Did Great-Grandpa Grow Hemp?

Oh, the things we can find out about our ancestors. Think your ancestor was just growing corn, wheat, and cotton? He might have been growing hemp, too. We can find out using something called the Agricultural Schedule. What Is the Agricultural Schedule? In certain U.S. federal censuses, there were additional schedules created in addition to…

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Census Records for Ohio Available for Free

The good folks at FamilySearch announced today that they have added more indexes to their online census collections. Among the good news for Ohio researchers is that Ohio is now included in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 indexes. Digital images are linked to the index, so you can see the images online for…

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