Thursday, January 22, 2015
Photo detective
We linked to this blog about dating old photos a few years back, but its worth revisiting. Maureen Taylor posts photos submitted by readers and points out clues to when they were taken. Great photos and interesting discussion.There are archives back to 2007, and photos are also archived by decade and by subject and type of photo.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
After 3 years, RAOGK is back in business. The original site ran from 1999 until the passing of its founder in 2011. Volunteers from all over the world offer their assistance with genealogical research. You can find a volunteer to help, or become a volunteer yourself.
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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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Records encountered when doing genealogical research often include abbreviations. Family History Daily published this list of abbreviatio...
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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...