Resource Links

This link accesses a glossary of terms used in the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries for various diseases and ailments. Many of these names are found on death registers from that period. Very helpful in understanding cause of death in modern terms.

This link directly accesses the Ellis Island Passenger Search database, home to 65 million records of passengers arriving to the Port of New York from 1820 to 1957.

This is a great website where you can obtain professional genealogical research built into a family story. The work is done by none other than Marie Byrd Sproul, a Hanger descendant. She is an excellent writer and holds a certificate in Genealogical Research which she obtained in October of 2021 after completing the Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate Program. She is also a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. If you have an interest in your "family story," This site should be your first stop.

Search billions of ancestor profiles, photographs, and historical documents at once—absolutely FREE.

This service is provided by Theresa Berns, a native German speaker. This is what she says about her services. "I believe it is essential to know our ancestors and their past to better understand ourselves. As a native German speaker and professionally trained translator, I am here for you to decipher and translate genealogical documents written in the old German script. Together, we will untangle the linguistic knot that German (especially the German spoken and written centuries ago) can be and bring you closer to your roots."

Meet Katherine Schober, Founder and CEO With more than a decade of experience professionally translating German to English, I love helping clients like you discover the fascinating lives of their German ancestors. Deciphering the old handwriting and finding the perfect words to unlock the secrets of your family letters, diaries, and records – as well as teaching you how to do it yourself – is something I truly enjoy. Born in St. Louis, I earned my Master’s degree in the German language through Bowling Green State University/University of Salzburg. I then spent three additional years in Austria, teaching English and translating German (with a focus on history). In 2014, I moved back to the States with my Austrian husband, and, although we are now in America, German is still the main language spoken in our home. As a German-English genealogy translator and educator, I can happily say I love what I do.

This is a link to the "Our Public Records" website and the interviewing guide may be very helpful to those trying to document information from living relatives. There are a number of additional resources on the website itself.

A good article if exact days are of importance in your research involving 1752.