You’ve gone through the preliminaries.

You’ve collected all your household vital records, interviewed relatives, gathered additional records from living relatives and followed-up on some of the leads that were developed. Now, you’re stuck and not sure what to do next in your genealogy research.

If you’ve worked your way far enough back, it might be time to start checking the Census.

But first, you’ll want to understand that while the Census Bureau collects some great genealogical information, it has the responsibility of confidentiality. As a result, the Decennial Census of Population and Housing on individuals does not become available to the public until after 72 years.

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I don t know about you, but I ve always been interested in my past. My way past, that is. That past that was even before I was born. Well, of course I m talking about my ancestors. Those very people who had a part in making me who I am today.

It used to be the search for my heritage took me to the library where I had to spend countless hours combing through books seeking information about my ancestors. But, today, there are so many more resources available for genealogy research. Let s take a look at three such resources you should consider, both high tech and low tech.

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If you are interested in performing genealogy research things are much easier for you than they used to be. In the past researching genealogy was very, very time consuming. You needed to visit a library, read lots of books etc. However today all you need is an internet connection and you are ready to get started.

On the internet you can find lots of very helpful records to help you in your research. You will birth records, marriage records, military records and lots more. These are simply invaluable for people doing genealogy research. Also helpful are the many genealogy forums and communities that exist online. You can visit these sites and ask for help and advice.

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Have you hit a stumbling block in your search for ancestors? Is the given (last) name you’re looking for one that could be easily spelled differently in another language? Try varying the spelling of the given name you are researching sometimes it can make a world of difference.

For example, we were researching the name “Lesh”, but couldn’t find anything. Until one day, after scanning some of the Ancestry.com forums, we noticed a German spelling of the name Loesch and the flood gates opened so much so that we found ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, which helped to prove our rights to membership in the Daughters of the American

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If you are interested in performing genealogy research things are much easier for you than they used to be. In the past researching genealogy was very, very time consuming. You needed to visit a library, read lots of books etc. However today all you need is an internet connection and you are ready to get started.

On the internet you can find lots of very helpful records to help you in your research. You will birth records, marriage records, military records and lots more. These are simply invaluable for people doing genealogy research. Also helpful are the many genealogy forums and communities that exist online. You can visit these sites and ask for help and advice.

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