reclaimtherecords.org is a nonprofit organization committed to providing access to genealogical records that government entities have made off limits to the public. They employ the Freedom of Information Act and sometimes take the issue to court. A recent case pertained to birth and death indexes in Missouri.
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Slave surnames
This article from the theroot.com explains why determining the surname of an enslaved person can be difficult.
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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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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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The Soldiers and Sailors Database maintained on the National Park Service website contains the records of six million men who served both...
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