images, some of which can’t be found anywhere else online. The NARA website is so large that I find something new every time I go there, either about my family or about an historical event that took place where I live. That makes it one of my top places to visit, and I’d recommend every researcher bookmark it. Here’s how to get around the Archives.gov website—and what…

What do you know about your ancestors’ schooling? Did your grandparents study in a one-room country school? Did some relatives go to college? Were any of them teachers? The answers may lie in school records: yearbooks, class photos, report cards and graduation announcements that you and your relatives may have in your possession. Obituaries, local histories and personal interviews can also provide valuable information about your relatives’ education. Fortunately, many of those education-related sources are now online. Here’s where to find them, and what I’ve been able to uncover about some of the scholars in my own family. Throughout, a dollar sign ($) indicates a site that requires a fee to access at least some resources. THE BIG GENEALOGY WEBSITES First up are the school records on each of the…

Websites AKGenWeb Project <akgenweb.com> Alaska Digital Archives <vilda.alaska.edu> Alaska’s Digital Newspaper Project blog <akdnp.wordpress.com> AlaskaWeb.org <www.alaskaweb.org> Cyndi’s List: Alaska <www.cyndislist.com/us/ak> FamilySearch Research Wiki: Alaska <www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Alaska,_United_States_Genealogy> Linkpendium: Alaska <www.linkpendium.com/ak-genealogy> Project Jukebox (University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program) <jukebox.uaf.edu> Publications Alaska: A History, third edition by Claus M. Naske and Herman E. Slotnick (University of Oklahoma Press) The Alaska Native Reader: History, Culture, Politics edited by Maria Sháa Tláa Williams (Duke University Press) Alaska People Index by Connie Bradbury, David A. Hales and Nancy Lesh (Anchorage Historical Commission) Alaska Place Names by Alan Edward Schorr (Denali Press) Archives & Organizations Alaska Historical Society <www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org> Alaska State Archives <archives.alaska.gov> Alaska State Library <library.alaska.gov> Anchorage Genealogical Society <www.anchoragegenealogy.org> National Archives at Seattle <www.archives.gov/seattle> University of Alaska Fairbanks, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library <library.uaf.edu/home>…

Websites Cyndi’s List: Indiana <www.cyndislist.com/us/in> FamilySearch Research Wiki: Indiana <www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Indiana,_United_States_Genealogy> Indiana Historical Bureau <www.in.gov/history> Indiana Memory <digital.library.in.gov> The INGenWeb Project <www.ingenweb.org> Linkpendium: Indiana <www.linkpendium.com/in-genealogy> Publications Atlas of Historical Boundaries: Indiana by Peggy Tuck Sinko (Charles Scribner) Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research edited by M. Teresa Baer, Geneil Breeze, and Judith Q. McMullen (Indiana Historical Society Press) A Guide to Genealogical Records in Indiana by Malinda E. Evard (M.E.E. Newhard) Hoosier Faiths: A History of Indiana’s Churches and Religious Groups by L.C. Rudolph (Indiana University Press) Indiana Genealogical Research by George K. Schweitzer (G.K. Schweitzer) Research in Indiana Courthouses: Judicial and Other Records by John J. Newman (Indiana Historical Society) Searching in Indiana: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records by Mickey Dimon Carty (ISC Publications) Archives…

1 SET GOALS. Specific goals such as “find Great-grandma’s burial site” will keep you on track, regardless of the fascinating finds and intriguing information you uncover along the way. 2 PLAN TRIPS AHEAD OF TIME. Which cemeteries are you visiting, which graves, and how do you plan on getting there? Look for an online map of the cemetery. Contact the sexton, courthouse personnel, genealogical society members and anyone else you want to speak with during your trip to set up appointments. 3 PACK A CEMETERY BAG. Visit a cemetery prepared with a kit of basic supplies—see our Cemetery Packing List below. 4 MIND YOUR SAFETY. Before your visit, call the cemetery office and ask local researchers about any safety issues. Take someone with you, especially if it’s an unfamiliar area.…

Websites A Grave Interest <www.agraveinterest.blogspot.com> American Battle Monuments Commission <www.abmc.gov> The Association for Gravestone Studies <www.gravestonestudies.org> BillionGraves <www.billiongraves.com> Cyndi’s List: Cemeteries <www.cyndislist.com/cemeteries> Family Tree Magazine: Cemeteries & Gravestones page <www.familytreemagazine.com/cemetery-gravestone-research> Find a Grave <www.findagrave.com> The Graveyard Detective blog <www.graveyarddetective.blogspot.com> Interment.net <www.interment.net> National Park Service: Civil War Cemeteries <www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-cemeteries.htm> National Preservation Institute <www.npi.org> Nationwide Gravesite Locator <gravelocator.cem.va.gov> Saving Graves <www.savinggraves.net> Southern Graves blog <blog.southerngraves.net> TheCemeteryClub <www.thecemeteryclub.com> Tombstone Transcription Project <www.usgwtombstones.org> World War I Cemeteries <www.ww1cemeteries.com> World War II Cemeteries <www.ww2cemeteries.com> Books A Graveyard Preservation Primer, 2nd ed., by Lynette Strangstad (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers) Beautiful Death: The Art of the Cemetery by Dean Koontz (Penguin Studio) Cemetery Art & Symbolism in North America by D.A. Goodrich (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) Cemeteries and Gravemarkers: Voices of American Culture edited by Richard E. Meyer…

WHEN THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY adopted “The Crossroads of America” as the state motto in 1937, it chose a suitable name. Since prehistory, people have passed through the land that is today known as Indiana. Whether these people traveled via its river systems, animal migratory paths, or early highways, the land that would become Indiana truly was a crossroads. Because of this, you likely have an ancestor who lived there or traveled through on their way west. Here’s how you can find them. HOOSIER HISTORY As you might expect, Indiana means “Land of Indians.” The territory that would become Indiana was accordingly home to a diverse range of indigenous peoples, even after statehood. The Miami, Pottawatomie, Shawnee and Delaware were the most prominent tribes in Indiana by the time of…

Most immigrants to the United States endured a grueling, weeks-long journey via ship. Today, many of their descendants dream of doing that trip in reverse—albeit much more comfortably, by plane in less than a day. But before we can do that, we first need to determine an immigrant’s exact location of origin. You’ll need to know what archives to search, as well as what records were created. (And, if you’re traveling, which places to visit.) Unfortunately, many ancestors left scant details about their hometowns. They might have identified a big city like Naples or Paris or Warsaw, but were actually from little villages near those big-name locales. “Near enough” isn’t good enough for Old World research, since few other countries historically had (for example) widely available, full-country censuses. You need…

1521 Ferdinand Magellan claims what is now the Philippines for Spain 1543 Spaniard Ruy López Villalobos names the islands Las Islas Filipinas after Philip of Austria, later King Philip II of Spain 1849 A law requires Filipinos to adopt surnames 1889 The government requires copies of church vital records 1896 Filipinos begin campaigning in earnest for independence from Spain and (after 1898) the United States 1898 The Philippines officially declares its independence from Spain, but comes under US control after the Spanish-American War; English becomes the official language of record-keeping 1902 The United States Congress passes the Philippine Organic Act, which creates an elected Filipino legislative body 1930 Civil registration is mandated 1941 Japan invades the Philippines as part of World War II; the war claims 1 million Filipino lives…

1 You’ll often find the “who” clause in the first paragraph of an obituary. This is where the reporter draws you in by stating important details about the person who died, so you’ll want to read more. 2 Surviving family members—children, a spouse, parents or other relatives—are normally listed. 3 Many obituaries list the person’s birth and death information as well as parents’ names. In this obituary, Mrs. Mayo’s parents and maternal grandfather are included. 4 The amount of biographical information varies from obituary to obituary. Mrs. Mayo’s includes birth in a foreign country, the circumstances of her move to Virginia, and information about her youth 5 If the deceased was a notable member of society, the reporter may include quotes from his or her associates. Citation: “Mrs. Mayo Dies…

1 Gather your files, then review and prioritize what to save in newer formats. Think broadly: CDs, DVDs, USB drives, hard drives, SD cards, and even floppy disks. In addition to photos, records, and other genealogical material, they might hold audio and video files including lectures, interviews, music, videos, home movies, and recorded sounds. 2 Do not use writeable media for long-term storage. CDs and DVDs, once the standard for data preservation, aren’t getting any younger. Experts estimate life expectancy for burned discs to be just three to five years, so don’t rely on them for your archival needs. (Unused discs tend to last longer.) 3 Copy files onto your computer. Mount discs and other storage media on your laptop or desktop computer, and copy files from them onto that device.…

Creating or adding to a memorial in a burial database lets you record your research and share it with others, while paying tribute to your ancestor. At Find a Grave, search for any existing memorials to avoid creating a duplicate. If you find one, click Suggest Edits to contact the owner about revisions. Otherwise, click Add a Memorial on the home page (or go to <www.findagrave.com/memorial/create/search-cemetery>). At BillionGraves, if your relative already has a memorial, click the pencil icon on their profile to make edits. To add a headstone photo for an ancestor, look under the Volunteer menu and click Take Photos. Both sites have mobile apps you can use to quickly add information and photos for multiple burials. Search the site first for the cemetery you plan to visit,…