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The 2009 publishing of the Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives is the twelfth revision of this book since 1963. This guide to the Archives holdings include state agency records, county records, private manuscript collections, and Continue reading Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives
An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern State: 35,000 Microfilm References from the N.S.D.A.R. Files and Elsewhere was compiled by E. Kay Kirham. Kirham best describe the contents of this index in her introduction: “The genealogical Continue reading An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States
Early German immigrants came to the U.S. for the same typical reasons most people emigrated from the “Old World” to the new, economic, social disputes, politics, and religion. Genealogy At A Glance: German Genealogy Research, written by Ernest Thode, provides Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: German Genealogy Research
Emily Anne Croom, expert genealogist and author of Unpuzzling Your Past, The Genealogist’s Companion & Sourcebook, and A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors, has also written The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for More Successful Family History Research. Continue reading The Sleuth Book for Genealogists
Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas. See a review below: Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas: A Complete Digest of the Records of All the Countries of the Western Hemisphere is the most comprehensive collection of information on colonial period Continue reading Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas
Unpuzzling Your Past, by Emily Anne Croom, is a best-selling basic guide to genealogy. This book does well because it give consideration to way our ancestors lived and not just names and dates. In addition, the book focuses on using Continue reading Unpuzzling Your Past
Ellis Island was not the only late eighteenth and nineteenth century port of entry into the U.S., but it is easily America’s most famous. Ellis Island became the immigrant receiving station for New York in 1892. Due to a fire Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: Ellis Island Research
In June of last year, the St. Louis County Library announced it would build a 60,000-square-foot Family Heritage Center. The center will become only the fifth, free-standing library dedicated specifically to genealogy and family history research. Perhaps even more amazing, Continue reading ST. Louis County Library Builds Dedicated Family Heritage Center
Times change, people change, cities and towns change. Over time places disappear, become obsolete, or change names. Sometimes these places are so small, they never even appeared on the map. Finding these places, years and decade after they have gone, Continue reading American Place Names of Long Ago
There is an entire series of Genealogy At A Glance guide sheets. We have reviewed many here on this blog. Each is a four-page, full-color laminated guide provide a quick reference to specific research topics. In this review we examine Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: Revolutionary War Genealogy Research
By now, most of our readers are familiar with Family Roots Publishing’s Map Guide to German Parish Registers Series. The series has received praise and great reviews throughout the genealogy community. We have reviewed many of the volumes here on Continue reading German Map Guide Volume 1 – Hessen
Genetics can be a key indicator in determining one’s health risks and potential treatment of a problem. With all the buzz around tracing one’s ancestory through DNA testing, how often do we stop and think about our family’s medical history. Continue reading What Does Your Family’s Medical History Look Like
Since 1834, the New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung has serviced the German community in New York City. Index to Marriage and Death Notices in the New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung 1836-1870; by Frank A. Biebel, is a name index to marriage, birth, and death notices in Continue reading Index to German Marriages and Death in New York
Just last week I reviewed the book Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures in the article A Thorough Vetting of Courthouse Research. Thus, I found the timing on the follow article, I saw this week, on Continue reading Courthouse Romantics are Among Us!
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