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Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I\u2019ve learned or found.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note:\u00a0 Some of these are from last week, but I forgot to post them.<\/p>\n List of NARA Microfilm Publications and Original Records Digitized by Our Digitization Partners<\/a> \u2013 This is list of records that have been digitized and are available via Ancestry or Footnote, as of March 2010.\u00a0 They will update the list as more records become digitized.<\/p>\n Preparing for a Genealogy Research Trip<\/a> \u2013 Elyse wrote a great article about getting ready for your next research trip.\u00a0 She even includes a list of items to bring with you<\/p>\n 52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Iowa<\/a> \u2013 Miriam delivers again in this series, this time focusing on Iowa.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to dig further into these sources for my Linn and Muscatine County families.<\/p>\n Non-Population U.S. Census Schedules Online<\/a> \u2013 Kimberly Powell writes about the non-population schedules (agricultural, industry\/manufacturing, and social statistics) that are being added to Ancestry.\u00a0 She notes, \u201cNot all available schedules are online as of yet. The states covered include California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Washington Territory. Some states may have one type of non-population schedule online, but not others.\u201d\u00a0 Since Michigan was on the list, I spent the better part of the day collecting the agricultural schedules for my folks in Oakland County!<\/p>\n Connecticut Archives, 1629-1820<\/a> \u2013 According to the Connecticut State Library\u2019s<\/a> website, \u201cThe \u2018Connecticut Archives\u2019 are the papers and correspondence of the General Assembly, the Governor and Council, and other colony or state officials. Included in this collection are petitions, drafts of bills, acts, resolves, and other early government documents.\u201d\u00a0 Most of them are indexed, and the indexes are available online<\/a>.\u00a0 More on this is a separate blog post.<\/p>\n The Source:\u00a0 A Guidebook to American Genealogy<\/a> \u2013 The third edition, edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves is available online through the Ancestry.com Wiki<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s nice to see this online, as I do not own this book.<\/p>\n Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources<\/a> \u2013 The third edition of this book, edited by Alice Eichholz, is also available online through the Ancestry.com Wiki<\/a>.\u00a0 Although I own this book, it\u2019s nice to have an online version for the times I need it when I\u2019m away from home.<\/p>\n The Federation of Genealogical Societies to Digitize War of 1812 Pension Files<\/a> \u2013 I\u2019ve know about this for awhile now, but keep forgetting to post about it.\u00a0 Running across Dick Eastman\u2019s post, I figured now was as good a time as any.\u00a0 The post also includes some general information about the War of 1812 and pension files.\u00a0 I made three seperate donations:\u00a0 one in honor of Marsha Hoffman Rising, and the other two for my fifth great-grandfathers who served in the war, Robert Parks and Aaron Webster.<\/p>\n FamilySearch Record Search<\/a> \u2013 Tons of new records available this week!<\/p>\n