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I love fall: cool and crisp weather, new school supplies, hot apple cider. And who doesn’t love to watch the leaves transition from green to bright orange, red and yellow? Life settles down a bit as one season drifts into another. Like the trees at this time of year, our leaves here at Family Tree are changing. This summer, Family Tree was purchased by Yankee Publishing, Inc. (YPI), a company with a long, successful track record in publishing. New Englanders might recognize YPI as the publisher of Yankee and New Hampshire magazines. And fans of The Old Farmer’s Almanac might also know YPI, which has owned the publishing rights to the almanac since the 1930s. Better still, YPI is a family affair: CEO Jamie Trowbridge is the grandson of Robb…

Even the best-laid plans of mice, men and genealogists can go awry without an organized way of documenting your research. These seven worksheets will keep your research on track and in order. We’ve provided tips and tricks for using each. Write directly in the magazine, or make a photocopy. You can find more great, downloadable genealogy worksheets on our website <www.familytreemagazine.com/freeforms>. •Family Group Sheet, page 19•Five-Generation Ancestor Chart, page 20•Ancestor Worksheet, page 22•Surname Variant Chart, page 24•Oral History Interview Record, page 25•Census Checklist, page 26•Passenger List Search Worksheet, page 27 Family Group Sheet Look at one family unit (parents, children and subsequent spouses) in detail. Five-Generation Ancestor Chart Perhaps the most famous format for family trees, this chart allows you to view multiple generations of an individual’s direct-line ancestors at…

1673 Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet explore the upper Mississippi River 1783 The newly formed United States wins eastern Minnesota from Great Britain 1832 Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant is the first person of European descent to live in what’s now St. Paul 1838 Franklin Steele claims land at St. Anthony Falls, site of present-day Minneapolis 1841 Father Lucian Galtier builds the Chapel of St. Paul in the future state capital 1872 The Pillsbury company (later famous for its Doughboy mascot) is founded in Minneapolis 1883 Dr. William Worrall Mayo founds the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to treat tornado victims 1927 Little Falls native Charles “Lucky” Lindbergh flies solo from New York to Paris 1974 The first episode of “A Prarie Home Companion,” broadcast live from St. Paul, airs 1987…

1840 and earlier Before 1850, US censuses named only the head of a household—usually a man, but also unmarried female heads of household. Tick marks indicate the sex and age range for household members. 1850 and on Names of all household members. 1850–1890 Whether married within the census year. (Note that only fragments of the 1890 census survive.) 1880 and on Birthplace of the enumerated individual’s father and mother, marital status, relationship to head of household. 1890–1910 “Mother of how many children” and how many of those children were living 1890 Special veterans schedules name Union veterans of the Civil War (some enumerators also counted Confederates) and their widows. Schedules survive for part of Kentucky and states alphabetically following it. 1900 Month and year of birth, number of years married.…

1 Search for both maiden and married names. In some cultures, women used their maiden names on legal records even after marriage. 2 List all the names she used. Your ancestor may have gone by various nicknames or by her middle name at different times in her life. 3 Avoid jumping to conclusions. A woman isn’t necessarily the biological mother of every child listed in her household in census records. Additionally, she may have been married prior to and/or after her marriage to your ancestor. Remove filters and search terms as necessary. 4 Closely examine census records. An older person in a married woman’s household may be her mother or father, or her other relatives may be staying with the family. 5 Search for a companion. If you can’t find…

1850s: Front-fastening dresses with broad collars gained popularity. Sleeves were narrow at the shoulder and flared at the wrist. Full skirts were gathered over hoops. Hair was commonly parted at the center and styled to cover the ears. 1860s: A high, narrow collar was typical, but dresses also featured v-necks and lapels. Bodices were snug and buttoned down the front over a corset. Skirts were full and gathered, often over hoops. Elaborate hairstyles—sometimes employing faux hairpieces—were becoming popular. 1870s: Ruffles became stylish. High necklines featured low-standing collars open at the front. Skirts became narrower, though many had bustles. Women continued to part their hair in the center. Small hats and bonnets were trimmed with feathers, lace and flowers. 1880s: High necklines had low-standing collars. Sleeves were three-quarter length, snug and…

NEW JERSEY’S “GARDEN STATE” nickname may seem an anomaly to some, what with towns such as Trenton and Paterson driving the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s, and the surrounding East Coast “BosWash” megalopolis triggering the state’s 1900s suburban boom. Even the state government says there’s “no definitive explanation for New Jersey’s nickname.” Perhaps it’s the early farms, the southern interior’s wooded Pine Barrens, the northeastern Meadowlands or the flower beds in all those neighborhood backyards. Or just maybe it’s the potential for your New Jersey family tree to grow like a weed—thanks to the resources we’ll show you. GARDEN STATE PLOTS During the early 1600s, Swedes and Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New Jersey, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. In 1664, British Col.…

Each day brings a new story of a successful family reunion brought about by DNA. Adoptees find their birth families, donor-conceived children call up their biological fathers, and genealogists break down brick walls to uncover their ancestral origins. But other stories caution you against taking the test, claiming your privacy is at risk or casting doubt on the test’s accuracy. But with information about the three kinds of DNA tests (mtDNA, Y-DNA, and autosomal DNA) flowing freely from a myriad of sources, not every news reporter has all the facts. It’s time to set the record straight. We’ll examine six pervasive myths about DNA tests and what they can or can’t do, allowing you to set realistic expectations. 1 YOU ONLY NEED ONE KIND OF DNA TEST. STATUS: PLAUSIBLE Your…

You’ve probably noticed by now that the Danish alphabet looks a little different. When you start delving into Danish records, you’ll encounter two letters of the alphabet in addition to our familiar 26: Æ (a) and Ø (o). A third “extra” letter, Aa (aa), appears in older records; Å (å) replaced it around 1950. Æ, Ø and Å are filed alphabetically after Z, although words and names beginning with Aa are filed at the beginning of the alphabet. FamilySearch’s Danish Genealogical Word List < www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Danish_Genealogical_Word_List> can help you translate words such as sogn (parish) or moder (mother). It also will alert you to common spelling variations. If your research eventually takes you to Denmark, you’ll find that many Danes speak at least some English, so it’s not hard to get…

WEBSITES • Danes in America <loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/danishamer.html>• Danish Counties, 1662–1793 <commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Danish-counties-1662-1793.png>• Danish Demographic Database <ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm>• Danish Emigrant Archive <www.udvandrerarkivet.dk/udvandrerprotokollerne>• Danish State Archives <www.sa.dk/da/sidebar_widget/arkivalieronline>• FamilySearch Wiki: Denmark Genealogy <www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Denmark_Genealogy>• Jewish Genealogical Society of Denmark <www.jgs-danmark.dk>• Samfundet for Dansk Genealogi og Personalhistorie (The Society for Danish Genealogy and Personal History) < www.genealogi.dk>• WHKMLA Historical Atlas of Denmark <www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/scandinavia/haxdenmark.html> ORGANIZATIONS AND ARCHIVES The Danish American Archive and Library 1738 Washington St. Blair, NE 68008 <danishamericanarchive.com> Danish Immigrant Archives, Grand View University 1351 Grandview Ave. Des Moines, IA 50310 <www.grandview.edu/about/about-gv/our-history/archives> Københavns Stadsarkiv (Copenhagen City Archives) Kobenhavns Radhus DK-1599 Kobenhavn V Denmark <www.kbharkiv.dk> Museum of Danish America: Genealogy Center 4210 Main St. PO Box 249 Elk Horn, IA 51531 <www.danishmuseum.org> Rigsarkivet (National Archives of Denmark) Rigsdagsgaarden 9 DK-1218 Kobenhavn K. Denmark <www.sa.dk/en>…

Q Can putting my family tree online put me at risk of hacking or identity theft? A The most obvious potential hacking threat involves security questions. If you have an online tree that features your mother and you use your mother’s maiden name as a “secret question” on an account, you have right to be concerned. However, most secure websites and financial institutions offer a range of “secret questions,” so you can choose instead to use your first car or favorite pet. (Just keep Rover off the family tree!) Alternatively, you could “lie” about the answer to a family-related security question to reduce the chances of anyone guessing. So if you use “mother’s maiden name,” simply set the answer to something that’s (probably) not a surname, like Chimichanga. Another possible…

Loved listening to family stories as a kid, but there were just as many mysteries as there were fascinating facts.@RidgeHusum via Twitter When I was 16, my grandmother showed me her genealogy research. I was fascinated! I never really had the time to do it until my kids were older, but from the moment I started, I was hooked! That’s been 17 years of research. I love it! It’s like putting together the ultimate puzzle!Karla Riker Hall via Facebook I didn’t want to be forgotten. When I was little I didn’t know anyone with the last name Pinet. So I made a promise to myself to do family history so that my future kids would know where they come from. Fast-forward to now, I am helping members in my church…

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. tip On the back of the card, write down some of your favorite memories involving the dish: who made it, when it was made, and what happened around the family table while it was served.…

Websites John R. Borchert Map Library <map.lib.umn.edu> Cyndi’s List: Minnesota <cyndislist.com/us/mn> Minnesota Digital Library: Minnesota Reflections <www.mndigital.org/reflections> Minnesota GenWeb Project <rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mngenweb> Publications A Guide to Family History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS Press) A History of Minnesota by William Watts Folwell (MHS Press) Minnesota Genealogical Reference Guide by Paula Stuart-Warren (PSW Research) The Minnesota Genealogist (Minnesota Genealogical Society) They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State’s Ethnic Groups edited by June Drenning Holmquist (MHS Press) Archives & Organizations American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407, (612) 871-4907, <www.asimn.org> Immigration History Research Center 311 Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455, (612) 625-4800, <cla.umn.edu/ihrc> Iron Range Research Center 1005 Discovery Drive, Chisholm, MN 55719, (218) 254-7959, <www.mndiscoverycenter.com/research-center> Minnesota Genealogical Society 1385 Mendota Heights…

1609 Henry Hudson explores Newark Bay 1746 Princeton University is founded 1776 Americans defeat the British in the Battle of Trenton 1783 Continental Congress meets in Princeton University’s Nassau Hall 1804 Alexander Hamilton dies after duel with Aaron Burr in Weehawken 1876 Thomas Edison opens laboratories in Menlo Park 1921 First Miss America pageant is held in Atlantic City 1937 The Hindenburg crashes at Lakehurst 1963 Tom Sims of Haddonfield creates the “ski board,” an early snowboard 1978 Gambling is legalized in Atlantic City 1998 US Supreme Court rules that most of Ellis Island is in New Jersey 2009 “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” and “Jersey Shore” debut…

autosomal DNA (atDNA): DNA in the nucleus of a cell that is passed down from parents to their children; studying this material can provide information about both maternal and paternal lines cousin-matching: Feature of most testing companies that compares test takers’ DNA samples and provides estimates about the genealogical relationships between them ethnicity estimate: A testing company’s “best guess” about the geographic origin of a test taker’s DNA, usually presented as percentages from various regions Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA): Act of Congress passed in 2008 forbidding employers and health insurance companies from using genetic information to make employment or coverage decisions haplogroup: Classification of individuals who have similar Y-DNA and mtDNA, used to make inferences about groups’ ancient origins marker: Location along DNA that is examined when analyzing DNA…

Danish names look a little funny to Americans, who’re used to surnames staying the same from one generation to the next. Although some Danish surnames derived from places, occupations or personal characteristics, most are patronymic—that is, based on the father’s given name. Until 1904, when a national law required permanent surnames, it was common for last names to change with each generation. So, for example, if Hans Pedersen had a son named Lars, the boy would be known as Lars Hansen (“Hans’ son”). Likewise, Hans’ daughter Anna would be known as Anna Hansdatter (“Hans’ daughter”; often abbreviated Hansdr). While this makes following a family through the generations tricky, it does immediately give you at least the father’s first name. Better still, women usually didn’t change their names at marriage, so…

Researching your family history is fun, but it’s not always easy. Even the most experienced genealogists sometimes stumble in their research goals, struggling to find missing records or overcome the dreaded burned courthouse. But with dutiful planning, hard work and a little bit of luck, you can scale even the highest brick walls. Read on for how these three genealogists did just that. Tragedy in Tunbridge: UNCOVERING A VICTORIAN ANCESTOR My husband’s great-grandmother has always been a bit of a mystery. We knew that Mary Ann Susannah Cooke, wife of carriage builder Harry Cooke and mother of one son, was a talented musician who played the violin at English garden parties and balls in Victorian England. We also knew she supplemented the family’s income by renting their spare room to…

EARLIER THIS YEAR, MIT Technology Review <www.technologyreview.com> estimated that more than 26 million people have taken consumer DNA tests—half of them in 2018 alone. They included the most recent substantiated reports from Ancestry <www.ancestry.com>, 23andMe <www.23andme.com>, MyHeritage <www.myheritage.com> and Family Tree DNA <www.familytreedna.com>. AncestryDNA led the pack with 14 million test takers, followed by 23andMe with 9 million. Family Tree DNA and MyHeritage DNA each had at least 2 million. Estimates didn’t include all sales from the 2018 end-of-year holiday season, which could substantially raise these figures. The estimate doesn’t account for those who test at multiple sites, a factor that would decrease the number of unique test takers. Still, the report concluded, “If the pace continues, the gene troves could hold data on the genetic makeup of more than…

1 Record the artifact’s history. Textiles can indicate your family’s ethnic roots, as well as your family member’s skill and craftsmanship as an embroiderer. Write down what you know about the artifact: who made it, when it was made, when it was used and who the previous owners were. This heirloom history may even help solve a family history puzzle! Keep one copy with your genealogy research notes and another written on acid-free paper stored with the linen. 2 Treat heirloom linens like you would a suit or dress. Handle linens carefully, and always launder them before storing. Wear a pair of white cotton or nitrile gloves when handling textiles to protect the cloth from body oils and lotions. Inspect table linens for stains or tears, and unfold them carefully…

According to census data, women living in the United States outnumbered men by five million in 2018. ACCOUCHEUSE: midwife ADMINISTRATRIX: a woman assigned by the court to administer an estate where there is no valid will BONDMAID: a female slave or indentured servant COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE: an irregular form of marriage that can be legally contracted, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute. State laws vary over what can be considered a common-law marriage; today, few states allow them. CONCUBINE: a woman who lives with a man to whom she is not married CONSORT: companion; term used when the woman predeceased her husband COVERTURE: a legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage, a woman’s legal rights were subsumed by those of her husband DOWAGER: a widow…

1807 New Jersey revokes the right of women to vote, a right granted with the adoption of the state constitution in 1776 1834 Women mill workers in Lowell, Mass., successfully strike to reverse a 25 percent pay cut 1848 The Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, NY approves the Declaration of Sentiments on women’s rights 1850 Oregon’s Donation Land Claim law grants married women the right to own land 1854 Susan B. Anthony begins her crusade for American women’s rights 1890 Wyoming is the first US state to allow women to vote 1911 The Triangle Shirtwaist Co. fire in New York City kills 146 workers, mostly immigrant women 1914 Margaret Sanger is indicted under the US Comstock Act for distributing a birth control pamphlet 1916 Manitoba is the first Canadian…

ONLINE American Women (Library of Congress) <memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml> College Women: Documenting the History of Women in Higher Education <www.collegewomen.org> Cyndi’s List: Female Ancestors <cyndislist.com/female> Finding Female Ancestors <www.genealogy.com/50_donna.html> Hearth: Home Economics Archive (Cornell University) <hearth.library.cornell.edu/h/hearth> Invisible Women Ancestors <genealogy.about.com/od/women/a/female_ancestor.htm> “Ladies Clubs and Lodges in the 1800s” <www.genealogy.com/articles/over/heard022400.html> National Women’s History Museum <www.womenshistory.org> Notable Women Ancestors <rootsweb.com/~nwa> Pathfinder for Women’s History Research (National Archives) <www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/women.html> “A Short History of Women’s Property Rights in the United States” <womenshistory.about.com/od/marriedwomensproperty/a/property_rights.htm> Sophia Smith Collection of Women’s History (Smith College) <libraries.smith.edu/special-collections/about/sophia-smith-collection-womens-history> Women’s History <www.thoughtco.com/womens-history-4133260> Women’s Rights National Historic Park <www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm> PRINT Beyond Her Sphere: Women and the Professions in American History by Barbara J. Harris (Greenwood Press) Death Records of Pioneer Missouri Women 1808–1849 by Lois Stanley and George F. Wilson (Anundsen Pulblishing Co.) Foreign and Female:…

Websites Cyndi’s List: New Jersey <cyndislist.com/us/nj> Descendants of the Founders of New Jersey < www.njfounders.org> New Jersey Digital Collections Highlights <njstatelib.org/research_library/new_jersey_resources/highlights> New Jersey Digital Highway <njdigitalhighway.org> New Jersey GenWeb Project <rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgenweb> West Jersey History Project <www.westjerseyhistory.org> Publications Colonial New Jersey Source Records, 1600s–1800s CD (Genealogical Publishing Co.) Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey by Francis Balzey Lee (Lewis Historical Publishing) Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives by Bette Marie Epstein (Division of Archives and Management) Guide to Vital Statistics Records in New Jersey, 2 volumes, by the Works Progress Administration (New Jersey Historical Records Survey) Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey: A Guide by Janice Kohl Sarapin (Rutgers University Press) Archives and Organizations Genealogical Society of New Jersey Box 1476, Trenton,…

CENSUSES • Dates: at varying intervals since 1761• Access: 1787 through 1930 on FamilySearch.org and at the Danish Demographic Database <ddd.dda.dk/kiplink_en.htm> CHURCH RECORDS • Dates: starting nationwide in 1646; earlier in some parishes• Access: parish registers through 1941 on FHL microfilm; pre-1892 registers at Danish State Archives <www.sa.dk/da/sidebar_widget/arkivalieronline> EMIGRANT REGISTERS • Dates: 1868 to 1940• Access: through 1908 free in the Danish Emigration Archives <www.udvandrerarkivet.dk/udvandrerprotokollerne>…

1 Record the names of the interviewee(s), interviewer and transcriber at the beginning of the transcription. Also include the date of the interview, date of the transcription and location of the audio file. Consider adding a short biographical profile of the interviewee(s). (See page 25 for a worksheet that will get you started.) 2 Identify the speaker. Be specific. In this case, two people were being interviewed, and I indicated each time one of them spoke. Make sure you also identify the interviewee; here, her questions are set off in italics. 3 Listen carefully to the recording and type exactly what the speaker said. Don’t worry about spelling, grammar or whether the statement is redundant or incomplete. 4 Add images if possible, especially if the speaker references a specific photo…

Out of love for the truth and from desire to elucidate it, the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and ordinary lecturer therein at Wittenberg, intends to defend the following statements and to dispute on them in that place. Martin Luther sent his now-famous Ninety-five Theses to the archbishop of Mainz on October 31, 1517, effectively beginning the Protestant Reformation that rocked Europe and the Catholic Church. Little did he know that this letter would affect religion and international politics for centuries to come. Regardless of your ancestor's denomination, church records can provide valuable information about vital events. Learn how to use them <www.familytreemagazine.com/premium/church-records-genealogy-workbook>.…