Daily Genealogist

Last week’s survey asked how many generations of your patrilineal line (your father’s father’s father, etc.) you have succesfully traced. 4,605 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• <1%, One (you)
• <1%, Two (your and your father)
• 3%, Three (you, your father, and grandfather)
• 11%, Four
• 17%, Five
• 13%, Six
• 9%, Seven
• 7%, Eight
• 6%, Nine
• 7%, Ten
• 6%, Eleven
• 6%, Twelve
• 3%, Thirteen
• 2%, Fourteen
• 8%, Fifteen or more
• <1%, I don’t know.

This week’s survey asks whether you were enumerated in the 1950 census. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey if you've donated family papers or memorabilia to a museum, historical society or genealogical society. 3,565 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• 35%, Yes, I have donated material.
• 28%, Not yet — but I intend to.
• 37%, No, I have not donated material.

This week’s survey asks how many generations of your patrilineal line (your father’s father’s father, etc.) you have successfully traced. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked about your summer genealogical travel plans. 3,747 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• 61%, Yes, I plan to visit a library, archive, historical society, or cemetery to do research.
• 41%, Yes, I plan to visit at least one ancestral town or city.
• 28%, Yes, I plan to visit relatives who share my interest in genealogy.
• 12%, Yes, I plan to attend a genealogical conference.
• 31%, No, I do not plan to travel for genealogical purposes this summer.

This week’s survey asks if you’ve donated family papers or memorabilia to an institution. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked whether you were named for a family member. 4,353 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• 47%, Yes, I was named for an ancestor.
• 12%, Yes, I was named for a relative who was not an ancestor.
• 2%, I am not sure if I was named for a family member.
• 39%, No, I was not named for a family member.

This week’s survey asks your summer genealogical travel plans. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked when your first immigrant ancestor arrived in North America. 5,475 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• <1%, 2000 to the present
• 1%, 1900 to 1999
• 9%, 1800 to 1899
• 6%, 1700 to 1799
• 78%, 1600 to 1699
• 3%, 1500 to 1599
• 1%, Prior to 1500
• 2%, I am not sure when my earliest immigrant ancestor arrived in North America.

This week’s survey asks if you were named after a relative. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked how many generations of your maternal line you have researched. 4,010 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• <1%, One (you)
• <1%, Two (you and your mother)
• 3%, Three (you, your mother, and grandmother)
• 13%, Four
• 18%, Five
• 15%, Six
• 9%, Seven
• 6%, Eight
• 4%, Nine
• 5%, Ten
• 3%, Eleven
• 4%, Twelve
• 18%, Thirteen or more
• <1%, I don’t know

This week’s survey asks when your first immigrant ancestor arrived in North America. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked how long you've been conducting genealogical research. 4,399 people responded to this survey. The results are:

• <1%, Less than 1 year
• 9%, 1 to 5 years
• 11%, 6 to 10 years
• 15%, 11 to 15 years.
• 13%, 16 to 20 years
• 10%, 21 to 25 years.
• 9%, 26 to 30 years
• 16%, 31 to 40 years
• 16%, More than 40 years
• <1%, I am not certain how long I've been conducting genealogical research.

This week’s survey asks how many generations of your maternal line you have researched. Take the survey now!

Last week's survey asked which major U.S. genealogical repositories readers have visited. 4,040 people responded to this survey. The results are:

15%, Allen County Public Library,Ft. Wayne, Indiana
4%, Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston,Texas
4%, Dallas Public Library, Dallas,Texas
22%, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library,Washington, D.C.
35%, Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah
23%, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
3%, Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
26%, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
30%, National Archives facilities outside of Washington, D.C.
43%, New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) Research Library, Boston, Mass.
15%, New York Public Library, New York, N.Y
9%, Newberry Library, Chicago, Ill.
6%, Sutro Library, San Francisco, California
23%, I have not visited any of the above repositories.

This week's survey asks how long you've been conducting genealogical research. Take the survey now!

Last week’s survey asked what location you prefer to focus your genealogical research efforts on. 3,967 people responded to the survey. The results are:

• 39%, New England
• 8%, New York
• 4%, The Mid-Atlantic
• 3%, The South
• 5%, The Central United States
• <1%, The Western United States
• 3%, Canada
• 4%, England
• 5%, Ireland
• 1%, Scotland
• <1%, Wales
• 2%, Germany
• <1%, Italy
• 2%, Other European country
• <1%, Other location not listed above
• 21%, I don’t have a preferred geographic location for my research

This week’s survey asks which major U.S. genealogical repositories you’ve visited. Take the survey now!