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Pennsylvania has as diverse a background as any state in the Union. Comprising some of earliest settled lands by European colonists, there are over 300 years of records and historical events of genealogical interest waiting to be found. Veteran genealogist Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Pennsylvania Genealogy Research
Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689 is a reprint of what originally published as Volume Eight of Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England: Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689. This book contains three main Continue reading Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689
The post-Revolutionary period in Western Massachusetts found families and settlements in constant flux. People were moving westward into New York and northward into Vermont. The transient nature of the period presents certain difficulties for genealogical research. In an attempt to Continue reading Western Massachusetts Families in 1790
Proverbial brick walls are the bane of all researchers. Tear down the brick wall, and you often still have stumbling blocks. Patience helps, but often the best solution to breaking through brick walls is finding someone to help. Legacy Family Continue reading Ten Brick Wall Tips for Beginners
Over a four year period, starting in 2000, Marian S. Henry wrote a series of essays about New York that were posted on the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) website (www.NewEnglandAncestors.org). These essays proved a great resource to genealogists. Continue reading New York Essays: Resources for Genealogists in New York State Outside New York City
Each family history is different, as are the stories of each ancestor. The research trail is equally unique for each family history. In Family Treasures: 15 Lessons, Tips, and Tricks for Discovering Your Family History, Barry J. Ewell shares his Continue reading Family Treasures: 15 Lessons, Tips, and Tricks for Discovering Your Family History
When genealogists think of Washington D.C. and/or federal records, they tend to think of census records and the National Archives. Maybe the Library of Congress comes to mind. Census records are, of course, of great value, which is why so Continue reading The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area
Authors Fay Dearden and Douglas Dearden distinctly descibe their book, The German Researcher: How To Get The Most Out Of An LDS Family History Center, Fourth Edition, right up front in the first paragraph of their Introduction: “This book has Continue reading The German Researcher: How To Get The Most Out Of An LDS Family History Center, Fourth Edition
The title Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire does not, perhaps, provide the best description possible for this book; at least, not in a modern appreciation for the word dictionary. Family Encyclopedia may be a more apt, if not Continue reading Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire
Branching Out: Genealogy For 4th-8th Grade Students: Lessons 1-30 is not only not your standard genealogy primer, but is also unique in its audience. Like all the volumes in this series, this book services a small age group in the Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for 4th-8th Grade Students
In her book Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Elizabeth Shown Mills discusses successful research through a series of models. These models are outlined in Quicksheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to the Research Process. According to Mills, Continue reading Quicksheet: The Historical Biographer’s Guide to the Research Process
Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students is not your standard genealogy primer. While the book is an excellent starter for family history, by its design it reads like a well-organized textbook. Instead of chapters, the book has lesson. Each Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for High School Students
Even though many people use their vacation time for research trips, such trips are rarely a vacation. Getting the most out of a research trip, making the best use of time, visiting the most family member or research locations, and Continue reading Searching on Location: Planning a Research Trip
Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession was published initially in 1930. The volume was written by one of the leading genealogists of the era, Donald Lines Jacobus. When the Second Revised Edition was published by Genealogical Publishing Company in 1968, Continue reading Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession
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