Newspapers. com, which is available to library card holders from the library's website, has added 450 more papers from 15 states and 3 countries. More will be added in the next few months. The database can be found 24/7 at hernandocountylibrary.us under Research Tools, and at the bottom right of this page under Links to Related Websites.
Genealogy@Your Library
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
blacksheepancestors.com
This website is a collection from the U.S., U.K., and Canada of miscellaneous records of prisons, courts, insane asylums, executions, and a brief section with biographies of outlaws. The scope is limited, so the chances of finding an ancestor of yours is slim, and there are a lot of ads on it. Still it worth a look if you're curious.
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Gravestone symbolism
presents some interpretations of some and resources to research others.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
New additions to Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com is available 24/7 on the library's website. You can find it under Research Tools
on the library's home page, or on the lower right of this page under links to related websites.
Monday, February 26, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
Over the course of U.S. history, county boundaries and names changed, and large counties were broken up into smaller ones. In 1883, for example, Hernando County was broken up into 3 separate entities, and Citrus and Pasco counties were born. An ancestor who shows up in the 1880 census as a resident of Hernando County may have been living in what is now Citrus or Pasco.
The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries created by the Newberry Library in Chicago, will tell you what county your ancestors lived in. Make sure you look at the "Using the Atlas" section to get the most from the database.
Friday, February 9, 2024
Unclaimed letters
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, letters often accumulated at the post office. The Postmaster would place lists of names from unclaimed letters in the local newspaper.
These lists may be helpful for genealogical research. You can use your library card to access newspapers.com on the library's website and search "unclaimed letters" or "list of letters", along with a date range and location.
You will find newspapers.com under Research Tools on the home page.
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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The Soldiers and Sailors Database maintained on the National Park Service website contains the records of six million men who served both...
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Records encountered when doing genealogical research often include abbreviations. Family History Daily published this list of abbreviatio...