| Dear Fellow Genealogist,
Ahoy, genealogists! I grew up watching Pirates of the Caribbean, so International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a perfectly reasonable excuse to talk about pirates and genealogy. As Captain Jack Sparrow reminds us, "Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate." For genealogists, sometimes the real treasure is a record that finally tells us where an ancestor lived, what they owned or why they suddenly disappeared from tax rolls.
Today's newsletter is all about treasure, taxes and trying not to spend your entire research budget in one place. We start with a new article on the true history of pirates, separating fact from Hollywood fiction and exploring who pirates really were, how they operated and why piracy flourished in the Atlantic world and North America.
Then since genealogy research has the impressive ability to make money disappear without a pirate crew, we share tips for creating a genealogy budget to help you keep your own treasure chest from running dry.
Finally, we turn to tax records, which might not sound quite as exciting as buried treasure, but can reveal property, wealth, occupations and other clues about your ancestors.
Finding treasure filed by the county assessor,
— Katharine, Digital Editor of Family Tree Magazine
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| Pirates: A True (and Surprising) History |
| We usually think of pirates as caricatures: parrots on their shoulder and treasure maps in hand. However, the truth is f-“arr” less cinematic. Discover the true history of pirates of the Caribbean, Atlantic coast and rivers and Great Lakes of the United States. |
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