Burial Ground for Earliest Pilgrims It is small, only 1 1/2 acres in size with approximately 130 graves. It began in 1638 after a settlement of Duxbury was started in 1627 of some of the Plymouth residents. #Pilgrims #graves #familytree #genealogy familytree.com/blog/burial-gr…

Study Provides Insight Into Genetics of Same-Sex Behavior 23andMe points out that the study found thousands of genetic variants with very, very, small affects on same-sex sexual behavior. It did not find any “gay ge... #DNA #genetics #gaygene #familytree familytree.com/blog/study-pro…

Profiling on Census – German-Born A few German immigrants made it over for the Jamestown colony, and the largest and earliest German settlers went to Pennsylvania. #Germans #immigrants #familytree #Jamestown familytree.com/blog/profiling…

Recognize Your Grandparents If your grandparents are no longer living, make a point to spend a little extra research time, especially checking local hometown newspapers for any information (social eve... #grandparents #genealogy #familytree #familystories familytree.com/blog/recognize…

Staged Train Wrecks of Yesteryear It was so popular that six more staged train wrecks were held the next year in different parts of the United States. One of the most famous being at Waco, Texas named ‘Crash at ... #trains #history #familytree #railroads familytree.com/blog/staged-tr…

Eastern Shore Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries that become FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to more genealogy resources to help genealogists and family historians make more fa... #libraries #genealogy #familytree #research familytree.com/blog/eastern-s…

Positive Advantages to Researching Your Ancestors The advantages of having more information on ancestors can include the very fact that ‘everyone needs to be remembered’. It may just be one aspect of thei... #familyresearch #familytree #genealogy #stories familytree.com/blog/positive-…

Sharing Your Photos and Files Instead, try Dropbox Transfer that allows users to send files up to 100 gigabytes (GB) in size for free – now that is Large !! That amount is for each time you send photos and docum... #photos #organize #genealogy #familytree familytree.com/blog/sharing-y…

United Kingdom's 2021 Census Never has there been census data collected anywhere which is a form of speaking into the future. This 2021 census of the U.K. will provide the opportunity (only if a person want....#census #UnitedKingdom #genealogy #familytree familytree.com/blog/united-ki…

Wayback Machine However, here is a great site from Internet Archive named ‘Wayback Machine‘. The Wayback Machine, allows users to explore more than 371 billion web pages saved over time. It is all p... #onlineresearch #researchtools #genealogy #familytree familytree.com/blog/wayback-m…

Images of Tennessee - 1937-1976 Covering 40 years there are many regions and events to view. Each image you can view, enlarge and download to your computer. Below each photo is any information and date of the i... #Tennessee #photos #genealogy #familytree familytree.com/blog/images-of…

Parallel Storyline So if that ancestor had some handicap it would have to be noted on the draft card. So here you are not only explaining how you can get confirmation about a handicap of an ancestor but cover... #brickwall #genealogy #familytree #research familytree.com/blog/parallel-…

International Beer Day The English Pilgrims on the Mayflower ship in 1620 had to have barrels of beer (English ale) along with water on the ship for the long trip across the Atlantic. #beer #genealogy #familytree #unusualholidays #history familytree.com/blog/internati…

Sisters Day As you work on your family tree you do want to include all your sisters, your parents’ sisters (your aunts) plus any other generations back you can find the names and information on sisters. #siblings #sisters #genealogy #familytree familytree.com/blog/sisters-d…

Holocaust Documents With the end of World War Two in 1945, portions of Germany were divided between a post-war American zone and post-war French, British and Russian zones. #Holocaust #Jews #familytree #genealogy familytree.com/blog/holocaust…

Rural-Free Delivery When Congress in 1896 voted for Rural Free Delivery, or “RFD,” politicians hoped that daily mail delivery could get vital information to farmers and ease the isolation of farm life. #genealogy #postaldelivery #familytree #mail familytree.com/blog/rural-fre…

U. S. Post Office Workers At the start of the twentieth century, the U. S. Post Office was one of the largest employers in the country. Due to the numbers employed many people have a postal worker som... #familytree #genealogy #USPostal #mail #postmasters familytree.com/blog/u-s-post-…

MyHeritage Added Nord Civil Marriage Records Nord is the most populous department in all of France. MyHeritage points out that in 1792, after the French Republic was proclaimed, government authorities began c... #genealogy #French #vitalrecords #familytree familytree.com/blog/myheritag…

Be a 2020 Census Taker There will be paid training provided. Pay is weekly and there are flexible hours to work. The pay scale varies with the counties and states. The time length of the work is generally several we... #census #jobs #familytree #genealogy familytree.com/blog/be-a-2020…

Findmypast has New Scottish Crime and Punishment Records Crown Office Precognitions are factual statements that have been given by witnesses to both the prosecution and defense before the case goes to trial. It i... #familytree #crime #Scottish #genealogy familytree.com/blog/findmypas…