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Americans have come to expect certain freedoms and civil rights. One right is it to live just about anywhere one can afford to without undo legal prejudice. Sure, there may still exist racial, religious, or other such biases, but legally Continue reading Warning Out in New England 1656-1817
Maureen A. Taylor, expert in historical photography, and author of Preserving Your Family Photographs: How to Care for Your Family Photographs—from Daguerreotypes to Digital Imaging, Fashionable Folks: Hairstyles 1840–1900, and More Dating Old Photographs 1840–1929, has turned her “Fashionable Folks” Continue reading Fashionable Folks: Bonnets and Hats 1840-1900
Recently we have reviewed a number of books on Irish genealogical research in specific counties. One of the key record types found across the country, if not the most prevalent record, are church records. Not just church records for one Continue reading Irish Church Records
“There is no town so poor that its past hasn’t furnished something worth embalming for posterity.” – Boston Transcript, February 23, 1898 This quote stands as the leading page to Chapter1 of a History of Pelham, Massachusetts from 1738 to Continue reading History of Pelham, Massachusetts from 1738 to 1898
I first thought to introduce this book with a short poem of my own creation. However, I found the results to corny to share. So, in a far simpler introduction, let me just say this blog takes a look at Continue reading Tracing Your Limerick Ancestors
Over the years, it has been heard many times on the news were an actor or other personality in the public limelight states that if such and such legislation passes, or if so and so is elected to office that Continue reading Research Guide to Loyalist Ancestors
The awarding of medals has become an invaluable part of military history, as well as the personal history for those who won them. Many family historians have collected the medals of their ancestors as family heirlooms. However, how many genealogists Continue reading Medals: The Researcher’s Guide
Early East Texas: A History From Indian Settlements to Statehood is a history book for an area where few place their focus when studying the growth and expansion of the United States. This history of eastern Texas looks at four Continue reading Early East Texas: A History From Indian Settlements to Statehood
Having access to Irish research guides published in Ireland has been a great boon to English speaking genealogists living outside of Ireland but having at least one Irish ancestor. In particular, the Tracing Your [Irish] Ancestors provides a wealth of Continue reading Tracing Your Roscommon Ancstors
Over the years, as I operated a publishing business and spoke at genealogy events, I have been asked time and again questions about archiving and preservation. In particular, I found researchers are concerned about preserving their family photos. Family photos Continue reading Answering the Popular Question: How to Preserve Your Family Photographs
The collecting of gravestone impression and inscriptions is a hobby to some and a necessary part genealogy research to others. Either way, Tombstones of Your Ancestors by Louis S. Schafer, provides a worthwhile introduction to the locating, deciphering, and collecting Continue reading Tombstones of Your Ancestors
The release of the 1940 U.S. census has created a lot of talk and interest in the genealogy community. Regularly, I encounter books, articles, and classes on where to find and how to research the U.S. censuses. However, little is Continue reading Counting Canada
What is the best option for preserving an old photograph? Store it in acid free packaging in an environmentally controlled room? Scan it and store digital copies on CDs, DVDs, Hard Drives, or other digital device? If saved digitally, how Continue reading A Preservation Guide
Interest in genealogy has recently increased around the world. Shows like Who Do You Think You Are? have contributed to this growth. Perhaps, no where has interest in family history grown more than in Ireland. Since more Irish descendents live Continue reading Sources for Irish Family History
Germans are the second largest ethnic group in the United States. Only the English are more numerous. Even at that, these groups represent generations of families living in America. European countries hardly represent today’s largest immigrant groups. However, they are Continue reading The Germans in Colonial Times