New Irish Records

 The Irish government has extended by 12 months its collection  of   births, deaths, and marriages at irishgeneaolgy.ie.  

Great Courses: Genealogy

If you are new to genealogy, you should consider viewing Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy,  a series of 15 half-hour lectures now available in the library's Great Courses Collection.

Just look for "digital content" on our homepage and point to it with your cursor. Select Hoopla from the dropdown menu. At some point you will be asked to enter your library card # and PIN.

Log in or create an account (just requires an email address and password).

Look for the search box that says Everything, click on the small arrow, and select BingePasses from the
menu. Enter Great Courses in the search box.

When you see the Great Courses logo, click on it.

Click on play.

Search for genealogy in the search box provided.

1950 census and WW II veterans

 With the 1950 census being made public April 1st. Fold3 offers this information about  the enumeration of WWII veterans. Fold3 is available via the library's website to HCPL cardholders.

African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act

 Press release from Congresswoman Alma Adams: https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-mceachin-fitzpatrick-introduce-african-american-burial-grounds

Lost black cemeteries; Tucker Hill Cemetery

Forgotten cemeteries and lost black graves in Hillsborough County and nationwide; a short video tour of the Tucker Hill Cemetery in the Withlacoocee State Forest off Croom Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zg6l0dTfT0 

Family History Blogs

From lisalouisecook.com: 7 Important Reasons Why (and How) to Start a Family History Blog 

Another way to potentially fill in gaps and break through walls while sharing your family heritage with family members.

The Genealogy of the Presidents

 From findmypast.com, here's a bit about the genealogical backgrounds of the presidents from Washington to Biden:  https://www.findmypast.com/blog/history/us-presidents-ancestry