In a message dated 97-11-12 21:10:32 EST, owner-hometown@list.ancestry.com writes: << ================================================= Database of the Day (Free for 10 Days!) Pitfalls in Genealogical Research The material addressed in this database is designed to help the beginning genealogist avoid the pitfalls most commonly fallen into, even by experienced genealogists. The topics include: family traditions, interpretation of terms, the problem of surnames, the 1752 Calendar change, fraudulent pedigrees, and more, making this an excellent resource guide for both beginner and experienced genealogists. Bibliography - Rubincam, Milton. Pitfalls in Genealogical Research, Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1987. 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If you have any questions about the HomeTownDaily, please address them to webmaster@ancestry.com ====================================================== Ancestry HomeTown Daily "A Daily Dose of Genealogy" www.ancestry.com November 10, 1997 In this issue: - Database of the Day - Today's New Maps - Headlines from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Finding A Maiden Name - New Internet Locations for USGenWeb ================================================= Database of the Day (Free for 10 Days!) Pitfalls in Genealogical Research The material addressed in this database is designed to help the beginning genealogist avoid the pitfalls most commonly fallen into, even by experienced genealogists. The topics include: family traditions, interpretation of terms, the problem of surnames, the 1752 Calendar change, fraudulent pedigrees, and more, making this an excellent resource guide for both beginner and experienced genealogists. Bibliography - Rubincam, Milton. Pitfalls in Genealogical Research, Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1987. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/home/free/today.htm OR http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp ================================================ Today's New Maps Ancestry is currently adding 3 maps every working day to their web site. One of the three maps is available for free for 10 days, after which it will be moved to the subscription area. The remaining two maps are available in the subscription area. Today's new maps are: - Mississippi River - FREE! - Plan of Olympia According to German Excavations - Central Europe 1786 To view these maps, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/maps.asp and look under the FREE MAPS section of the page. ================================================ Headlines from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter Here are the latest headlines from Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: - More On Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1782 (on CD-ROM) - Halbert's -- Up To Old Tricks - And still more on Halbert's - TREE-O Version 2.0 - Buffalo Barracks On The Web - Home Pages Highlighted To read this week's newsletter, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/home/eastarch.htm ================================================ Finding A Maiden Name Check the following: 1. Death certificate 2. All children's birth, marriage & death certificates 3. Copy of obituary published in newspapers in nearby towns 4. Marriage certificate 5. Probate records 6. Land records. Quit claim deeds for father's real estate may prove her relationship. 7. Printed church records 8. International Genealogical Index (IGI) 9. Divorce papers 10. Newspaper indices 11. Histories with biographic sketches. 12. Widow's Military Pension 13. Locate family genealogy of husband's line 14. Locate distant relatives who may have information. 15. Census records of 1880, 1900, 1910. 16. Certificate of Naturalization of husband (sometimes) 17. Bounty Land Warrant. Application by wife must prove marriage to veteran. 18. Tombstone company, cemetery office or funeral records. (From S.C. Gen. Soc. Vol. 19, No. 2 Pg. 28) ================================================ New Internet Locations for USGenWeb For anyone who is having trouble finding USGenWeb since the snowstorm in Nebraska - The new addresses for USGenWeb are http://www.usgenweb.net or http://www.usgenweb.org The new address for WorldGenWeb is http://www.ideaschool.org/worldgenweb/index.html Have you seen the USGenWeb New York Page? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/ The following URLs http://www.usgenweb.org and http://www.usgenweb.net will continue to work on a permanent basis. (They're actually probably more reliable, as .com redirects thru our old server, and .org and .net point directly to our current location on RootsWeb.) The initial reason for the change is a delay in a cross country hardware move on the .com box, which was compounded by some hardware failure which was discovered after the move. We hope ..com will be back up in a week or two. But .net and .org will always work as well....they have done for some time, we just didn't tell people they were out there. Information provided by, Megan Zurawicz, National Coordinator USGenWeb http://www.usgenweb.net -- http://www.usgenweb.org ======================================================= To unsubscribe from this newsletter send e-mail to: majordomo@list.ancestry.com In the BODY of the message (not the 'Subject' line) type: unsubscribe hometown Please do not include any other text in the message or the process may not work. If you have any problems or questions, please send e-mail to: webmaster@ancestry.com ======================================================= ==== LASTJOHN Mailing List ====