The Irish Potato famine of the 1845-1851 caused hundreds of thousand of Irish to leave their home country for the U.S. We were surprised to learn that the blight that destroyed much of the potato crop in Ireland was imported from the east coast of the U.S.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Friday, October 21, 2022
Genealogy Podcasts
Family Tree Magazine has a variety of topics on its podcasts. Some of the topics include conflicting birthdates across multiple records, becoming a forensic genealogist, and researching indentured servant ancestors. As of today there are 146 podcasts available.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Reconstructing Lost Military Records at Fold3
This article from the Fold3 blog discusses the 1973 fire at the military records facility in St. Louis,
and how to reconstruct military records when they have been damaged or lost.
Fold3 is available 24/7 from the library's website for library card holders. Click on Research Tools
on the home page, and scroll down.
and how to reconstruct military records when they have been damaged or lost.
Fold3 is available 24/7 from the library's website for library card holders. Click on Research Tools
on the home page, and scroll down.
Monday, October 3, 2022
German Records on Geneanet
From Oct 1st to 6th inclusive, geneanet.org is offering access to its German collection, in celebration of Unity Day in Germany and German-American day in this country.
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Climate and immigration from Germany
Your German ancestors may have immigrated in the 19th century due to changes in climate in Europe .
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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...
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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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Over the course of U.S. history, county boundaries and names changed, and large counties were broken up into smaller ones. In 1883, for exam...