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The Pflugerville Genealogy Group meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Pflugerville Community Library 102 10th street Pflugerville, TX 78660

Welcome Pflugerville Genealogy Group!

Great list of resources courtesy of Louis!

http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/smcobibcde.htm

1920 census going online - free - entire 1790-1930 census index to be free online

The Family History Library (Salt Lake City) announced today that it is

putting up the entire 1790-1930 census index free online.

It will work with The Generations Network (Ancestry) to swap

indexes/images.

It has already received Ancestry's version of the 1920

census which FamilySearchIndexing is re-indexing. The FHL will

re-index all of the census years 1790-1930 and put the indexes up for

free online. The FHL already has the indexes for 1850, 1860, 1870,

1880 and 1900 online.

Notes from 08/07/2008

Hello Genealogists!

We had a great group this month with a lot of wonderful suggestions! The discussions focues on naming patterns, cemetery research, and restoration and preservation! Everyone contributed some great resources which are listed below!

1. How do I store old photos and documents?

You can purchase archival sleeves and boxes to safely store your documents! Check out http://www.demco.com

2. Does anyone have tips on photo restoration?

There are blogs about photo restoration available for free!

Preserving the Past - Tips and Advice from Photo Restoration ...

Expert advice on caring for, identifying, organizing and preserving your precious family photos, from photo restoration expert David Mishkin.

genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa121000b.htm

Restoration of genealogy photographs

Restoration of Genealogy Photos. Before After.

http://www.scantips.com/restore.html

Photo Restoration Tips Blog: Vibrant New Photo Restoration Community

Jul 6, 2006 ... The new OPRWorkshop forum is a place where OPR volunteers can showcase their photo restoration work, get advice, assistance and feedback, ...

http://www.photorestorationtips.com/Blog/2006/07/vibrant-new-photo-restoration.html

3. Need outside assistance in your genealogical research for free?

Ask a fellow genealogist to help!

Free Genealogy Research -- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

Free genealogy research is performed by thousands of volunteers worldwide who donate their time in their local area.

http://www.raogk.org/ -

4. Need a tip on where the local cemeteries are?

Ask the local florist!

Call the Texas Historical Commission http://www.thc.state.tx.us/cemeteries/cemhtc.shtml

Check out Historic Texas Cemeteries! http://www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/1-countytables.htm

Try interment.net! http://www.interment.net/

5. Want more information on Naming Patterns?

Genealogy.com: The Importance of Given Names

Did you know that English tradition named a first son after the father's father? See what traditional naming patterns can tell you about your family history

http://www.genealogy.com/35_donna.html

Naming Patterns, Practices & Customs for Countries and Cultures ...

An understanding of naming patterns can be very helpful in tracing ones ancestry, as families in many cultures followed the custom of naming their children http://genealogy.about.com/od/naming_patterns/Naming_Practices_Patterns_for_Countries_Cultures.htm

Genealogy research: Information on names, naming patterns

Genealogy research: naming conventions, finding maiden names, naming patterns and other names info in genealogy.
http://usgenweb.org/research/names.shtml