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Did Your Ancestors Experience a Disaster?

As I hear more stories and see more pictures of what happened here in Vermont as a result of Hurricane Irene, I think that the storm is certainly going to be the subject of many family stories that will be handed down to future generations. There are people who are isolated in their mountain villages because all roads in and out have been destroyed by floodwaters. There are folks with out of state license plates from Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York who came up here when they were evacuated from their homes. I am sure that they thought that … Continue reading →

Oklahoma State Tourism Has New Genealogy Resources

Genealogists who have family connections to Oklahoma will want to check out the new resources that have been put online through Oklahoma’s official Travel and Tourism website. You can link to a specific county, see detailed maps, and even trace your Cherokee Roots. Genealogy has become a popular hobby. Many states have started encouraging genealogists to plan a trip to visit their state so that the genealogist can physically walk through places that their ancestors might have walked through several generations ago. I guess you could call this sort of thing “genealogy tourism”. One way to generate interest in genealogy … Continue reading →