Thursday, February 22, 2018
Tracking Down the Source of Newspaper clippings
This article from abundantgenealogy.com offers tips on identifying the source of clipping, obituaries, etc that don't include the name of the publication or the date. Source: ResearchBuzz
Monday, February 5, 2018
New York Slavery Index & Fold3 Black History records
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York has compiled an index of slavery records for New York that covers the period 1525 through the Civil War. The number of records is at 35,000 and growing, and includes much data of interests to genealogists....In recognition of Black History month, Fold3 is making all the records in its Black History Collection available for free for the entire month of February.
Source: ResearchBuzz
Source: ResearchBuzz
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Hashtags
If you use Twitter, Instagram, or Google+, you should read this article from Amy Johnson Crow's blog about using hashtags in your genealogy work. We searched #genealogy on Google+ and got a lot of results.
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Who was President when you, your family members, or ancestors were born? How many have held the office in your lifetime? https://relativeshisandhers.wordpress.com/2017/01/23/us-presidents-how-many-in-a-lifetime/
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
ArchiveGrid
Find descriptions of archived records at more than 1000 institutions using ArchiveGrid.
There is a clickable map to help you locate archives near you or near where your ancestors lived.
There is a clickable map to help you locate archives near you or near where your ancestors lived.
Monday, December 4, 2017
German genealogy
Here is a brief article and video on researching your German ancestors, from Amy Johnson Crow's blog.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
WW2 Casualties Database
A database of American World War II casualties has been launched by WW2 Research Inc founder Bill Beigel. It currently contains the names of 100,000 Americans who died while on active duty and will eventually total 407,000. Searching for a name is free; there will be a fee for research services. An article on the Digital Journal website explains the project and includes a link to the database. Source: ResearchBuzz
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Ted Talk: How We're Building the World's Largest Family Tree
From Ted.com in 2018.
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The My Ancestors and Me blog posted this article on looking to genealogy groups on Facebook as a source for research. source: Researc...
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From Ted.com in 2018.
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Next week is Thanksgiving, and that means family and feasts. Recipes passed down from generation to generation can help us to connect to our...