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Surname Search Daily - May 10, 2007


1. Today at FreeSurnameSearch.com - FREE
2. Today at UKIsearch.com - FREE
3. New at World Vital Records - FREE (limited time)
4. New at ABCgenealogy.com - FREE
5. In the News - FREE
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.. Property Transactions in Nauvoo, Illinois 1839-1859
.. Auctions for Genealogists

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1. Today at FreeSurnameSearch.com


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* New Links :

- Washburn High School Graduates 1891-1956, Bayfield
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- Walton County, Georgia 1870 Census

- Estonian casualties in Second World War

- Colfax and Linn Townships, Dallas County, Iowa 1879
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Search or browse issues back to 1936.

- Union Civil War veterans and their wives in the 1890
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- Westside Kirkyard Monumental Inscriptions, Rousay, Orkney, Scotland

- Parish of East Hyde, Bedfordshire, England 1891 Census

- 1901 Census of Clare, Ireland : District Electoral Division (DED) -
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- Fovant, Wiltshire, England Burials 1765 -1812

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* Do We Have Any Records Relating to French Spoliation
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* Missisquoi Museum - The Missisquoi Museum, located in
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* Traditional Counties of England : Northamptonshire - An
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* Oklahoma Independent History and Genealogy Home Page

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5. In the News

* State archives' centuries of treasures sometimes go unseen
While many of the documents are available online at the
state's floridamemory.com Web site, some of the most
precious of the items can't be seen in person.
- Florida Times-Union (FL), April 21, 2007.

* 1830 federal census underwent some changes in format and protocol
There were some changes in the 1830 census format and
protocol from previous censuses.
- Tribune-Star (IN), April 22, 2007.

* Novelist dives into own story
An adopted child, A.M. Homes learns the circumstances of
her adoption as an adult, after her bio logical mother
makes contact.
- The Plain Dealer (OH), April 22, 2007.

* Adoptees seek open records
Bills have been introduced in the state House and Senate
to undo North Carolina's law sealing birth certificates.
- News & Observer (NC), April 22, 2007.

* Finding your roots on the Web
Amateur genealogy is growing, thanks in part to the huge
amount of data available on the Internet.
- Philadelphia Inquirer (PA), April 22, 2007.

* Jamestown celebrates 400 years
Thirteen years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth
Rock, the first settlers arrived in what is now Jamestown, Va.
- Bradenton Herald (FL), April 22, 2007.

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