I Am A Veteran and a Native Alabaman

This Confederate veteran signed an affidavit in his pension application in Mississippi in 1933. He was born in Alabama, but moved to Mississippi as a young child--which really doesn't impact his signature.

What Are You Searching At FamilySearch? Webinar

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A Native of Welsh, Louisiana Registers in 1940

This draft registrant was born in 1915 in Welsh, Louisiana. He registered for the draft in 1940 in Louisiana.

An Independence Day Registrant

This Louisiana native was born on 4 July 1924 and registered for the draft in New Iberia, Lousiana, in December of 1942.

An Easier Rendering than the Whiskey

Another document from the same set of records as the earlier post from "Who is Paying in Whiskey?" but this has one additional name.

A NOLA Resident Registers

This 19 year old registered with Selective Service in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1942. His name?

Who Is Paying In Whiskey?

Who signed this 1806 document? (click on the image to view in a "clean" screen)

A Native of DeQueen Registers

This 1923 native of DeQueen, Arkansas, registered for the draft at the age of 19.What is his name?

An Alabaman Registers

This 1907 Houston County, Alabama, native registered for the draft in the 1940s in Georgia.

An 18 Year Old Registers

This 1925 Georgia native registered for the draft in Georgia at the age of 18.

A Native of Scotland Declares

This native of Scotland declared his intent to become a citizen in 1860 in Illinois.

An 1832 Irish Native Declares

This 1832 native of Ireland declared his intent to be a citizen in 1860 in Illinois. What is his name?

A Galway Native Declares

This 1835 native of County Galway, Ireland, declared his intent to become a United States citizen in 1860 in Illinois.

Making A Claim for a Mule

This individual filed a claim for a mule used by the Confederacy in 1864.

My Intent is Declared

Who signed this declaration of intention in the United States in the 1860s?

Renouncing in 1860

This German native renounced his citizenship in 1860. What is his name?

A 1927 Petition

This German native petitioned for naturalization in New York in 1927.

Filing in 1931

This immigrant to New York City filed a petition for citizenship in 1931. What is his name?

A New Yorker is What I Will Be

This immigrant filed his petition to become an United States citizen in New York City in 1914

A Dominican Petitions

This native of the Dominican Republic petitioned to become a United States citizen in New York City in 1940. What was his name?

A Brooklynite Petitions

This man signed as a witness on his wife's petition to naturalize in New York in 1936.

A Panama Native

This native of Panama petitioned to become a United States citizen in New York City in 1938.

A Finn Declares

What is the name on this 1936 declaration of intent from New York State?

October 2012 webinars

October 2012 webinars--Intro rate of $4 through 2 Oct
Registrants who are unable to attend will receive a download media file of the presentation at no extra charge. But don't wait to register as spaces are limited.

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7:00 PM 16 October 2013	Crossing the Pond—Part II	This webinar will discuss reading, interpreting, and using passenger lists between 1820 and 1920. This session will not discuss search techniques of online databases, but will cover where to go once the manifest has been located, making certain you have the correct family and getting the most from what the manifest says. Attendees may wish to purchase our US Passenger Lists at Ancestry.com ($8.50) webinar which discusses searching these lists or our Crossing the Pond ($8.50) webinar which focuses the methodology of tracing immigrant origins in the 18th and 19th centuries.	Add to cart
7:00 PM Central 17 October 2012	Understanding What’s On FamilySearch: Do Multiple Databases with Similar Titles Confuse You?	This presentation will focus on American databases on FamilySearch.org. Do you know what you are really searching when you search a FamilySearch database? Do you understand the difference between three databases with similar titles that cover “the same thing?” We will look at several examples during this presentation and provide a general framework for determining (when you can) what a database really is.	Add to cart
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2:30 PM Central 19 October 2012	Your 19th Century Immigrant	This presentation will discuss search strategies for breaking down brick walls on those 19th century immigrants to the United States. We will look at US records that may provide the answer as well as Immigration records from Europe. If time allows, we’ll see a short case study or two.	Add to cart
7:00 PM Central 25 October 2012	Problem-Solving for Genealogists	This presentation will look at a variety of approaches and mindsets designed to get genealogists to think “outside the box,” or perhaps even get rid of the “box” altogether.	Add to cart

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Declaring in the 1850s

This man declared his intention to become a United States citizen in the 1850s. Can you read his name?

Join Michael in May 2013 at the Family History Library

We've set the dates for our 2013 Family History Research Trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in May. Join us for a week of genealogical research in the world's largest genealogical library between 29 May and 5 June. Don't wait pre-register today for only $50. Balance of registration is due 1 April 2013. It is not too early to start planning for 2013. 

The complete registration price is only $150 if paid in full by 31 December 2012--that's a bargain compared to other trips. This fee includes pre-trip planning assistance, morning presentations at 8:00 every day the library is open during our trip, onsite consultations, assistance in learning to use the equipment at the library, quick on the fly questions, and follow-up assistance as needed. 

Travel arrangements are on your own. We stay at the Salt Lake Plaza where we have  pre-tax rate of $90 a night. The Plaza is next door to the library--very convenient. 

Our research trip dates for 2013 are a starting on the 29th of May at 6:30 PM with a hotel check out date of 5 June 2013. Our registration price is $175 when not paid in full by 31 December 2012---with a deposit of $50. Deadline for registration is 15 April 2013 (refund if you cancel by 15 March 2013). We'll be posting additional details later this summer but that's pretty much the essence of the trip. Travel arrangements are not included.  Our group size has traditionally been small and we plan on keeping it that way.

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An 1818 Native Signs

This 1818 native of Great Britian signed a declaration of intention to become a United States citizen in 1852.

Saying Farewell to the Queen

This English native filed a declaration of intent to become a citizen of the United States in 1852.

A Dane No More

This Dane filed a declaration of intent in the 1850s to become an American citizen.

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No More Queen For Me

This man declared his intent to become a United States citizen in the 1850s in Illinois--he was a native of England.

Ohren Native Declares

This 1832 native of Ohren, Germany, declared his intent to become a citizen in Illinois in 1857.

No More Allegiance to the Duke of Baden

This individual gave up allegiance to the Duke of Baden when he signed his declaration of intent in Illinois in the 1850s.

My Last Name Will Have to Do

This native of Lisieux, France, signed only his last name when he signed a declaration of intention in 1852 in Illinois. We're not looking for the clerk, D. E. Head, but instead the name written to the right of that.