PILGRIMS, PIONEERS & ALIENS
By Diana L. Smith
Every American genealogist hopes to find evidence of a Pilgrim ancestor, or at the very least an early Western pioneer. What most of us find, however, is a long string of immigrants - alien ancestors.... if we're lucky! When we hit a dead end, we swear they must have been the other kind of aliens, orphaned by extra-terrestrial parents who returned to their home planet leaving no trace. I hope you find this column will provide techniques, resources, and inspirational stories to help you "keep the faith" and continue digging when you've hit one of those famous brick walls.
I am always interested to hear from readers, so if you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, please email me at: dianahome@aol.com.
EXCITING NEWS!
Since July 2001 I have been writing a bi-weekly column for the Cleveland Sun Newspapers. The official archive of those articles (with the permission of the Sun) is now appearing (in pieces) at the following link. It is still a work in progress, so please watch as we grow! Note that the index is currently only by date - and most of the links are to recent dates, so please scroll down until you see the linked articles. A subject index and title index will be coming soon - along with the other articles. Please be patient and watch us grow!
"Let's Talk Genealogy" archives
Pilgrims, Pioneers & Aliens Columns:
Speaking of Dates! Calendars and Dates
for Genealogists' Records)
It
Must Be True...It's In The Census: Using the U.S. Federal Census
Researching AROUND Brick Walls: Using
Collateral Lines
Responsible Genealogy: Copyrights,
Privileges and Responsibility
Who Says So? Documenting Your Sources
Join in on Genealogy and Expand Your
Reach: Part I - Societies
Join in on Genealogy and Expand Your
Reach: Part II - Conferences and Workshops
Through Contemporary Eyes: Using Newspapers to Investigate the Past
On the Road Again: The Allen County
Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana
On the Road Again: National Archives
& Records Administration (NARA) - Kansas City, MO
On the Road Again: The Western
Reserve Historical Society Library in Cleveland, Ohio
On The Road
Again: Preparing For A Genealogy Research Trip
But I'm No Puppy! Using Pedigree
Charts
A Government Program That Can Help Me?
Using Social Security Records
Genealogical Research by Steps and
Halves: Using Other Marriages to Find Your Ancestors
Other Favorite Genealogy Sites:
Cyndi's List - over 50,000 genealogy-related links. http://www.cyndislist.com/
Ship Samuel Query Page - Searching for pre-1800 German-Speaking Immigrant
Ancestors. Queries plus links to German and Swiss resources. http://members.aol.com/shipsamuel/
Cmorebones' Query Page - over 300 queries. http://members.aol.com/cmorebones
Golden Gate Genealogy Forum - news, features, and fun. http://www.genealogyforum.com/
Genealogy Toolbox - articles on computer genealogy, links to useful sites, much
more. http://www.genealogytoolbox.com/
To go directly to the current issue of the Journal of Online Genealogy: http://www.onlinegenealogy.com/
To see my article on conferences and workshops, go to: http://www.onlinegenealogy.com/archive/sep99/base99.htm
Genealogy.com - product information, how-to articles, databases to search (some
free, some require subscription). - product information, how-to articles, databases to
search (some free, some require subscription). http://www.genealogy.com/
And specifically to see my article on organizing, go to: http://www.genealogy.com/27_smith.html
Ancestry.com - product information, how-to articles, databases to search (some
free, some require subscription). http://www.ancestry.com/
Michael's Genealogy Book List: genealogy
resources selected especially for readers of Pilgrims, Pioneers & Aliens.
http://www.userfriendlyusa.com/private/bookgen.htm
Updated 23 May 2003
