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The Drouin genealogy collection is a bonanza for researchers of French Canadian Families. This data is becoming available online.

Listed here are baptisms by Canadian missionaries for French Canadians living in nearby Vermont and New York. Genealogists use such records to trace family history.

This continues a list of missionary baptisms for French Canadian families in nearby Vermont and New York. Genealogists use such records to trace family history.

Parish registers of St-Jean-Chrysostome in Chateauguay Co., Quebec, include French Canadian families living in nearby New York and Vermont.

There are dozens of resources for tracing Irish Ancestors. Some are available online, several are in North America and more are in Ireland.

The USGenWeb is a free genealogy website whose resources include vital records; obituary, Bible & cemetery transcriptions, local photos & histories; court & land records.

Trying to dig into Finnish ancestry can be difficult because of the language differences. But there are many good English website to help you with your search.

Tired of doing all your research online or in the library? Well, get out and visit the family cemetary. There are many things you can learn in a graveyard.

By definition, "tithe" means one-tenth of the annual income of a person's land or yearly income. This money is paid as a tax or as a contribution to a church.

First Church in Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) was organized March 8, 1726-7 and called Rev. Thomas Smith as its parson. He kept extensive records.

The collected works of David Dobson, specialist on Scottish Immigration to North America, are now available on one compact disc.

After three years of excavations under St. Paul's Outside the Walls (San Paolo fuori le Mura), visitors to Rome can now see at least a part of the tomb of St. Paul.

This country was founded on the belief that God was sovereign and merciful. However, the antebellum slave owner often used religion in maintaining social control.

Quinta das Lágrimas, "the farm of tears", holds lovers' secrets of the past. A simple stone marks the setting of the tale of love, conspiracy, murder, and revenge.

Henry Hudson and Lord Delaware were there earlier, but Delaware's first permanent settlement in 1638 was Swedish. Their fort was named for Sweden's Queen Christina.

Here are definitions of basic genealogy terms for the beginning family tree researcher, including vital records, pedigrees, primary sources, parish records, census.

The genealogy information in US census records is only the start. Use birth & marriage years, occupation, immigration, home ownership data to find more records & sources.

Feeling lazy or lost about where to go? A public library is a one-stop resource for many different kinds of family history information.

When the Mayflower dropped anchor and passengers gave thanks for that safe 1620 voyage to America, they no doubt remembered Rev. John Robinson, their spiritual advisor.

The availability of online resources have vastly enabled today's genealogy researchers, but it has also created a much greater need for verification of the information.

The Wilson Memorial Garden in Chipping Campden celebrates the work of "Chinese" Wilson who introduced over 1,000 garden-worthy species from China to western horticulture

In genealogy female ancestors are most commonly revealed as "wife of", with unknown maiden names. Here are 10 tips for finding them in public records and other places.

Settled in the 1820s by free blacks seeking to own property, the racially integrated village was razed in 1856 to make way for the creation of Manhattan's Central Park.

Newspaper obituaries are some of the most valuable documents for genealogists, but there's no single method for finding them.