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From: "Linda Lambert" <>
Subject: Research tips that may be of help to you......
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:16:39 -0700


When I was at the National Genealogy Society conference in Phoenix recently,
I was given a daily calendar with different genealogy information for each
day. Some of these are software tips, technology tips, etc. all pertaining
to genealogy. If you wish, I will share some of the better ones. They may
not necessarily pertain to only Effingham County, but your general genealogy
research as well.



"When publishing a query to a message board or a mailing list, make sure the
subject line has enough information to effectively market/advertise your
query. Effective subject lines include: 1) Name(s)/subject; 2) Time period;
3) Location. For example: Lorenzo D. Brown, 1822-1918, Venango County,
Pennsylvania."



"The American Genealogical-Biographical Index is an index for millions of
individuals. Many of the indexed entries come from pre-1900 family
histories. Other records include the Boston Transcript, the complete 1790
US Federal census, and published Revolutionary War records."



"The 1900 US federal census was the first to list the number of years the
couple was married."



"Cluster genealogy solves brick wall problems. Your ancestor traveled with
in-laws, friends, and business associates. Learn where they came from -
perhaps your ancestor came from the same place!"



"Topographical maps display information about features of the land: roads,
valley, rivers, and hills. They are important for understanding where and
how families might have traveled."



If you like these, let me know, and more will follow as I see them.



Linda

Effingham Mailing List Administrator






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