Georgia Historic Newspapers- new additions

Starting this fall, the Georgia Historic Newspapers website will be adding a large number of new titles from the 19th century. The website is run by the Digital Library of Georgia. The list of news titles is here.      source: ResearchBuzz

Reading Old Handwriting

We probably have visited all or some of these resources in the past, but they are worth another look- instructions and courses in deciphering handwriting from in several languages and different time periods.

Transcription Rules & Techniques

How and why you should create an abstract and transcribe documents by hand.

Encountering Latin in Your Research

An understanding of Latin terms can help you interpret old church and legal documents, especially those from Europe and the Roman Catholic church. This article from thoughtco.com can help.