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The sole purpose of this page is to encourage, assist, and bring together resource and archival data for those in the pursuit of genealogical research information.


The following page is dedicated as a fact and question page. If you have a question please send it to Rhonda at rfhouston@mindspring.com . She will endeavour to answer the questions to the best of her ability.

In order to research and to upload the answers to questions, time is a factor. The amount of time and the relevance of the question will be taken into consideration when choosing the topics and questions to be discussed. When specific selections are made, those answers and questions will be uploaded to this page.

All answers to questions will be sent to the originator when accepted after being uploaded.

Please take into account that this site is maintained by volunteers and as such there is a limit as to what can be done and what valid information can be located.

Each FAQ Topic will have access 6 of the following translator links for those who wish to translate into a different language. To use simply follow the instructions given by each/all links. We would like to thank Linda Wright for locating these useful links for Rhonda's Genealogy Research FAQs Page.

  • http://babelfish.altavista.com/

  • http://www.tranexp.com/InterTran.cgi

  • http://www.onlinetrans.com/systran.cgi

  • http://mel.lib.mi.us/reference/REF-dict.html

  • http://dictionaries.travlang.com/

  • http://www.freetranslation.com

       Our thanks to Tom and Sue McFarland for contributing this excellent #6 translator.



    • Rhonda's FAQ Index Archives for1999, 2000. Titles are listed by Topic.

      USA Data Resources

  • "An Alien Declaration: Oath of Allegiance" - Aug. 30th, 1999
  • "Finding United States county census data links on-line." - Sept. 29th, 1999
  • "United States Federal/State Prisons and Information Concerning Prisoners" - Oct 1st, 1999 Updated
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  • "County Names and Boundaries Changing - USA." - Oct. 28th, 1999
  • "Pilgrims vs Puritans - USA." - Nov. 29th, 1999
  • Will Using Occupational Records Help In My Research?" - January 25th, 2000.
  • "How do I go about transcribing cemetery data? ~ Minnesota" ~ January 31st, 2000.
  • "What records are found at the State and County courthouse?" ~ February 22nd, 2000.
  • "The Federal Justice Departmemt researching United States Marshals." ~ March 27th, 2000.
  • "How can information from the Census help me?" ~ United States - May 10th, 2000.
  • "National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - Notice of proposed rulemaking - NARA Reproduction Fee Schedule" ~ United States - Off Site - May 21st, 2000.

    •   USA War Records

  • "How to find Andersonville POW information during the American Civil War." - Sept. 14th, 1999
  • "Information about the LDS FHL and the WW1 Draft Records (USA)?" - Sept. 5th, 1999
  • "How to use the LDS FHL to find and locate WW1 Draft Records." - Sept. 5th, 1999
  • "Finding United States Civil War military rosters for specific counties." - Oct. 1st, 1999
  • "Finding United States Civil War Military Records." - Oct. 14th, 1999
  • "Obtaining United States Military records." - Nov. 29th, 1999
  • "Requesting Military Personnel Records for World War 1 and After. {US}" - March 25th, 2000.
  • "United States Military Sites focusing on locating personnel for all wars or conflicts." - February 12th, 2000.
  • "Learning about military uniforms of the past." - September 18th, 2000.

    •   USA Immigration

  • "How to use the LDS FHL to find passenger ship lists of vessels arriving at U.S. ports." - Sept. 6th, 1999
  • "How to find and use passenger ship lists. - Part 1" - Sept. 7th, 1999
  • "How to find and use passenger ship lists. - Part 2" - Sept. 7th, 1999

    •   United Kingdom Data Research

  • "Finding parish records from Ireland before the 1860s Fm: The Global Gazette - Off Site" - Sept. 21st, 1999
  • "Researching in England" - Dec. 3rd, 1999
  • "Irish Protestant immigration to Canada/US around 1831" - Dec. 3rd, 1999
  • "Nine Famous Irishmen" ~ Are you related?- - Off Site - May 10th, 2000.
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  • "Information on Scottish Wedding Traditions and Ceremonies." ~ July 21st, 2000.

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      Canadian Data Research

  • "Revolutionary War - Canadian Refugee and Volunteer Warrants" - Sept. 22nd, 1999
  • "Obtaining Canadian Military Records." - Nov. 29th, 1999

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      Locating People In Australia

  • "Where are they Now? ~ Australia" - Jan. Issue~ January 16th, 2000
  • "Where are they Now? ~ Australia" - Feb. Issue ~ January 31st, 2000.
  • "Where are they Now? ~ Australia" - March Issue ~ February 25, 2000.
  • "Where are they Now? ~ Australia" - April Issue ~ March 29th, 2000.
  • "Where are they Now? ~ Australia" - May Issue ~ April 26th, 2000.
  • "Where are they Now?" ~ Australia - June Issue ~ May 23rd, 2000.
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  • "Where are they Now?" ~ Australia - July Issue ~ June 27th, 2000.
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  • "Where are they Now?" ~ Australia - Aug. Issue ~ August 4th, 2000.
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  • "Where are they Now?" ~ Australia - Sept.Issue ~ August 24th, 2000.
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  • "Where are they Now?" ~ Australia - Oct. Issue ~ October 17th, 2000.
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  • "Where are they Now? ~ Australia - Nov. Issue ~ November 2nd, 2000.
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  • "Where are they Now?" ~ Australia - Dec. Issue ~ December 11th, 2000.

    •   General Research Topics

  • "Locating and Finding Family History" - Aug. 31st, 1999
  • "Finding information about naming patterns of my ancesters." - Sept. 15th, 1999
  • "Finding census records from countries other than the United States." - Sept. 15th, 1999
  • "Finding proper genealogy research forms." - Sept. 23rd, 1999.
  • "Getting Started Using The InterNet." - Oct. 26th, 1999.
  • "Researching in Cemeteries - Part 1 - Starting Your Research" - Dec. 14th, 1999.
  • "Researching in Cemeteries - Part 2 - The Tombstones" - Dec. 19th, 1999.
  • "Where can I purchase a personal Microfiche viewer." ~ February 2nd, 2000.
  • "Search engines on the web." ~ March 5th, 2000.
  • "Newspapers, Magazines and Journal Links Around the world." ~ March 10th, 2000.
  • "How do I write a productive genealogy query?" - - Off Site ~ March 20th, 2000
  • "Information from Police Records." ~ April 6th, 2000.
  • "Cemetery Term Meanings" ~ April 14th, 2000.
  • "Initials found on old documents" ~ April 14th, 2000.
  • "Confusing Meanings" ~ April 14th, 2000.
  • "Understanding Genealogy Abbreviations" ~ April 14th, 2000.
  • "Information on and for better Understanding of WebTv" ~ April 15th, 2000
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  • "Meanings of Words You May Find In Your Research" - May 10th, 2000.
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  • "The Importance of Given Names" by: Donna Przecha - - Off Site - May 23rd, 2000.
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  • Genealogy.com - "Finding Female Ancestors," by; Donna Przecha - Off Site <--> May 23rd, 2000.
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  • Where Can I Find Information On Tracing My Female Ancestors? - "Women's Links & Resources" --> Ancestry.com Celebrates Women's History Month - Off Site - May 27th, 2000.
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  • "How Can I find Information On Royal Lineages from Countries Other Than Europe?" - May 28th, 2000.
  • "How Can I find Lesson Plans or Information On Teaching Genealogy and History? - June 22, 2000.
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  • "What is GEDCOM? Where do I start to learn more about GEDCOM?" ~ An article reprinted from GenExchange ~ August 5th, 2000.
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  • "What is PERSI {PERIODICAL SOURCE INDEX}?" December 15th, 2000.

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    Rhonda's Frequently Asked Questions Index for Yr - 2001 Listed by Date:
    ~ Rhonda's FAQs for the year 2001 ~
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - March Issue ~ March 5th, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where do I look for my ancestors in New Zealand? ~ March 8th, 2001.
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  • Genealogy Research   Where do I begin to look to start off my research? ~ March 19th, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Locating and interpreting Native American Land Grants/Patents information. ~April 2nd, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where and Who do I leave my family research to?. ~ April 2nd, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - May Issue ~ May 1st, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - July Issue ~ July 1st, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - August Issue ~ August 1st, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - September Issue ~ September, 1st, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - November Issue ~ November 1st, 2001.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - December Issue ~ December 1st, 2001.
    • ~ Rhonda's FAQs for the year 2002 ~
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - April Issue ~ March 27th, 2002.
  • Genealogy Research   Where are they Now? ~ Australia - May Issue ~ April 25th, 2002.

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