Thursday, May 10, 2018

Help wanted

The Alabama Archives needs volunteers to help transcribe its collection of 100,000 WWI service records.  Click here and scroll past the U.S.S. Cyclops article to read about the project.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Database of African-American Civil War Veterans

200,000 black men served in the Union Army during the Civil War. A project is underway  to assemble their names in a searchable database. Source: ResearchBuzz

Climate and immigration from Germany

 Your German ancestors may have immigrated in the 19th century due to  changes in climate in Europe .