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The “mass migration” of the Americas by Europeans began in the 1620’s. New England was the kicking off point, as it were, for many European immigrants. New Englanders in the 1600s: A Guide to Genealogical Research Published Between 1980 and Continue reading New Englanders in the 1600s
Chicago has been home to Polish immigrants and their descendant since the 1830s. Even today, there remains a large Polish population. Becoming an avid genealogist after the passing of a great aunt, Jason Kruski developed an interest in combining the Continue reading A Guide to Chicago and Midwestern Polish-American Genealogy
Serving two essential educational purposes, Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research provides a general overview of genealogical research while focusing on Indiana-specific sources. The book is a collection of articles of journalists and archivists, librarians, genealogists, and historians Continue reading Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research
William Dollarhide is well know by experienced and professional genealogists as an expert on census records. Dollarhide pours all his expertise into his book New York State Censuses & Substitutes: An Annotated Biography of State Census, Census Substitutes, and Selected Continue reading New York State Census & Substitutes
The folllowing excerpt is from an article in the Sept. 6, 2012 edition of fcw.com: In celebration of National Archives Month this October, archives and special collections libraries from throughout the region will showcase their rarely-seen holdings during the 2nd Continue reading “Sacramento Archives Crawl” on Saturday, October 6
Legacy Family Tree offers some of their popular webinars on CD. Their series of webinars, presented by professional genealogists, provide expert advice on areas from traditional genealogical research to make use of the latest technologies both for research and for Continue reading Researching Your: Connecticut Ancestors — Webinar on CD
The Canals of New York State is a collection of articles written specifically about the canals and canal system in the state of New York. These articles were collected and assembled by the American Canal Society and the Canal Society Continue reading The Canals of New York State
The following excerpt is from an article published in the August 13, 2012 edition of tbnweekly.com: CLEARWATER – The Clerk of the Court announced that its records and information management civil/probate records retention center is open to the public as Continue reading Pinellas County, Florida Civil/Probate Records Retention Center Opens
The following excerpt is from the August 22, 2012 edition of The Gadsden Times. Steve Murray has been elected to be the director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Murray has been assistant director of the department since Continue reading Steve Murray to be the Director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History
The following teaser is from an article posted in the May 18, 2012 edition of the DailyMail.co.uk: The phrase ‘United States of America’ may have been coined by an anonymous Virginia ‘planter’, rather than President and founding father Thomas Jefferson, Continue reading The Phrase ‘United States of America’ May Have Originated With an Anonymous Virginia ‘Planter’
The following excerpt is from the August 15, 2012 edition of the Evansville Courier & Press: EVANSVILLE [Indiana] — A Pike County resident and the Evansville Courier & Press are suing the Vanderburgh County Health Department to obtain access to Continue reading Indiana Lawsuit Filed to Obtain Access to Cause of Death on Death Certificates
The following teaser is from an article in the August 20, 2012 edition of kens5.com: STEVENSON, Ala.—James Davis is fighting to keep the remains of his late wife right where he dug her grave: In the front yard of his Continue reading Alabama Man Fights to Keep Wife Buried Near the Front Porch
American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790 represents an exhaustive research project to extract population data for the area encompassed by the United State as represented in 1790. Data was gathered from previous research studies, government studies, and independent Continue reading American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790
The following teaser is from an article published in the August 12, 2012 edition of the Citizen Times. ASHEVILLE — Western North Carolina residents who have an interest in the region’s culture and history no longer have to drive to Continue reading Western Regional Archives Opens in Ashville, North Carolina
If you’re doing Colorado research, your cost for a death certificate just went up. Effective Aug. 1, the cost for death certificates went up to $20 for the first copy and $13 for additional copies of the same record ordered Continue reading Colorado Death Certificates Go Up to $20.