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Weekly Series: Using City Directories between Census Years

Weekly Series: Using City Directories between Census Years

by Phyllis Zumwalt | Aug 27, 2022 | Archives, City Directories, Publications, Research Services

In our “Researching Online” series this week, we will review how city directories can assist in telling an ancestor’s story by providing residence information for years between the decennial census records (which we reviewed last week). Click here to...
Weekly Series: Using the U.S. Census Records

Weekly Series: Using the U.S. Census Records

by Phyllis Zumwalt | Aug 20, 2022 | Census Records, Research Services, United States

In our “Researching Online” series this week, we review how census records can help a researcher locate facts, provide depth to a family story, and even add (or remove) confusion as names may differ, ages might be false, and birth locations can conflict...
Weekly Series: Gems and Genealogy from Passports

Weekly Series: Gems and Genealogy from Passports

by Phyllis Zumwalt | Aug 13, 2022 | Emigration and Immigration, Research Services

In our “Researching Online” series this week, we review the joy of finding gems and important genealogical facts about a person through Passport Applications. The case study used will highlight not only the basic information which can be found, some...
Weekly Series: Researching Online – Newspapers!

Weekly Series: Researching Online – Newspapers!

by Phyllis Zumwalt | Aug 6, 2022 | Archives, Newspapers, Publications, Research Services

In our “Researching Online” series this week, we review commonly used online historic newspapers sites and their usage. Included in this grouping of historical documents are regional newspapers, military journals, ethnic groups’ journals, religious...

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