I was surfing the web today, reading different blog articles. I love to do this because there are so many interesting stories out there, not to mention all the great stuff you can learn.
I read one article that discussed the St. Louis Genealogical Society and the website they have. Since I have some ancestors from there, I decided to click on the link and get some more information about it.
Sure enough – this websites has some great databases and it gives information on how you can order records from that particular area.
I figured I’d give it a shot and do a quick search – because it couldn’t hurt. Well…guess what I found?
I found my great-great grandfather’s naturalization record. Now, mind you – I’ve been scouring Ancestry.com’s databses for ages, along with many other popular websites.
And sure enough – there was the record that I was looking for – or atleast the index for it anyway. It gave me all the information I needed to order a copy of the actual document, and I can’t wait to do that next month!
So the lesson here: Check the websites of local genealogical society’s in the areas that you research. They might just have a couple of databases up that you can search, or they might know where you can find what you are looking for.
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Well said, Elyse – I couldn’t agree with you more! How fantastic that you found your ancestor’s naturalization record. I hope you will also write to the society and send them a link to your blog to let them know about your success. Societies love good feedback (just like genea-bloggers). They just might have more information to share with you.
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