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Scottish Migration within Colonial New Jersey: A Book Review

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Scottish Migration within Colonial New Jersey: A Book Review

Even if you do not have Scottish ancestors who spent time in New Jersey, you’ll enjoy this book review. It will help you understand why and when your Scottish ancestors moved from town to town and with whom they did so. While researching my own Scottish ancestors, who lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in … Read more

How to Use City Directories to Resolve Genealogical Questions

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How to Use City Directories to Resolve Genealogical Questions

If you’re like me, you probably know what city directories are but couldn’t imagine how to really use them in your genealogical research. Sure, city directories list a person’s name, occupation, and address, which we can trace annually through time. But what else can we do with that information? Can you use it solve challenging … Read more