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Miscellaneous
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A genealogy website managed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
What is FamilySearch?
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The year of the U.S. Federal Census that was almost entirely lost due to fire and water damage.
What is 1890?
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James Dent Walker

Who is the first President of AAHGS

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This type of DNA is passed from a mother to all of her children, but is not found in the nucleus of the cell.
What is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)?
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The most popular genealogy software product, recently sold by Ancestry to MacKiev.
What is Family Tree Maker?
800
A popular directory of genealogy website organized by categories with over 300,000 links to other sites
What is Cyndi's List?
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The year of the earliest U.S. Federal Census in which the relationship is given of everyone to the head of household.
What is 1880?
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1977

What is the year AAHGS began?

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The average amount of DNA shared between a grandparent and a grandchild.
What is 25%?
800
A women's organization whose members are descended from people who fought for or who provided support during the Revolutionary War.
What is the DAR?
1200
An Israeli-based commercial genealogy site with a strong collection of European records.
What is MyHeritage?
1200

The year of the earliest U.S. Federal Census in which previously enslaved persons are listed.

What is 1870?

1200
The largest genealogy library in Houston.
What is the Clayton?
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This type of DNA is passed from a mother to her children, but a father passes his only to his daughters.
What is X-DNA?
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The process by which images of typed text are turned into searchable digital text.
What is OCR?
1600
A popular commercial genealogy website that is frequently advertised on TV.
1600
The number of years between U.S. Federal Censuses.
What is 10 years?
1600

From 1619 Virginia to Present Day: Correcting the National Narrative in the Midst of Covid-19

What is the theme of the 2020 Annual Conference?

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This type of DNA is passed from a father to his sons but not to his daughters.
What is Y-DNA?
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Despite the myth, immigrants did not have their surnames changed at this location.
What is Ellis Island?
2000
A major UK-based commercial genealogy site that features records for Britain and Ireland.
What is Findmypast?
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The number of years that a U.S. Federal Census is kept private before being released to the public.
What is 72?
2000
A Boston-based society that provides a large library for New England research.
What is the NEHGS?
2000
A child gets 50% of this type of DNA from their father, and 50% from their mother.
What is autosomal DNA?
2000
A genealogy TV show featuring celebrities and host Skip Gates.
What is Finding Your Roots?
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