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...genealogist. All of us can go back to old Censuses and do little studies of the neighborhoods of our ancestors. Who did they live with? What were the kinds of people they lived with...
...professional genealogist who traced Gates’ ancestry, Jane E. Ailes, will undertake this new project by comparing the names of the 80,000 soldiers who applied for pensions following the Revolutionary War to census data, which listed individuals as being white, a slave, or a free colored person...
...have concerns about information that other people have posted about your family online--such as birth dates of living people or Social Security numbers--contact the relevant websites and your local elected officials. As an avid genealogist says, "I would rather work a little harder at my research than have people put at risk by information posted simply to make genealogical researchers' jobs easier." And finally, experts say to order your credit report twice a year to stay on top of purchases. --By Lois Gilman
...TRACE YOUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN ROOTS by Barbara Thompson Howell (Citadel) meets the special needs of the black genealogist, and the author's enthusiasm is contagious...
...MASTER GENEALOGIST from Wholly Genes software (about $89 for the gold version; $49 for the silver; Windows), one of the most expensive programs but also one of the most powerful, handles an unlimited number of people, relationships and sources. "There are easier programs," admits Wholly Genes president Bob Velke, 36, "but they're nowhere near as powerful. This has all the power and flexibility that professionals need, but you don't need to be a pro to use it." (www.wholly genes.com or call 877-TMG-FAMILY...