Fee Hikes for the USCIS Genealogy program

 The USCIS is proposing increasing fees for access  to historical records of interest to genealogists.

Research Guide

 This is a link to an extensive African-American Research Guide from FAU in Boca Raton. 

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

The AAHGS "was founded in 1977 in Washington, DC by a small group of historians and genealogists, who felt a need to share resources and methodology for pursuing historical and genealogical research". 

Black History Month

February is Black History Month. Research your family tree at Ancestry.com (in-library only), Fold3(for military records), and Heritage Quest, all found on the library website under Research Tools . In addition, here is a list of the Best African American Genealogy Websites of 2022, from Family Tree magazine.

Passenger Lists

This is a link to websites where you can search passenger lists, courtesy of Family Tree magazine.

It includes Ancestry.com, which is available for use in the library only- just click on Research Tools.

Vietnam Memorial Wall of Faces

 Volunteers organized by the nonprofit Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund have found photos for all of the 58000 Americans who lost their lives in Vietnam. Click here for an article from the Christian Science Monitor about the project.  A link to the Wall of Faces is here.

Artificial Intelligence and Geneology

Click here for speculation on what's ahead for genealogy in 2023 and beyond, including the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). This article is from the Genealogy Star  blog.