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 Photo by Kevin Butz on Unsplash It’s important for us to support and use our local genealogical resources to learn more about our pioneer families. In North Dakota there is a microfilm with over five thousand brief pioneer biographies which are arranged alphabetically by county and then by the last name of the pioneer. These hold a wealth of information. Let’s look.
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 Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash I have been going through old financial records and papers this week to prepare for a shredding opportunity. Whew! It made me think about all the genealogical and family history documents, artifacts, and digital items that I’ve collected and discovered over the years. Another “whew”! It’s a lot of stuff. And how can I best organize this information for myself and eventually pass it on to others? Let’s look.
Many of us have heard stories of the olden days when our pioneer ancestors first settled on the plains. If they were lucky to acquire land via the Homestead Act, they were required to build a home or more specifically a building of a particular size with windows and doors. In addition to this they were to improve the land by clearing it to use for fieldwork. What does this have to do with family history today? Let’s look.
 Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash Like most of the main genealogy databases, MyHeritage has digitized newspapers to explore. While you can view newspapers while in MyHeritage, you also can search for newspapers using their new OldNews.com: Historical Newspapers Online Archive site. Let’s look.
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AuthorWith a lifelong passion for genealogy and history, the author enjoys the opportunity to share genealogy tidbits, inspiring others to research and write their family story. Archives
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