Friday, January 25, 2019
Genealogy Roadshow
PBS presents its Genealogy Roadshow on Tuesdays at 8pm EST on WEDU. It's also available on the PBS video app.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Dating photos: Womens Hats
One way to narrow down the date a photograph was taken is by dating the clothing of the subjects in the photo.
The Minnesota History Society has digitized a collection of 700+ women's hats, most from 1910 to 1950. This article discusses the project, and includes a link to the collection.
The Minnesota History Society has digitized a collection of 700+ women's hats, most from 1910 to 1950. This article discusses the project, and includes a link to the collection.
Monday, January 14, 2019
Becoming a Professional Genealogist
This webpage on the website of the Association of Professional Genealogists is a place to start if you are considering making a living as a genealogist.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Antebellum Georgia newspapers
The Digital Library of Georgia has grant dollars to digitize almost 54000 pages of pre-1861 Georgia newspapers. They will be available to the public at choniclingamerica.loc.gov. source: ResearchBuzz
Friday, January 4, 2019
Genealogy Research Plan
Avoid going down "rabbit trails" by planning your research- an article by Lisa Lisson on her website.
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Ellis Island Research
The Statue of Library- Ellis Island Foundation is a good place to start your immigration research. The link is here .
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Buncombe County (NC) has added 50,000 names to its Slave Deeds database. To read about it and find links to the database, click here. ...
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From APNEWS.COM
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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 ...