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Steamboats on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers changed this young country in dramatic ways, transforming the Ohio-Mississippi River Basin almost overnight. The steamboat brought commerce, quickened immigrations, and began a building frenzy as new town sprung up all along the Continue reading The First Steamboat on the Ohio
Not everything can be found on the Internet. Sometimes, good old fashioned detective work, and a little digging around at the library, courthouse, or other favorite haunt of genealogists can still bring forth unknown treasures in one’s family history. This Continue reading Genealogy Resources Missing from the Internet?
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) holds the collected resources from the archives of hundreds of Jewish communities, as well as of local, national and international Jewish organizations, and the private collections of many Jewish Continue reading Guide to Polish Sources for Jewish People
Tracing one’s history in their own native language offers plenty of challenges. Changes in writing styles and in handwriting, problems with damage and discoloration, both added to transcription and indexing errors can make record finding and reading difficult at times. Continue reading Reading Non-English Records
According to an article posted in the Canberra Times, one of next year’s big travel trends will be to take a personalized genealogy tour. I can think of worse ways to spend two weeks, but hiring someone to handle a Continue reading Planning Your 2012 Get Away: How About a Personalized Genealogy Tour?
Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy 2011, is a straightforward beginners guide to genealogy research. Some of the books contents are exactly what you would expect to find in any beginning genealogy book, only with a twist for Jewish research. There Continue reading Beginning Jewish Genealogy
Webinars have become popular among many genealogists. Bloggers, software vendors, professional researchers, and others use webinars to communicate with the genealogy community. Webinars provide interaction with an audience in an engaging manner. One excellent use of such interaction is for Continue reading RootsMagic Webinars on CD
At the behest of lawmakers, Ancestry.com announced they will no longer show social security numbers for anyone who has not been dead for at least 10 years. This move comes as the result of concerns about possible identity theft issues Continue reading Ancestry.com Removes Social Security Numbers for Those Deceased for Less Than 10 Years
Searching Ukrainian ancestors is not an easy task. John D. Pihach, author of Ukrainian Genealogy, recognizes the difficulties in researching in the once Soviet controlled section of Europe. The cold war meant any request for family information, no matter how Continue reading Ukrainian Research Book
We have made a small change to our website. We have added a “Book Review” page. Book reviews have always been amongst our most popular blogs. We try and provide sufficient details about each book to allow our readers to Continue reading NEW Book Review Page on the Blog!
We have discussed before the popularity of William Dollarhide’s books. Bill has decades of experience in research. His ideas have helped countless genealogist discover their ancestor in all types of records. Over the years, Dollarhide has learned the value of Continue reading All 75 Forms Designed by William Dollarhide
So, just what does one buy for their favorite genealogist? I have collected a list of top choice, in all price ranges, based on various articles I had read this season, plus a few of my own ideas. Every list Continue reading Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Genealogist
In a recent article titled “The Humorous Side of Genealogy,” I reviewed the book Collecting Dead Relatives. The book, a collection of humorous stories involving real event from years of the authors genealogy research, will touch the funny bone of Continue reading The Humorous Underside of Genealogy
There are so many fantastic books we would like to review for you on this blog. Many titles are new, so we want to let you know about them immediately, while others are older but worthy of examining in greater Continue reading Finding Civil War Era Records for Soldiers and Civilians
As part of the country’s sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, the National archives has put together a traveling multimedia exhibit. The Tennessee State Museum will host this special exhibit from February 12 (Lincoln’s Birthday), 2013, until September 2, 2013. Continue reading The Emancipation Proclamation Leaves on Tour From the National Achieves