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Shaking Your Family Tree

May 13, 1999

Shaking Your Family Tree, by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.

New CDs Aid Researchers

by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.

Heritage Quest publishes the acclaimed Family Quest Archives TM, and if you are searching for your American ancestors in the restless period of great migration after the Civil War, the 1870 census is usually critical to your success in finding them. Until recently few indexes to this census were available.

Using these 1870 index CDs, you can specify surname, given name, age, sex, race, birthplace, county, and locality. This allows you to narrow your search possibilities and provides faster search results. This new software is flexible. It gives you the option to include specific age ranges or perform a wild card search to include all spelling variations of a name. Once you complete a search, you can sort the data in ascending or descending order, copy a record to the Windows Clipboard, print the findings or make a text file of your search results.

Currently the following nine 1870 census indexes are available from Heritage Quest, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, UT 84011-0329; (800) 760-2455; web site: http://www.heritagequest.com/

- Illinois (ACD-0013), $39.95
- Ohio (ACD-0014), $39.95
- Virginia and West Virginia (ACD-0015), $29.95
- Maryland and DC (ACD-0016), $29.95
- Georgia (ACD-0021), $29.95
- Pennsylvania (ACD-0028), $39.95
- North and South Carolina (ACD-0029), $39.95
- Delaware and New Jersey (ACD-0033), $29.95
- Tennessee (ACD-0034), $29.95

These prices include postage and handling. The entire series of 1870 census indexes should be available by year's end, according to a Heritage Quest spokesperson.

BOOKS ON CD

German Genealogy Research Guide (CD 7199; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD which combines four outstanding books designed specifically for Americans researching their German ancestry. All four books were originally published by Genealogical Publishing Co. (http:/www.genealogybookshop.com/) They are:

- In Search of Your German Roots, by Angus Baxter
- Address Book for Germanic Genealogy, by Ernest Thode
- German-English Genealogical Dictionary, by Ernest Thode
- German-American Names, by George F. Jones

Irish Immigrants To North America (CD 7257; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD composed of 10 volumes of Irish passenger lists naming approximately 60,000 immigrants, dating from 1735 to 1871. This is not a comprehensive list of all the Irish immigrants during this time period, but it is a valuable collection, derived from previously published books by Genealogical Publishing Co.

Genealogical Dictionary Of New England, 1600s-1700s (CD 7169; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD. It is composed of James Savage's well known four-volume Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England and its companion volume Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles T. Libby. This is a "must-have'' reference if you have Colonial New England ancestors.

These CDs are from Genealogical Publishing Co./Broderbund and in order to use them you must have a CD-ROM drive, and either use Family Tree Maker Version 3.02 or higher (for Windows or for Power Macintosh) or have the Family Archive Viewer Version 3.02 or higher. The latter is viewer, which is FREE with the purchase of any of these CDs. The CDs are $29.99 each, plus $3.50 postage and handling. If ordering more than one item at a time, postage is $3.50 for the first item and $1.25 for each additional item. Order from: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202-3897; toll-free (800) 296-6687, or from its web site: http://www.genealogybookshop.com/

(c) 1999, Los Angeles Times Syndicate

Myra Vanderpool Gormley and Julie Case are co-editors of Missing Links, a free weekly genealogy e-zine. To subscribe, send your request to: Missing Links Newsletter

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May 13, 1999
	New CDs Aid Researchers by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.
Heritage Quest publishes the acclaimed Family Quest Archives TM, and if you are searching for your American ancestors in the restless period of great migration after the Civil War, the 1870 census is usually critical to your success in finding them. Until recently few indexes to this census were available. Using these 1870 index CDs, you can specify surname, given name, age, sex, race, birthplace, county, and locality. This allows you to narrow your search possibilities and provides faster search results. This new software is flexible. It gives you the option to include specific age ranges or perform a wild card search to include all spelling variations of a name. Once you complete a search, you can sort the data in ascending or descending order, copy a record to the Windows Clipboard, print the findings or make a text file of your search results. Currently the following nine 1870 census indexes are available from Heritage Quest, P.O. Box 329, Bountiful, UT 84011-0329; (800) 760-2455; web site: http://www.heritagequest.com/ - Illinois (ACD-0013), $39.95 - Ohio (ACD-0014), $39.95 - Virginia and West Virginia (ACD-0015), $29.95 - Maryland and DC (ACD-0016), $29.95 - Georgia (ACD-0021), $29.95 - Pennsylvania (ACD-0028), $39.95 - North and South Carolina (ACD-0029), $39.95 - Delaware and New Jersey (ACD-0033), $29.95 - Tennessee (ACD-0034), $29.95 These prices include postage and handling. The entire series of 1870 census indexes should be available by year's end, according to a Heritage Quest spokesperson. BOOKS ON CD German Genealogy Research Guide (CD 7199; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD which combines four outstanding books designed specifically for Americans researching their German ancestry. All four books were originally published by Genealogical Publishing Co. (http:/www.genealogybookshop.com/) They are: - In Search of Your German Roots, by Angus Baxter - Address Book for Germanic Genealogy, by Ernest Thode - German-English Genealogical Dictionary, by Ernest Thode - German-American Names, by George F. Jones Irish Immigrants To North America (CD 7257; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD composed of 10 volumes of Irish passenger lists naming approximately 60,000 immigrants, dating from 1735 to 1871. This is not a comprehensive list of all the Irish immigrants during this time period, but it is a valuable collection, derived from previously published books by Genealogical Publishing Co. Genealogical Dictionary Of New England, 1600s-1700s (CD 7169; $29.99) is a Family Archive CD. It is composed of James Savage's well known four-volume Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England and its companion volume Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire by Walter G. Davis, Sybil Noyes and Charles T. Libby. This is a "must-have'' reference if you have Colonial New England ancestors. These CDs are from Genealogical Publishing Co./Broderbund and in order to use them you must have a CD-ROM drive, and either use Family Tree Maker Version 3.02 or higher (for Windows or for Power Macintosh) or have the Family Archive Viewer Version 3.02 or higher. The latter is viewer, which is FREE with the purchase of any of these CDs. The CDs are $29.99 each, plus $3.50 postage and handling. If ordering more than one item at a time, postage is $3.50 for the first item and $1.25 for each additional item. Order from: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202-3897; toll-free (800) 296-6687, or from its web site: http://www.genealogybookshop.com/ (c) 1999, Los Angeles Times Syndicate Myra Vanderpool Gormley and Julie Case are co-editors of Missing Links, a free weekly genealogy e-zine. To subscribe, send your request to: Missing Links Newsletter Return to Myra Vanderpool Gormley Main Page Return to Columns Main Page
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