Ancestry.com has added a new database: U.S. Black and Indigenous Soldiers in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Details can be found in this this article.
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Reclaim The Records!
reclaimtherecords.org is a nonprofit organization committed to providing access to genealogical records that government entities have made off limits to the public. They employ the Freedom of Information Act and sometimes take the issue to court. A recent case pertained to birth and death indexes in Missouri.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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