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The National Archives-Kansas City
Papers of the Federal Government; especially Iowa, Kansas, Missorui and Nebraska; immigration records, military records, pension and bounty-land warrant application; Federal population censuses.
External Links
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Washington, D.C. Civil War Records
Eight months after the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South, the Compensated Emancipation Act, signed in April 1862, freed the slaves in Washington, D.C. The remimbursement petitions showed the names, ages, histories and descriptions of 3,000 African Americans.
National Genealogical Societies
New England Historic Genealogical Society
The oldest and largest society in the US.
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1940 Census (Family Search site)
Here is another helpful site for using the 1940 census. Completely indexed.
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Military records
Kathleen Brandt has done extensive work with military records. This blog summarizes the content of her talk to our society on 11/5/2011.
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Handwriting, Deciphering Old
This is a very helpful blog. It covers the leading “s”, abbreviations, numbers and other issues with the old handwriting.
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Census Data–State
Many states conducted their own census enumeration. Often it fell about midway between the federal census enumeration. If available, the 1885 census would help with the missing information from the destoryed 1890 census. This site lists all of the states and what they have available. Some are available on-line.