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Since the earliest colonial days, Scots have immigrated to the New World in sizable numbers. In the 17th Century there were many Scottish colonies established, though some were short lived. Nova Scotia (1629), East Jersey (1683), and South Carolina (1684), Continue reading 17th Century Scots in the West Indies
PBS has announced a 10 part series to start March 25. See this article from the Community Voices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: PRESS TOUR: PBS explores genealogy again Written by Rob Owen PASADENA, Calif. — Long before NBC’s genealogy show Continue reading PBS Jumps Back Into Genealogy with a 10 Part Series
Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures by Christine Rose is the step by step handbook every genealogist needs for researching court records. Rose brings her experience in researching at over 500 courthouses to bear in one Continue reading A Thorough Vetting of Courthouse Research
A friend of Leland’s, Megan Smolenyak, has an interesting new book coming out in February. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune gives us an early peek at this fun new book. We’re all (likely) related to stars A genealogist Continue reading Famous Relative? A New Book Will Examine How People Are Related in the Modern World
The following letter was received from Ancestry.com. The letter quickly recaps some of the advances made at Ancestry over the past year and plans for 2012: We all—myself included—turn to Ancestry.com with a driving goal in mind: making connections to Continue reading Ancestry.com Progress in 2011 and Looking Forward to 2012
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
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
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
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
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
Deciphering Gothic Records is a great little flip book designed to help those with German ancestry read and understand older German documents and handwriting. The books contents include information and words common to traditional vital records; including; birth, christenings, marriages, Continue reading Flip Books Help Researchers Decipher Gothic Records
For many genealogists researching their immigrant ancestors, one of the most difficult tasks may be in identifying in what city their ancestor lived in or was born in before coming to America. While many filed proper birth, marriage, and death Continue reading German Churches in New York Help Descendents Find Links to the Old Country
The introduction of Voice of the Irish Immigrant provides an excellent synopsis of Irish immigration to the United States. The earlier immigrants tended to be middle and upper class families, looking to maintain their standard of living. Later immigrants, especially Continue reading Truth Teller Ads Used to Find Irish Immigrants