tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13196976.post-54637659004891659802008-03-25T01:19:00.004-04:002008-04-12T02:07:01.836-04:00That Date Doesn't Make CensusThe ABC15 Investigators of Phoenix, Arizona, did a hard-hitting exposé on genealogy "rip-offs and scams," and offered this piece of advice:<blockquote>Smith recommends starting with the U.S. Census to find your roots, which keeps records after 1906. [<a href="http://www.abc15.com/content/news/investigators/story.aspx?content_id=cc593b28-28d9-4cee-8bb2-45400822fa05" target="_blank">Link</a>]</blockquote>I think they confused the United States with <a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/020153_e.html/" target="_blank">Canada's Northwest Provinces</a>. A common mistake.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.com