Free Genealogy Course online

If you are new to genealogy, consider taking Genealogy 101, a free online course available through Universal Class on the library's website. It's available 24/7, and an instructor will be on the other end to review your work and answer questions. You have 6 months to complete the course, and you can take up to 5 courses at a time.

To get there, go to our homepage, click on Research Help, then E-Resources for Adults. Scroll down and click on the Universal Class logo. Then, enter your library card number and set up an account.While you're there, take a look at the other courses available- there's more than 500, all free.

The Genealogy Guys Podcast

This is a website we have linked to before. George G. Morgan and Drew Smith discuss news from the world of genealogy and a variety of genealogy-related topics. Just click on the Pod symbol next to the title to listen. Each hour long podcast is accompanied by a list of the topics discussed, and you can skip ahead or back to listen to a particular segment.

Resources for African-American research Part 2

Read here about a database of ads by newly freed slaves looking for family members from whom they were separated. A link to this resource from Villanova University and Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia is in the article. Volunteers can help by registering to transcribe ads- see the link on the website.

New Online Genealogy Journal

Geneapress.com is announcing the arrival of a new, peer-reviewed scholarly journal:
The Journal of Genealogy and Family History.
The journal will be free and online, and will be available starting in April.
Source: ResearchBuzz

Michigan

Doing research related to the Wolverine State? Try seekingmichigan.org. Scroll down and click on the Discover button to look at the online sources available. You'll find death, census, and Civil War records, among other information.

The Loss of the 1890 Census

Only fragments of the important 1890 census remain.This 2-part article in Prologue magazine explains how the tragic destruction of the that census was not totally due to a fire in the Commerce building in 1921.

Resources for African- American research

February is Black History Month. Read here about resources for tracking down your African-American ancestors, courtesy of familyhistorydaily.com. 
Fold3.com, the military genealogy site, is making its Black History Collection available for free for the month of February.