Georgia Civil War and Reconstruction newspapers online

The Digital Library of Georgia has made available online more 100,000 pages of newspapers from 1861-1877. The papers are fully searchable. Learn what papers are  included and find the link here.  source: ResearchBuzz

Fee hikes proposed for immigration records

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is proposing large fee hikes   for obtaining immigration documents from the late 19th and first half of the 20th century.  source: ResearchBuzz

Traveling to Research Your Irish Ancestors

An Irish airline offers travel packages for Americans interested in tracing their Irish roots, including a consultation with a professional genealogist. Here is an article on how to prepare for it.

How Not to Lose Your Family History

An article from GoodHousekeeping.com

Missing Persons from WWII In Europe

The Arolsen Archives has made available online information on persons persecuted by the Nazis in World War II Europe. The database includes 850,000 documents with information on 10 million names of both survivors and those that were killed.  Source: ResearchBuzz

Phone book images

The Library of Congress has uploaded 1.7 million images from its Telephone Directory Collection. The images come from 14 states, the city of Chicago, and Washington D.C. The collection is not currently searchable by name or address, and years appear to range from the 30's to the 70's. Get more information and a link to the collection here.   Source: ResearchBuzz

Photography, pt II

Digital vs. Analog, again from the Genealogy's Star blog. Source: ResearchBuzz