"Making of America"

Thousands of books and journals have been digitized, indexed and put online through the work of the "Making of America" project of the University of Michigan and Cornell University. Family Chronicle reopts in the February 2006 issue that the pages may contain over 10 million names, focusing on the 1850-1877 time period. The topics range from agricultural publications to educational monographs, lists of deserters from Wisconsin regiments during the Civil War and religion. There are three separate databases to search: books, journals, and the Cornell University site.

Be sure to make family history goals for 2006, being realistic and adding some new skills and resources to your search strategies! Success in the search!!!!!