Monday, October 21, 2013
WolframAlpha
This article by Thomas MacEntee on archives.com looks at using the WolframAlpha search engine for genealogy. It adds a whole new dimension to your research.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Name changes at Ellis Island?
In this post on his blog, Dick Eastman rejects claims that immigrant's names were changed/Americanized at Ellis Island.Sorry- this article is no longer available
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New titles added to newspapers.com
Newspapers. com, which is available to library card holders from the library's website, has added 450 more papers from 15 states and 3...
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Sometimes information about our ancestors can come from places where we'd rather not find it, such as arrest and prison records. This ...
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Back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the mail moved slowly and some citizens had to travel a good distance to check for mail...
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Records encountered when doing genealogical research often include abbreviations. Family History Daily published this list of abbreviatio...