October is Family History Month. The National Genealogical Society has posted this guide to help you "explore, preserve and share your family's history".
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Using newspapers.com To Find Your Ancestors
Newspapers.com can be accessed from the library homepage under Research Tools. It's available 24/7 on any device with Internet access. This post from the newspapers.com blog demonstrates how it can be used to track down ancestors missing from the family tree.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Georgia City Directories
214 Georgia City directories are now online, free and full-text searchable, thanks to the Georgia Public Library Service. The directories cover 17 communities across 100 years and can be accessed at the Digital Library of Georgia
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DNA and Genealogy
From WebMd.com: another article on DNA and genealogy
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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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Sometimes information about our ancestors can come from places where we'd rather not find it, such as arrest and prison records. This ...