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Any one into Geneology?
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My spouse needs help in here search on the Tangden family
who lived in Washington (the state)
Please PM me if any one can help
Did she Google it?
https://www.google.com/search?q=tan...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Yes sir, she did.
Only thing is that everything she find cost plenty $ to read.
Does all information cost $ for US residents to?
Here in Sweden most info is free, even an Estate inventory.
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Take a look at Washington Genealogy - USGenWeb Project - Washington State. This site provides FREE stuff for your genealogy research.
Thank you.
Tryed it, but nothing on Tangden.
This free site has some good summary information but won't always show you original documents:
https://familysearch.org/
I found several Tangdens in the data base, and some were from Washington. Others were from nearby states and may be relatives.
Genealogy is big business in the United States. By some reports, up to 10 percent of Internet search activity is connected to research in family history. The biggest data services charge for access to records, but there are some resources like the one above that are not locked up behind a paywall.
https://familysearch.org/
I found several Tangdens in the data base, and some were from Washington. Others were from nearby states and may be relatives.
Genealogy is big business in the United States. By some reports, up to 10 percent of Internet search activity is connected to research in family history. The biggest data services charge for access to records, but there are some resources like the one above that are not locked up behind a paywall.
Cyndi's List has a lot of sources. Many are no cost. Your spouse could email a local gealogical society from the part of Washington they are searching. Many local organizations are quite helpful.
labworm
US Veteran
I lucked out about 20 years ago found out the original book of my last name was in the Barnstable MA library.
Searched many bookstores, 2 years passed and I received notice from a bookstore in Vermont that they could provide me with a copy, the price was about $160.00.
Went back 600 years to England, and my father was the last entry in the book, so I have it all. Really interesting stuff.
Searched many bookstores, 2 years passed and I received notice from a bookstore in Vermont that they could provide me with a copy, the price was about $160.00.
Went back 600 years to England, and my father was the last entry in the book, so I have it all. Really interesting stuff.
I was fortunate that my mother has been into genealogy. She had me filling out a pedigree chart when I was eight. She has one branch of the family traced back to the 1200's in England. Which is NOT easy - no such thing as a census. The only records are in churches - births, baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc. And there have been so many wars big and small in Europe that a lot of records got destroyed.
One of the things I like about genealogy is the stories. Not just the name, date, and place, but the why. Being from the U.S. the question was always why did that person come to the U.S? What was the thing that tipped the scale? Why was I born here, instead of in Malmo, Sweden where my great-great-grandfather (after whom I am named) lived before he came to the U.S. and settled in St. Louis? I know in another branch of the family a son was disowned in Wales (it was a religion thing - the son joined a different church), and he came to America.
Don't know for certain where this will lead you. If it leads back to Sweden, one of the biggest challenges in genealogy in the Scandinavian countries was the "last" name changing every generation. Just to pick some names out of the hat, you can have Anders Petersson, and his father was Peter Bengtsson, whose father was Bengt Andersson, and so forth.
One resource I haven't seen mentioned is the LDS church - commonly referred to as the Mormons. They have more records than anyone. If there is a local branch near where you are, a polite request for help may prove beneficial. When I was a teenager there was a satellite library at the branch in the town where we lived, and mom spent every Tuesday there, looking at microfiche and ordering other available records.
Good luck in your search. Like I said, after you find the who, when and where, the next thing you will want to know is the why.
One of the things I like about genealogy is the stories. Not just the name, date, and place, but the why. Being from the U.S. the question was always why did that person come to the U.S? What was the thing that tipped the scale? Why was I born here, instead of in Malmo, Sweden where my great-great-grandfather (after whom I am named) lived before he came to the U.S. and settled in St. Louis? I know in another branch of the family a son was disowned in Wales (it was a religion thing - the son joined a different church), and he came to America.
Don't know for certain where this will lead you. If it leads back to Sweden, one of the biggest challenges in genealogy in the Scandinavian countries was the "last" name changing every generation. Just to pick some names out of the hat, you can have Anders Petersson, and his father was Peter Bengtsson, whose father was Bengt Andersson, and so forth.
One resource I haven't seen mentioned is the LDS church - commonly referred to as the Mormons. They have more records than anyone. If there is a local branch near where you are, a polite request for help may prove beneficial. When I was a teenager there was a satellite library at the branch in the town where we lived, and mom spent every Tuesday there, looking at microfiche and ordering other available records.
Good luck in your search. Like I said, after you find the who, when and where, the next thing you will want to know is the why.
DWalt
Member
The Mormons (LDS) are very heavily into genealogy, and maintain vast geneology records, as it is an integral part of their religion to know their ancestors. Their records cover about everyone, not just Mormons. I don't know how their records can be accessed, but about any Mormon would know. There is also Ancestry.com website - some information is free, but most is not, but you can get short-term access to the site for a reasonable amount. Great for accessing old U. S. Census records. I believe there are some free websites having similar information.
Texas Star
US Veteran
I used to work at the public library and there were always people there checking family histories.
That may help US members.
Good luck, Q-Ball. I hope you find what you need. Maybe an American at a Washington library location will help.
That may help US members.
Good luck, Q-Ball. I hope you find what you need. Maybe an American at a Washington library location will help.
NCTexan
US Veteran
PM sent.
My wife may have some information for you.
My wife may have some information for you.
Straightshooter2
US Veteran
Try the LDS genealogy site. You can find some interesting family links there. I have some doubt as to the authenticity of some of the links but supposedly one of my wife's ancestors was a Scottish Thane named Crinan. She is descended from Crinan's younger of two sons. According to the Morman wesbsite, the younger son's main claim to fame is that he had an older brother named Duncan and a cousin named McBeth! 
Also we found out that her something like 6x grandfather, Lewis Lanier was a Major in the Continental Army and after the Revolution he moved to Screven County, Gerogia. My 6x grandfather Benjamin Scott was the Sheriff of Screven County at the time and also owned the only general store in the county. So parts of our families would have known each other in the 1790's.
CW
Also we found out that her something like 6x grandfather, Lewis Lanier was a Major in the Continental Army and after the Revolution he moved to Screven County, Gerogia. My 6x grandfather Benjamin Scott was the Sheriff of Screven County at the time and also owned the only general store in the county. So parts of our families would have known each other in the 1790's.CW
