Monday, August 26, 2019
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
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
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.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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.
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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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Records encountered when doing genealogical research often include abbreviations. Family History Daily published this list of abbreviatio...
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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...