What are your favorite little known genealogy websites that
indemnity relief and great stuff to go and explore so this
details in here private land claims allowance pensions
that page number and come up here and type it in and click
there are military service an act to authorize the controller
large and then you can browse your collection and you can
on how to do online genealogy research, be sure to check out
information really really great stuff lots of interesting
turn to image and now we're looking forward to Thomas
treasury is hereby authorized to adjust and settle the
Amy Tenant and it is for US researchers so she uses this a
by. So, really great tip. It's a little wonky to use so be
we're part of or the Santa Fe National Forest is very close
all the Mesas that are around Los Alamos and we can see that
it. Now, this last one comes from the genealogy researcher
come and search through this so you see this page number take
website I also discovered that your ancestor might appear in
some what do they call statutes at large okay let's go look at
map of the area and you can see all of those bumps. Those are
clicking this arrow here I have to advance back and forth and
the playlist that will appear up top and if ready for
something specifically selected for you by YouTube, check out
we can click on this map and now you can see a topographical
sure you go look for some bonus training that are available
so if you put in your place you can find location on a map so
I just care about New Mexico so I'm going to filter New Mexico
is a browse but we're not afraid to browse, are we? So, I
we did mention? Put the name and a link to those websites in
hope you had fun learning about some little known websites that
Weishart and it says be it enacted that the controller of
professional genealogist used to climb their family tree.
the description below. If you want to explore some more tips
and I'm going to go ahead and send a query now there are some
place specific details but I'm going to have to advance
Alamos let's find out what we can find out for Los Alamos and
have early American ancestors then you'll definitely want to
a lieutenant in the Army of the United States in 1793 so if you
content to all of the acts click next image and we can see
she said to come down to volume 6 which a list of private acts
name information system or the GNSI GNIS so I live in Los
Greta, Madge, Maggie, Maggie would spell different. Mags,
of the Genealogy Guide so let's go into the USGS genographic
these next two are a little bit wonky but they're really great.
account Thomas Weishart and it gives you the rest of that
search the title so I'm going to click browse and then
of treasury to settle the account of Thomas Wishhart late
longitude information and that will help me isolate a location
and in this list of private acts you have the table of
trying to do some spelling variations name variation
this so on this website you're going to click statutes at
at a particular time and place but after watching her video
lot to find out statutes applicable to the United States
that I linked to over in the show notes on how to use this
an out of the box website for genealogist to explore. Now,
online for this website so that you can really dive deep into
Um Megan is a nickname for Margaret. Okay, I did not know
Margaret I want assuming Margaret is a using person use
from the 1860s census and you want to find out how much that
going to tell you a lot of information about that now
researches you can type in nicknames for Margaret and it's
that at all. So, this is a great resource to use and it's
locations and in a place name change you should be able to
was in modern dollars you can use Wolf Run Alpha for that but
sure what all the nicknames for Margaret could be and you're
and now I have the census code I can find out the lagitude and
now I can get to Loth Alamo's population place click on that
find out your ancestor had $8, 000 property value in the 1820s
know what you're going to find on this website until you start
quick thing that he recommends is not only can you use this
counties and lower levels. So, this next website is not a
looking. So, start at the state then work your way down to
right now this is like wait wait wait this is just who's a
not 1820 census they didn't have the property value but
things you can do on here but we're just going to do one
in other thing you could do is find out let's say you're not
Genealogy Bargains loves it. Now, he says there's so many
So, you can find maths associated with specific
see how those names change and this is a tip from Drew Smith
Maisie, Mackie, Maimie. Okay, I didn't even know all of these.
church records, county histories. You really never
and then they'll get some links and some different records. So
However, sometimes you're going to actually find
given name and now we're going to get the results. So,
for that contextual historical fact food let's say you want to
genealogy website which is why my colleague Thomas McKinte of
if we click on this one it actually goes to other website.
pages that look like this. They'll give some descriptions
Orphan Train Projects. And you're going to see a lot of
extractions of different cemeteries, Bible records,
which I picked without watch looking. Look at this. Indiana
Just click on the link. This one goes to the library of
my colleague Peggy Clinton. I love her as an educator so
notice they have school records. A link for school
and look at all of the resources that are curated
soon. So, he recommends the ancestor hunt and many of you
in the descriptions to find out which ones we have going on
is part of many of our genealogy research conferences
Family History Writing Projects. Now, Miles Myers who
people who've lived in a town where ancestors live to help
from all walks of life. So now you can actually get some oral
collection called the American Life History's manuscripts from
Web, it's no surprise that Gen Web is the next website that
look at it a lot better. So that's a pretty handy website
Civil War in America maps just so much. The other thing that
can't read that because that's in a different language,
mother's name, the gender, the birth date, the institution,
Schools and we'll be coming back to Gen Web in just a
second but this is a great portal page that takes you into
congress. We can click back and we can go to Google News
of different collections. So, we can start with newspapers
information. I have the index where the father's name, the
here. Now, the images aren't on here but the links to go find
history and maybe it has your ancestors or maybe it has
know how much I love a family search wiki. Well, this is kind
recommend the Library of Congress and there are so many
the English version and I'm going to look for the name. Now
Pop it in and it says birth. So, we're going to be looking
document is, then go copy it and put it in Google Translate.
in-person research trip plans based on archive grid this next
the Federal Writers Project 1936 to 1990 four which
there are so many great things. The plan of New Orleans. I
the type of document. Now, if you don't know what that
I chose the last name Boreen in honor of John Boreen who has
the first name, Patronymics. Yay. The place, the date, and
says when he's researching his Dutch ancestors then he goes to
the We Was We website now the We Was We website has a Dutch
get some details about how to access the collection so you
of collections that mention Richard Chanley so we can go
well maybe instead of saying I'm going to be this area and
I am going to pick randomly that one. So now I'm in Indiana
Hunt a powerful combination. Now, since I just mentioned Gen
the Family Search Wiki so Family Search Wiki and Ancestor
you'll want to explore. Now, this was recommended button by
let's go explore this area. So here we are on this website and
about school photos that are available in Cedar County
school photos and now this is from a gem web page that talks
records. The yearbook page is Cedar County miscellaneous
through and this was two recent Chase Family Papers 1738 view
where those collections located and then I can make my
organization places an event. So let me type in Richard
you improve not only your genealogy research but your
Archive and let's see what other links there are and
when you go to Archive Grid there are a number of ways that
and if you have never attended an E conference with Family
going to pick Missouri and I am going to click Missouri once I
the collections are. So, let's go and do by location and I'm
History Fanatics, I highly recommend you look at the link
a lot of different collection that may not make it over to
find it. There's Missouri and notice we have links to a lot
because you can access a special collection catalog for
can zoom in and we can click through and we can find out
all the archives around the United States and the world so
John Abbott and there's different ways that you can use
of like another Wiki in your back pocket. Go to resources
they recommend on this website is the Sandborn Collection when
insurance map, the Boston, Atlas', in great collection of
there's border states. There's a chronological history of the
won't necessarily be able to see the actual image but this
and then you can click on Auburn University and go search
the and then you can see a number of collections in the
you could search the website you can go to let's say Alabama
interviewed nearly 3, 000 interviews across the country
we which we mentioned in my video on maps as well as a
which is a newspaper site of Farm Security Administration
things to explore here. There is also the Civil War map. So,
Historic American Building Survey Chronicling America
that is going to help me a lot more. So now I can zoom in and
at birth records and notice I have all of this great
Lisa Leosen of Are You My Cousin she really likes this
been interviewed on this YouTube channel before. So I'm
next website is Archive Grid and this was recommended by
great collections over here on the Library of Congress. The
Cities in pounds. I clicked on this and this is great because
if you have Dutch ancestors. Now the researchers at Trace
going to go and click search and then I have the last name,
the city is. A city genealogy society, go check that out.
favorites because she lives in Tennessee. You can get to a
of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. So then I can say oh
the collection and we can find out where it's housed archives
there's 29 soldier points, 11 enlistments, and we can just
and then an image. Go to the source of that image is and
recommendation comes from Eric Wells of Legacy Left right he
version and an English version which is really handy. So in in
Essex County I'm looking for all these different things
into it because this website has is chock full of
information as is most state archives and libraries. So,
really explore this website. I'm not going to dive down deep
this website. Alright, so here's some enlistments that we
you can come in and look for let's say people or
ancestors. So you can do a patriot selector and we have
University do they have anything that could help me
descriptions from them you can then view the card catalog and
my gosh that is super exciting if you have revolutionary war
math. Patriot Paths is a work in progress that uses
genealogy index search maps. We always need to be checking out
revolutionary pensions to map the paths the soldiers took. Oh
available. Ha ha. If I join this society, I have index to
checking out state archives. Now this is her one of her
Thank you, Ellen for that tip. Now, this next one comes from
say I'm looking for my family I'm looking for the history of
here's what I want to research I can actually come here and
Chantley and I type in Richard Chantley and there are number
the archived lady Melissa Barker. And being that she is
of great little resources, a Facebook page, a family search,
with my genealogy research or you can do this the other way
church death. 1890 to 1898 That'll be awesome. Index to
Societies. Look for county, you may even depending on how large
is a way to say you know what I'm going to be heading out to
a location in Alabama and I'm going to be in Auburn
follow that advice and get into the state archives. Now the
first one right here and now we're at the Hamilton County
marriage index. There's so many great things here but I
Geneallogy Society website. There is a link for databases
and support the professional genealogist who recommended
wouldn't know it was there if I didn't go to Google and search
an archivist. It's no surprise she tells us that we need to be
these websites that will be featured but you can also go
for the Genealogy Society. So, look for State Geneallogy
Wiki, a blog spot but we're going to go up here to the
go search for these three resources. Local Genealogy
in the Hamilton County Genealogy Society and I get all
to find their ancestor or find out information about what is a
Google and look for these specific resources. So, I typed
Libraries. So, yes, you know to use Google but we want to go to
genealogy website. However my colleague Ellen Thompson
part that people fail to remember they just typically go
Jennings from the Family History of the Hound says the
searches that we talked here on this channel but they failed to
bobsled in Canada in eighteen fifty or Dewy Notes image
use to climb their family tree. Now, I want to invite you to
check out the show notes that are linked in the description
Societies, Local Historical Societies, and Genealogy
into ten little known websites that professional genealogies
Lisa Louise Cook so you know Google is not a little known death notices, indexes to the German newspaper there,
Today, we're going to have a lot of fun. We're going to dive
genealogy website is go Google. Yeah I know. You are fans of
these sites. So, let's get to it. Now, the first little known
so that not only you can find the direct links to some of
the one below. Be sure to