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My recent “Along Those Lines . . .” column concerning Social Security and Railroad Retirement records generated a lot of e-mail from readers, some positive and some not

Some of the most informative U.S. resources can be records from our ancestors’ federally-administered retirement programs’ files. These include the Social Security and Railroad Retirement programs, which are

Normally when people start working on their family tree, they have older relatives to talk with and ask a lot of questions. I was not so lucky on

The Social Security Death Index (also known among genealogists as the SSDI) is a valuable tool for individuals researching the death information of a recently-deceased (after 1962) family

» Search Wyoming Social Security Death Index A quick way to find your ancestors is to search the Wyoming Social Security Death Index. The Social Security Death Index contains

» Search Wisconsin Social Security Death Index A quick way to find your ancestors is to search the Wisconsin Social Security Death Index. The Social Security Death Index contains