Without a full every name index, finding your family can be a bit challenging.  However, there are plenty of resources out there to help you.  The finding tools at stevemorse.org are extensive to say the least.  But what is best is that there’s a finding aid for everyone!  There are so many different ways to find your family that surely one method must lead you in the right direction.  The key to any of the finding aids is locating the Enumeration District for the 1940 Census.  One great way to do this if you already know where your family member lived in 1940 is to use the Enumeration District maps.

I was recently searching for my Great-grandfather and his family and I began by using the 1930 Enumeration District (ED) conversion tool that was provided by Ancestry.com (they use the Steve Morse Indexes).  I was frustrated because the ED that they produced certainly didn’t have a listing for Adolphus/Dolphus Thomey on any of the 50 pages that I so carefully paged through.  However, I remembered that on the actual Steve Morse site there is a tool for locating the ED via maps!

The ED Map tool is less specific than the other ED finding aids, but it might actually get you closer!  Try following these steps.

Step 1 – Find Your Ancestor’s Address

Ideally, you’d like to have the exact address where you ancestor lived in 1940, not earlier and not later.  But many of us are challenged to know these details.  You can often find an address from city directories or even from the 1930 Census.  If you’re fairly confident that your ancestor lived in the same place in 1930 and 1940 then you’re probably safe with the census data.  If not, then you ought to go looking around in city directories, newspapers, or even draft card registrations to try to find a more current address.

I found Adolphus’s address from the 1930 Census.  I tried cross checking it with city directories, but I was out of luck with the research that I could do on the internet; 1930 would have to do!

1930 U.S. census, Pulaski County, Arkansas, population schedule, North Little Rock, enumeration district (ED) 62, p. 15A (penned), dwelling 339, family 411, Adolphus Thomey; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 April 2012); citing FHL microfilm 2339827.

If you’re not familiar with address on census records, let me give you a brief tutorial.  The tall column that spans the entire length of the left hand side of the forms was for enumerators to record the street that they were on.  Some were diligent and made incredible notes when streets ended and when they began.  Some were not so diligent and didn’t record anything.  Be hopeful that your ancestor’s enumerator was at least somewhere in the middle of the road.  Be sure to look above and below the line that your ancestor falls on as the notation may be small and where ever the enumerator was moved to write it!  The first column after the street name area is the street number that the enumerator recorded for the household. Trust that these could be an approximation, but it will get you close!

So, for me, I found that Adolphus Thomey lived at 622 Olive, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Step 2 – GoogleMap Your Ancestor’s Address

GoogleMap of 622 Olive Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas

First, use GoogleMaps to locate your ancestor’s home on a map.  This is helpful both to give you a good point of reference and to check out the area cross streets.  Some of the cities don’t have all of the streets indexed so you won’t be able to use the regular ED finding aids that will narrow down the potential EDs by street level.  This is where the maps will help you immensely!

I punched in my Great-grandfather’s address from the 1930 Census and off I went…

From this map I can easily see that he lived fairly close to the river (an excellent land mark) and he lived north of 6th Street, west of Cypress and east of Main.  That will give me a good idea already of the general location.

Step 3 – Find the Enumeration District Map on stevemorse.org

Once you know the address and the general location you’ll need to head over to stevemorse.org and get the actual ED map using his tool (this link will take you right there!).

The tool requires you to select the state, county and city that you’re searching for and the result will be a link or a set of links.  Depending on how urban the area was, you may have to look through several ED maps to find the one that contains the area of your ancestor’s address.  Once you find the correct ED map, compare your Google map to the ED map.

1940 Enumeration District Map for North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.; digital images. Steve Morse One Step Finding Tools (http://www.stevemorse.org : viewed 12 April 2012; citing NARA 1940 Census Maps for Enumeration District Numbers).

In the map above you can see the GoogleMap that I found of Adolphus’s address and then I’ve marked the area on the ED map that corresponds to the general area of the GoogleMap.  It clearly falls within the 60-109 ED.

Step 4 – Search the Pages of the 1940 ED You’ve Located!

Now all that’s left is to do a page by page search of the 1940 ED that you located on the map.  Occasionally you may find your ancestors on the line between districts and you may need to search more than one ED, but it will certainly narrow the field!

I was happy to find Adolphus and his family right where the were in 1930… at 620 Olive Street… seems like this enumerator counted the houses differently!  Note: My great-grandfather changed his name from Adolphus to Dolphus.  The story goes that he was not a fan of Hitler from the very beginning and he didn’t want any associations to the ruthless dictator so he dropped the “A” from his given name.  That’s why we see him here in the 1940 Census as “D Thomey”.

1940 U.S. census, Pulaski County, Arkansas, population schedule, North Little Rock, enumeration district (ED) 109, p. 6B (penned), dwelling 154, D Thomey; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 12 April 2012); citing NARA records T627..

The release of the 1940 U.S. Census is finally here! (OK, I'm a little trigger happy... it will be out tomorrow at 9:00am) Hopefully you've done your extra research and prepared by finding all those potential enumeration districts for your ancestors that were living in 1940. And if you haven't, that's OK, the census pages aren't going anywhere... you can do your prep research right along side your census searches if you need to!

Hopefully last month we inspired you to join the 1940 U.S. Census indexing project sponsored by FamilySearch and you've already downloaded the software and taken a crack at the simulation pages. But if not, please consider helping out with this fantastic project. The more volunteers we have the faster an every name index will be produced. It only takes a few minutes of your time to index an entire pages of the census and it doesn't cost you a thing! Please sign up today!

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You’ve forgotten where you found all of that information.

Citation, Citation, Citation

It’s OK, it happens to all of us.  It’s happened to me, and it will probably happen again.  That’s why it’s so important to cite your sources!  You might think that citations were just for those college papers that you wrote so long ago, but really they’re the most important part of your genealogical research.  They give you and anyone who follows your research a link back to the repositories and records where you found the evidence and facts.

Your citations don’t have to be textbook perfect, but they should at least include the date that you viewed the record, where you found it, and the volume (if applicable) and page number.  And write the citation immediately after you photocopy the records so you don’t forget!  If you’re copying out of published genealogies or a book of indexes, abstracts or transcriptions, spend the extra dime or quarter and copy the title page of the book.  With the title page, you’ll always have a reference back to that book and the publication information; you’ll still need to write the date you found it and where you were… but the rest of the information is already cited for you!

And what’s also incredibly important is that you come home from your research trips and attach that source information to your ancestors in your genealogy software.  I’m horrible about this task.  I get all excited about what I’ve found, I make my citations on the backs of all my photocopies, I come home and… and all the papers get tossed into my filing drawers. The info never makes it into my RootsMagic tree.  Don’t follow my example… transfer the information to your software!  When you start to ask questions about what to research next, having those source citations in your software will help keep you on track, prevent you from researching the same thing twice, and it will give you a clearer picture of the holes that you still have in your research.

Examples of Citations

I’ve pulled a couple of images from my files to show you what I’m talking about.

Example #1

The first example is of a quick citation that I made on the title page of a book that I photocopied.  I just wrote down a quick notation about the date and the repository.  All the other information that I could want to know is contained on the title page and the verso page.

In a footnote this little citation would become:

Gregory A. Boyd J.D., Family Maps of Union Parish, Louisiana: Homesteads Edition (Norman, Oklahoma: Arphax Publishing Co., 2005), 73, 76.

Example #2

The second example is from a document that I requested be copied by a librarian.  A thorough librarian will provide the citation for you on the reverse of the document.

In a footnote, this citation would become:

Obituary, The Barnesville Gazette, 29 May 1890, Obituary of Joseph H. Slade.

For the Serious Geni

If you’re interested in a more formal approach to source citations, Elizabeth Shown Mills’s Evidence Explained [affiliate link] is one of the most complete compendiums of source citations for genealogists out there.  It is considered to be the reference for sourcing genealogical records. I won’t lie… it’s a tome.  At nearly 900 pages it’s not something that you can take around easily to the different research repositories so that you’ll always know exactly which citation pattern to use, but it’s a very handy book for your personal library.

And you’re in luck!  For today only (that’s 30 March 2012), Genealogical.com is offering this book at a 40% discount!  That’s right… today you can purchase Evidence Explained for just $35.95!!  That’s a steal I wouldn’t pass up… I paid full price for my copy.

• 1 April 2012, 4:00pm - Searching the Unindexed 1940 Census ($4.00)
  A discussion of search approaches for the unindexed 1940 census
• 2 April 2012, 9:00pm – Census Images and Indexing UPDATE
  Hosted by DearMYRTLE and RootsMagic
  Join our OPEN MIC meeting Monday – Friday to discuss experiences we’re having with the newly released 1940 US Federal Census Images.
• 3 April 2012, 9:00pm - Census Images and Indexing UPDATE
  Hosted by DearMYRTLE and RootsMagic
  Join our OPEN MIC meeting Monday – Friday to discuss experiences we’re having with the newly released 1940 US Federal Census Images.
• 4 April 2012, 2:00pm – The Pursuit from Genealogy Hobbyist to Professional
  Several terms are applied to individuals that are interested in their ancestors. Those who are fascinated by the story but not really interested in the data could be termed amateurs. Moving up a rung on the ladder would be the hobbyists, who gather photos, letters and family memorabilia to share with others. They quite often are members of societies, are familiar with local history, and help others to find their ancestors. This group is quite underestimated, in that many have self-taught expertise and are quite knowledgeable. However, most of them do not charge money for their assistance. The next step is to operate at the “professional” level, which requires perspective, attitude, methods, process, and some business skills. This webinar will discuss various ways to make that transition.
• 4 April 2012, 9:00pm - Census Images and Indexing UPDATE
  Hosted by DearMYRTLE and RootsMagic
  Join our OPEN MIC meeting Monday – Friday to discuss experiences we’re having with the newly released 1940 US Federal Census Images.
• 5 April 2012, 7:00pm – RootsMagic: Timeline View
  RootsMagic 5 is the latest version of our award-winning software which makes family history easy!  One of it’s fun and useful new features is the “Timeline View”.  Join us for a look at this new feature and learn how it can visually put a person’s life in context- bringing together events from their own life and from the lives of family members.  
• 5 April 2012, 8:00pm – Using Probate Records (early bird: $39.99, regular: $49.99)
  Probate records are a tremendous source of genealogical information. Some family historians find them a little intimidating, though, and any don’t realize that even poor ancestors may have left behind a probate file chock-full of valuable information.
• 5 April 2012, 9:00pm - Census Images and Indexing UPDATE
  Hosted by DearMYRTLE and RootsMagic
  Join our OPEN MIC meeting Monday – Friday to discuss experiences we’re having with the newly released 1940 US Federal Census Images.
• 6 April 2012, 9:00pm - Census Images and Indexing UPDATE
  Hosted by DearMYRTLE and RootsMagic
  Join our OPEN MIC meeting Monday – Friday to discuss experiences we’re having with the newly released 1940 US Federal Census Images.
• 7 April 2012, 1:00pm – Turn iGoogle into your Personal Genealogy Research Homepage
  Google’s blank white page is very misleading.  In this session Lisa Louise Cooke, host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, will show you how to covert Google.com into a rich, powerful genealogy research homepage that will keep you organized and moving forward online.
• 8 April 2012 – Easter
• 10 April 2012, 9:00pm – Going Digital: Organizing Your Research Files Electronically
  Thinking of going digital? Organizing your research files electronically can speed up processing time, save space, and help anyone become a better genealogist. Learn how to take your paper research notes, logs, and documents and convert them into your own personal “digital archives.” 
• 11 April 2012, 2:00pm – Genealogy on the Go – the Families app for your Android, iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad
  Got an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or an Android device? With the “Families” application you can easily transfer your Legacy Family Tree files and pictures from your computer to your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or Android device, enabling them to be viewed and edited wherever you are. Any changes you make on these devices can then be synced back to your Legacy family file. Join the developer of Families, Malcolm Green, for a demonstration of how it all works and what it looks like.
• 12 April 2012, 7:00pm – Installing and Upgrading to Personal Historian 2
  Personal Historian 2 is the latest version of our ground-breaking personal and family history writing software.  But many still have questions and concerns about the upgrade process.  How is this upgrade different than past updates?  What will happen to all my data?  Can I have both Personal Historian 1 and Personal Historian 2 on my computer at the same time?  Join us as we answer all your questions and show you how to transition to version 2’s new features quickly and painlessly.
• 13 April 2012, 2:00pm – Preparing for Mother’s Death ($8.00)
  An 1889 will was denied in 1900 upon the widow’s death. The judge’s denial gives no reason, but an analysis of land, court, and estate records provides the likely reason and makes an excellent tutorial on women’s property, land records, terminology, etc. An excellent problem-solving example.
• 14 April 2012, 12:00pm - Using Legacy Family Tree to Support Family Groups/Associations
  This 1-hour webinar will discuss how the Legacy Family Tree software can help your family organization work together.
  These specific features and concepts will be taught:
  • importing your PAF and GEDCOM files into Legacy
  • best practices for adding new data, including adding new events and sources
  • how to share your Legacy file with other association/family members to avoid duplication utilizing Legacy’s IntelliShare tool
  • using Legacy’s Research Notes and Tree Finder tools to document opinions, theories, and unproven relationships
  • using Legacy’s Research Guidance to guide you to the right sources and websites to extend your pedigree
• 15 April 2012 – Tax Day!  Don’t forget to mail your taxes!!
• 17 April 2012, 9:00pm – Canadian Ports of Entry: Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration Records and Border Crossing Records
  You know your ancestors came to North America from the Old Country but you can’t find any records. Learn strategies for searching the available immigration, border crossing and ship passenger list websites on the Internet. Level: Intermediate. 
• 18 April 2012, 2:00pm – Researching Your Scottish Ancestors
  Scotland has a wealth of records available to assist you in researching your Scottish ancestry. Scottish statutory records of births, marriages and deaths began in 1855 and are available online together with census returns from 1841 – 1911. Other online records include Old Parish Records of baptisms, marriages and burials, records from Catholic archives and Scottish wills and testaments. Join our webinar to find out about these records and strategies to help you use these and other useful sources effectively in your research.
• 18 April 2012, 8:00pm – 1940 Census Indexing – Tips & Tricks – FamilySearch
  Our friends at the1940Census.com and FamilySearch are hosting a series of webinars over the next few months. The goal is to train volunteers to index, arbitrate as individuals; and to train leaders to administer a society-sponsored indexing group. All webinars begin at 6pm Mountain time.  Please join early! 
• 18 April 2012, 9:00pm – Grandma’s Flak Jacket: Why Your Children Need You to Do Family History
  Why would your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews want to know about their family’s heritage? And how do you share it with them so that they are interested?  The benefits illustrated in this class include emotional healing from understanding the past, inspiration from knowing the greatness in your heritage, the perspective of knowing what was sacrificed for you, and knowing you are part of a greater whole. You are going to want to sign off  and start sharing, and this class will show you how.
• 19 April 2012, 7:00pm – RootsMagic: County Check
  RootsMagic 5 is the latest version of our award-winning software which makes family history easy!  One of it’s most powerful new features is the CountyCheck.  Join us for a look at this new feature and learn how it will confirm and correct the existence of a county, state, or country on any given date from a multi-national database.  You’ll even learn how to use it to find research tips, sources, and even historical maps for your ancestral lands. 
• 25 April 2012, 2:00pm – Reverse Genealogy: Finding the Living
  Although genealogy is at its heart the study of long-deceased ancestors, connecting with living relatives has become almost as important to many family historians. Some seek living kin in an effort to track down family photos; others do it to find family history playmates, plan reunions or identify DNA project participants. Whatever the motivation, one of the most addicting aspects of genealogy is the thrill of finding distant cousins, or in some cases, parents, children or siblings. But this “reverse genealogy” (working from the past to the present) has its own special challenges and requires the researcher to be part genealogist and part private investigator. This presentation covers proven techniques for tracing 20th and 21st century friends and relatives from the past to the present. 
• 25 April 2012, 8:00pm - 1940 Census Indexing – Tips & Tricks – FamilySearch
  Our friends at the1940Census.com and FamilySearch are hosting a series of webinars over the next few months. The goal is to train volunteers to index, arbitrate as individuals; and to train leaders to administer a society-sponsored indexing group. All webinars begin at 6pm Mountain time.  Please join early! 
• 26 April 2012, 7:00pm – RootsMagic: New Reports and Options
  RootsMagic 5 is the latest version of our award-winning software which makes family history easy!  Based on user feedback and requests, we’ve added several new reports and many new report options.  Join us for a look at these new reports and options and how RootsMagic 5 can make sharing and publishing your family history easier than ever.

Yes… it’s true, there will be no index when the 1940 US Census is released.  Confidentiality requires that census records remain closed for 72 years – no, ifs ands or buts.  That means that the kind folks at the National Archives and the Census Bureau don’t even get to see a single page until they are released promptly at 9:00am EDT.  Since there’s no access there’s no index!

There will be ways for you to find your family, but it will require bit of investigation on your part if you don’t want to wait for the index to be completed (and let’s face it… we’re all just itching to look the second the census is released!).  Steve Morse’s One Step Census Quiz is a great tool that you should check out to get prepared for searching without an every name index.

“But… tell me more about this index,” you say.

The index will be created by volunteers just like you and me.  Indexing is simple and easy and can be done simply from your home computer in the comfort of your PJs!  No need to drive to a library, stand in line or pay for expensive software.  The software is free and available for both Mac and PC.

Uncle Sam wants YOU to become an Indexer!

The folks over at the 1940 US Census Community Project are making it not only easy to help index the 1940 US Census, but fun and inciting!!  This week, they’re offering the chance for two lucky indexers to win a $50 Visa gift card and one super lucky indexer to win a $100 Visa gift card just for downloading the FamilySearch indexing software and indexing a batch of the *SIMULATION* 1940 U.S. Census!  Wow!

OK, so how much time is that going to take?  I just did two batches and it took me less than 10 minutes.  And I’ll be honest… I’m no pro at indexing.  I’ve only indexed 86 names total.  But the software has guided instructions all along the way to make it easy for you to know exactly what to enter in each field, and they have a quality checker that will go over your work before you submit it and call attention to areas that might need a second look.

So here’s what you do to be entered into the gift card drawings:

1. First, sign up on the Games and Prizes page to register (you’ll only have to do this step once, and there will be more prizes for indexers along the way!)
2. Download the indexing software (you’ll also need to sign up for a FamilySearch account if you don’t already have one – don’t worry, it’s free!)
3. Complete a 1940 U.S. Census simulation batch  before 11:59pm MT March 30, 2012. (for all of you Eastcoaster reading this blog… this gives you EXTRA TIME!)

Just so you’re clear… to complete your practice batch of 1940 Census records follow these steps:

• launch the indexing application from your desktop and log in.
• Click “Download Batch” and look for *SIMULATION* 1940 U.S. Census.
• Complete the batch and click the submit button.

And that’s it.  You’re well on your way to the chance for a free Visa gift card!  You’ll have no obligation to continue to participate in the indexing project, but I know a lot of people who would appreciate it if you did.  The more volunteer indexers that we have, the sooner the every name index will be completed.  As an indexer you can offer as little or as much time as you like, there are no requirements for number of pages indexed or time per week!

Disclosure: As a the1940census.com blog ambassador program, this supports my eligibility to win an Amazon Kindle Fire.  If you have a genealogy blog and you’re excited about the release of the 1940 US Census, join the blog ambassador program by signing up here.

The release of the 1940 U.S. Census is just around the corner. We all know that there will be challenges in the beginning since an every-name index won't be available for some time. But you can certainly help out! 1940 US Census Community Project, in part sponsored by FamilySearch, is recruiting indexers now! You don't have to have any special credentials or any previous experience to help with this great project. All you need to get started is a FamilySearch account (free) and their indexing software (also free!). Once the census is release you can download batches and index away!

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Also… be sure to check out the Family Tree University’s 2012 Virtual Conference!  In case you can’t travel to any of the big conferences this year, this virtual conference might be a great alternative for you.  Hosted completely online from 9:00am, Friday, March 9 through 11:59pm Sunday, March 11… this virtual conference is jam-packed full of topics!  Your $199.99 registration fee covers 15 lectures – on your own time.  All the lectures are pre-recorded so you can choose which days you attend according to your schedule!

• 3 March 2012, 1:00pm EST, Irish-American Catholic Genealogy
  The overall goal of the lecture is to give attendees a practical guide to finding the origins of their Irish ancestors in a broad overview lecture. The lecture will start with the central event in the history of Irish genealogy, the destruction of the Public records Office in Dublin on June 30, 1922 near the end of the Irish Civil War. As a result unique challenges and realistic expectations for Irish ancestral research will be discussed. Existing vital records and census records along with unique census substitutes for 19th century Ireland will be presented. Research materials available on-line and through film rental will be shown with examples available without the time and expense necessary to travel to Ireland. Irish Protestants and resources and record repositories in Ireland will not be covered.
  
• 7 March 2012, 2:00pm EST, Are You Ready for the 1940 U.S. Census Images?
  April 2, 2012 will be a busy day for genealogists in the U.S. as the images for the 1940 United States Census are released to the public. Learn the strategies needed to find the images you want, especially during the first few weeks before the images are indexed. Besides tips and tricks, you’ll also learn what information was collected during the 1940 U.S. Census and how it can help your genealogy research. 
• 11 March 2012 – Don’t forget to Spring Forward! Daylight Saving Time begins.
• 12 March 2012, 7:00pm EDT, Using U.S. Federal Records to Locate the Townland of Your Irish Ancestors
  Before you buy your ticket to Ireland you need to look at the roots your ancestor planted in America.
  Focusing on U.S. resources can give you a real passport to finding your way to the right place and time in
  Ireland.
• 15 March 2012, 8:00pm EDT, Online Census Secrets: Best Websites and Strategies to Find Your Ancestors ($39.99 if you register before March 8, $49.99 after)
  Census records are the no. 1 resource for US genealogy. You can use them to trace your ancestral families back in time decade by decade, and even discover new branches of your family tree. All US census records up to 1930 are online, and the 1940 census will be available in April 2012.  Most genealogists know, though, that it’s not as easy as simply typing in a name. To successfully trace your ancestors, you need to know where to look and how to make the most of census websites. This hour-long webinar will tell you exactly what you need to know to make the most of the US censuses available online.
• 20 March 2012, 8:00pm EDT, Indiana Genealogy Crash Course: Find Your Hoosier State Ancestors ($39.99 if you register before March 8, $49.99 after)
  Indiana is one of those states that figures into the family trees of many Americans.Whether you’re descended from the native Miami or Potawotomi tribes, the railroad workers who came through in the 1850s, or the African-Americans who migrated north in the early 1900s, it’s likely that at some point your ancestors were in Indiana.Professional genealogist Harold Henderson will share his special tips and techniques for finding your Hoosier ancestors.
• 21 March 2012, 2:00pm EDT, DNA Research for Genealogists: Beyond the Basics.
  Among the tens of thousand of individuals that have already experienced the novelty of genetic testing for ancestral or genealogical purposes, many are still wondering about the real benefits that such testing may bring to their family history repertoire. Few individuals may have given in to pressure by others, or simply for curiosity. Whether you have been already tested and are still wondering about what all those letters and numbers from your genetic genealogy report mean, or whether you are contemplating if DNA testing for family history is something for you, this lecture will offer you some online tools that are available to interpret your results and get the most out of your genetic testing. We will also focus on a few successful DNA genealogy cases and conclude with a description of consultation services available to those that think genetic genealogy is an exciting field, but fear it is too complex of a tool to them.
• 21 March 2012, 9:00pm EDT, Top 20 Lessons Genealogists Need to Know
  Whether you are a beginner or a 40-year-veteran in family history, learn what genealogists from around the world consider to be the top 20 lessons every genealogist should learn and how to effectively apply these lessons in everyday research. 
• 28 March 2012, 2:00pm EDT, Obituaries: Clues to Look For. Tips for making sure you get the full benefit from an obituary notice.
  Newspapers have been publishing obituaries for over 300 years. Dig in and identify every clue as you learn how newspaper editors have changed their syntax, style and scope of obituaries over the years. Obituaries are critical for building an American family history.
• 30 March 2012, 2:00pm EDT, Digital Writing Tools for Genealogists.
  Telling your family’s story just got a whole lot easier thanks to a number of cloud-based notetaking and writing tools and apps you can access from home, your netbook or iPad, and even your smartphone. Learn about the latest tech tools and writing apps for bringing your family’s story to life!

Get struck by cupid's arrow all over again... This month take a minute to look at the relationships that your ancestors had. Browse some marriage licenses. Or share your favorite vintage wedding photo on our Flickr Group! We'd love to hear your ancestors' most romantic stories!

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