Civil War Ancestors

Here's some advice from Amy Johnson Crow's blog on how to get an idea of what your Civil War ancestor looked like.

Preserving Your Past

Here is the first in a series of articles from the Florida State Archives Florida Memory blog about how to preserve important papers, photos, etc.

Freedmen's Bureau database

The Freedmen's Bureau was formed by the federal government after the Civil War to provide assistance to former slaves. The database includes information about freedmen from 15 states and the District of Columbia. Read about the database and find a link to it here .  source: ResearchBuzz

Using Evernote for Genealogy

Evernote is  a very useful tool for online genealogy. Take a look at this collection of YouTube videos explaining what you can do with it.