Linda, Any tips on how to find those "lost" relatives would be a great help. There is always one that is the so called "brick wall!" Will start looking for who my gg grandfather's family traveled with. Now why didn't I think of that before? Thanks, Kate Keller Bourland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Lambert" <ktlkate@extremezone.com> To: <ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Research tips that may be of help to you...... > When I was at the National Genealogy Society conference in Phoenix recently, > I was given a daily calendar with different genealogy information for each > day. Some of these are software tips, technology tips, etc. all pertaining > to genealogy. If you wish, I will share some of the better ones. They may > not necessarily pertain to only Effingham County, but your general genealogy > research as well. > > > > "When publishing a query to a message board or a mailing list, make sure the > subject line has enough information to effectively market/advertise your > query. Effective subject lines include: 1) Name(s)/subject; 2) Time period; > 3) Location. For example: Lorenzo D. Brown, 1822-1918, Venango County, > Pennsylvania." > > > > "The American Genealogical-Biographical Index is an index for millions of > individuals. Many of the indexed entries come from pre-1900 family > histories. Other records include the Boston Transcript, the complete 1790 > US Federal census, and published Revolutionary War records." > > > > "The 1900 US federal census was the first to list the number of years the > couple was married." > > > > "Cluster genealogy solves brick wall problems. Your ancestor traveled with > in-laws, friends, and business associates. Learn where they came from - > perhaps your ancestor came from the same place!" > > > > "Topographical maps display information about features of the land: roads, > valley, rivers, and hills. They are important for understanding where and > how families might have traveled." > > > > If you like these, let me know, and more will follow as I see them. > > > > Linda > > Effingham Mailing List Administrator > > > > > > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING-L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/05 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/05