Do you have any advice for a guy trying to locate his lost family that's living not do you have any advice for a guy trying to locate his lost family that's living. I got disconnected from my family because of a lousy mother
What amazing tips! I was able to immediately locate family land and find that several were neighbors! Love your videos, I always learn so much!!! Thanks for all that you do!
Not on this video. I do have some videos that cover Ireland - search my channel for Ireland. I also have some videos that include Europe as part of their larger site - search best free family history websites. There are two of those videos (other than this one). Hope that helps!
I'd heard of a few of these websites but haven't used them in forever. This is a good reminder to check them again along with adding a couple of new ones to my arsenal. Thanks!
The BLM site for land patents is just for land purchased from, or granted by, the government, right? Not private sales, like a 3x-great-grandfather buying a farm in Pennsylvania in the 1840s or a grandfather buying a cabin in the 1930s, right?
Yes. The BLM site is just sales or grants from the federal government. Person to person sales are in deeds. Check this video out. th-cam.com/video/X8NNeexlV8E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=R40jUYsPWSxRkXpA
You have been an ABSOLUTE TREASURE, because I've been able to find almost all of my dad's side of my tree, thanks in part to your tips!! Thank you so, so much! ♥ 10:48
Thank you so much for this! I have a few relatives and ancestors that moved from Canada to USA. So I might be able to trace them with these free website! Thank you again!
Aimee, I so appreciate this video. I contacted the Bureau of Land Management in May for a patent. I have yet to receive a return correspondence. I could not figure out the web site. After your complete but well explained video, I have found by myself the patent I wanted. Thank you so much!
Sorry - the link was in the video description, but here it is as well: usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.shtml. You then select the appropriate year and scroll through to see all the instructions to the enumerators.
Are there any websites that have information on sororitites? Looks as though my mother was in a sorority and I don`t have any information that she even attended a college! I have her pin and a sighned certificate that she was a member but no mention of the school. No luck with yearbooks either and doest mention it on any cencus. Maybe she dropped out? Anyways. any tips?
Great question! You could reach out to the sorority (in general, not specific school chapter) and also check newspapers where she lived. Many times sororities were written up in the papers.
How did you get to the enumerator instructions? When I go to that website, that is not what shows when it first opens up. So how do I get to the enumerator instructions from their main page?
I'm not sure what's happening - you're not the first that has said it - but I'm not having that issue even when in a different browser. Go to: usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.shtml and you should see the various years.
@@AncestryAimee I'm seeing "Login" and "Register" at the very top. Could it maybe be that I need to have an account and login to it in order to see it?
Gosh. I don’t know. I see login and register at the top too. I’m not logged in. Try googling “enumerator instructions” and see what you get. You can also view them on the national archives site. There’s a number of places you can view them.
Do you know how to find International Order of Odd Fellows or Woodsmen of the World burial records? I'm looking for records 1850 - 1905 in Ohio and 1905 - 1950 in Texas.
I haven't work with either of those groups - I'm no help to you there. I would suggest googling it - you can put things in " " to help with your searches too. Good luck!
I have found and downloaded my ancestor's land from Bureau of Land Management. My problem is that it has been years since taking a course on finding my Township, Range and Sections. I need a good course on finding the land on lets say Google Maps or Google My Maps. Thanks!
First, thanks so much for your channel. Your videos are always informative. I watch youtube on my tv usually so i don't comment...rarely. I'm retired now so i have more time than $$. I have a question. I have GG grandparents who traveled by team in 1854 from NY (no birth records for either) to MN. Then to Dellona, Sauk, WI. He died in 1888. No death record. Only a small blip in a Baraboo newspaper about his death. Mentions that his wife (no name) died 6 years prior. No burial records for either. His occupation on 1880 census is Farmer. They lived with 1 of their sons & his family. Sauk Valley Historical assoc. says he (or they) may have been buried on the farm. Is there ANY way of finding this out??? I've been researching these 2 for years with no luck. The discovery of that little newspaper blurb on his death was like gold!!! But now I'm stuck again. Any suggestions?? I'm pulling my hair out.
Thanks for commenting. Glad you like the channel! That's a tough one for all the reasons you identified. Maybe reach out to the current owners of the land and see if they now of a burial site. They may have more information. If not, I would work on the kids and see if more is written about their family (hopefully their parents).
@@AncestryAimee , there is no address on the census for 1880. So I guess I need to search for land records except there's no indication if they owned or rented. Ugh!
I didn't know land ownership was patents. This is great info thank you.
You bet!
Do you have any advice for a guy trying to locate his lost family that's living not do you have any advice for a guy trying to locate his lost family that's living. I got disconnected from my family because of a lousy mother
I’m sorry. Do a DNA test. Use your birth certificate to work with records and you’ll be able to learn a lot about your family.
I love your videos!! You are easy to follow and you explain things well. Keep them coming!
Thank you! Will do!
What amazing tips! I was able to immediately locate family land and find that several were neighbors! Love your videos, I always learn so much!!! Thanks for all that you do!
That is awesome! Thanks for taking the time to comment and share that!
Do you have anything in Europe?
Not on this video. I do have some videos that cover Ireland - search my channel for Ireland. I also have some videos that include Europe as part of their larger site - search best free family history websites. There are two of those videos (other than this one). Hope that helps!
I'd heard of a few of these websites but haven't used them in forever. This is a good reminder to check them again along with adding a couple of new ones to my arsenal. Thanks!
You bet! Thanks Patricia for being a member!
The BLM site for land patents is just for land purchased from, or granted by, the government, right? Not private sales, like a 3x-great-grandfather buying a farm in Pennsylvania in the 1840s or a grandfather buying a cabin in the 1930s, right?
Yes. The BLM site is just sales or grants from the federal government. Person to person sales are in deeds. Check this video out. th-cam.com/video/X8NNeexlV8E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=R40jUYsPWSxRkXpA
You have been an ABSOLUTE TREASURE, because I've been able to find almost all of my dad's side of my tree, thanks in part to your tips!! Thank you so, so much! ♥ 10:48
Wow, thanks. That’s so sweet. Thanks for taking the time to say that. Way to go finding your Dad’s side of your tree!!
Thank you so much for this! I have a few relatives and ancestors that moved from Canada to USA. So I might be able to trace them with these free website! Thank you again!
You bet! Hope they help. I have another video with a bunch of websites. It’s:
th-cam.com/video/vd5LBnX1LXU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GxALMbiEvDQG5JaJ
Aimee, I so appreciate this video. I contacted the Bureau of Land Management in May for a patent. I have yet to receive a return correspondence. I could not figure out the web site. After your complete but well explained video, I have found by myself the patent I wanted. Thank you so much!
Yeah!! Love to hear that! Thanks.
Portal to Texas History is wonderful
Agreed!!!
I agree. We ranch in a rural part of Texas. The digital newspapers has been invaluable in learning the history of this area.
How did you get to the enumerator instruction page. I can’t find link and i dont see a search option.
Sorry - the link was in the video description, but here it is as well: usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.shtml. You then select the appropriate year and scroll through to see all the instructions to the enumerators.
Are there any websites that have information on sororitites? Looks as though my mother was in a sorority and I don`t have any information that she even attended a college! I have her pin and a sighned certificate that she was a member but no mention of the school. No luck with yearbooks either and doest mention it on any cencus. Maybe she dropped out? Anyways. any tips?
Great question! You could reach out to the sorority (in general, not specific school chapter) and also check newspapers where she lived. Many times sororities were written up in the papers.
Thank you for the tip!@@AncestryAimee
Can you believe that there are no Smith's in Orange County in the BLM? I know the family had a farm there for years.
😂
How did you get to the enumerator instructions? When I go to that website, that is not what shows when it first opens up. So how do I get to the enumerator instructions from their main page?
I'm not sure what's happening - you're not the first that has said it - but I'm not having that issue even when in a different browser. Go to: usa.ipums.org/usa/voliii/tEnumInstr.shtml and you should see the various years.
@@AncestryAimee I'm seeing "Login" and "Register" at the very top. Could it maybe be that I need to have an account and login to it in order to see it?
Gosh. I don’t know. I see login and register at the top too. I’m not logged in. Try googling “enumerator instructions” and see what you get. You can also view them on the national archives site. There’s a number of places you can view them.
Fantastic info!
Thank you @dranet47! And thanks for being a member!
I guess this is all USA stuff 😊
David Rumsey Maps isn’t. Check that out. 😀
Do you know how to find International Order of Odd Fellows or Woodsmen of the World burial records? I'm looking for records 1850 - 1905 in Ohio and 1905 - 1950 in Texas.
I haven't work with either of those groups - I'm no help to you there. I would suggest googling it - you can put things in " " to help with your searches too. Good luck!
I have found and downloaded my ancestor's land from Bureau of Land Management. My problem is that it has been years since taking a course on finding my Township, Range and Sections. I need a good course on finding the land on lets say Google Maps or Google My Maps. Thanks!
Great idea for a video! I’ll add that to my list.
Wish I could give you two thumbs up. Well done.
Aw. Thanks!
Very helpful. Thank you, Aimee!
You're so welcome!
First, thanks so much for your channel. Your videos are always informative. I watch youtube on my tv usually so i don't comment...rarely. I'm retired now so i have more time than $$. I have a question. I have GG grandparents who traveled by team in 1854 from NY (no birth records for either) to MN. Then to Dellona, Sauk, WI. He died in 1888. No death record. Only a small blip in a Baraboo newspaper about his death. Mentions that his wife (no name) died 6 years prior. No burial records for either. His occupation on 1880 census is Farmer. They lived with 1 of their sons & his family. Sauk Valley Historical assoc. says he (or they) may have been buried on the farm. Is there ANY way of finding this out??? I've been researching these 2 for years with no luck. The discovery of that little newspaper blurb on his death was like gold!!! But now I'm stuck again. Any suggestions?? I'm pulling my hair out.
Thanks for commenting. Glad you like the channel! That's a tough one for all the reasons you identified. Maybe reach out to the current owners of the land and see if they now of a burial site. They may have more information. If not, I would work on the kids and see if more is written about their family (hopefully their parents).
@@AncestryAimee , there is no address on the census for 1880. So I guess I need to search for land records except there's no indication if they owned or rented. Ugh!
@susierock8229 ugh!! There may be a city directory too.
I am so excited I came across this video!
Thank you!
Great info, thank you!
You’re welcome!
stories for sell? BS
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