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The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. The war, which eventually widened far beyond British North America, resulted in the overthrow of British rule in the thirteen colonies and the establishment of the United States of America.
I just thought I’d put a quick update. I’ve just added a link to All Census. in the Research links list. I’ve bought a few census cd’s from them before. I’ve found them to be reasonably priced and decent quality and several times have scouted for more discs there. The selection for some areas can be limited, but if they have what you’re looking for it may be worth a look. The prices are low enough that you don’t feel as though you’re risking a LOT.
I hope to start adding references to online census information (transcripts or images) that is freely available. So don’t think that this precludes that. It just occured to me that I should make a mention of them.
I’ve made a link in the right hand sidebar to the new North Carolina Genealogy forum. It’s quite empty at the moment, just a couple of areas, but hopefully will pick back up before too long. The areas current in the forum are for General Statewide Queries, discussion on reference sites and an Announcements board. I think I’ll hold off on county specific queries until things fill in a bit.
Of course, the old forum is still accessable from the sidebar on the right as well, it should not be accepting posts anymore (haven’t tested it, but as often as it used to break I can’t imagine it’s still working…)
It seems that historians look at wars as somewhat convenient bookmarks to note the transitions from one epoch to another. Truth be told, they are usually transforming events for the nations involved. They are certainly transforming events for the people involved. I can’t think of the Revolutionary War without remembering the name and drawing a mental image of a 12 year old ancestor of mine who likely made the long, mountainous trek with his father to Kings Mountain for what would blunt the British plans in the South. You can’t help but wonder how, if at all, that influenced his later life. I don’t even know what kind of role he might have had, but that is what’s interesting I suppose.
Here you will find the wars that the U.S. or the colonies were involved in. Some of these will have separate pages with more detailed information. I’ve copied over the brief summaries from the old site, which should include birth year estimates. I’m also including more detailed articles which are possible to be included thanks to The Wikipedia. All of these should have the name of the war and the years that it took place. This can be helpful for determining if your ancestors might have been involved. If they were the right age, there is a chance that they were involved and there might be records. That’s just one more place you might look for a clue to the shape of your family tree.
This is the second layout that I’ve used to “redesign” the old NorthCarolinaGenealogy.net site, the first redesign started about 1-2 years ago and stalled. I’ve got links up on the right hand side to various parts of the old site. I intend to archive the old queries and forum posts as long as possible and there are a few other things I plan to do with the site. There’s still a lot of stuff to be moved out of the old design, but at this point I’ve equaled the migration that I made with the last layout, so I thought it was probably safe to go ahead and throw the switch.
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Transcription of the Declaration of Independance, plus links to the Declaration at the National Archives.
This document, writted originally by Thomas Jefferson in June of 1776 documents the greivances that the colonists had against King George and asserts our right to be an independant state.
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. Read the rest of this entry »
Here you will find the United States Presidents listed in chronological order. The years of their Presidency is also listed. Odds are your ancestor wasn't on this list, but it is a little interesting to have that historical perspective.
Many times children were named in some way for a popular President, this list might help sort out where some of these names came from. The White House (www.whitehouse.gov) website has great biographies of the Presidents and they are linked below. (All links will open in new windows.)
George Washington (1789-1797)
Since this is the first Family History column, I thought it would make since to talk about how one goes about researching and discovering their family history. Genealogy is a hobby which many people take up in their retirement years. It is unfortunate that so many people wait so long to learn about their families’ rich heritage.
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The United States Census is outlined by the Constitution as a means of apportioning representatives to the states. According to the constitution it is to be taken every ten years as a way of counting the population. Over the years, however, it has become more than a simple head count and has grown to include a great volume of information that is of particular use to the family historian.
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Last time I talked about how important the Federal Census is to the family historian. Now, I’m going to give you a warning about it’s reliability. Don’t believe everything you read. This is something you should keep in mind no matter what source you’re referencing.
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