Beginning Your Genealogy Research: The Research Plan
So, you’ve successfully completed the first step in beginning your genealogy research and conducted an interview with one of your relatives, but how do you use the information you’ve gathered from the interview to begin your research? This next step is where...
Beginning your Genealogy Research: The Interview
This blog post describes the first step in uncovering your family history which often begins with a simple, yet meaningful interview. The process of this type of communication will open the door to the world of genealogy and reveal just how beautiful and unique your...
U.S. Military Records for 20th Century Conflicts
This final section of our series on American military records focuses on the four conflicts (detailed by the National Archives) which occurred during the 20th century in which American service members and volunteers fought. This blog post will provide brief summaries...
November Series: Military Records for 19th Century Conflicts
This second section of our November series on American military records focuses on the conflicts which occurred during the 19th century in which American service members and volunteers fought. This blog post will provide brief summaries of each conflict, links to...
November Series: The American Revolution (1775-1783)
This first section of our November series on military records focuses on the American Revolution, when colonists fought to gain independence from British rule. This rebellion led to the creation of the United States of America. The records available for this conflict...
November Series: Introduction to U.S. Military Records
This November series will provide insight on researching military records for U.S. service members and volunteers. The focus will be on records which can be found both online through subscription services and free websites or requested to be mailed through the...
Weekly Series: Using City Directories between Census Years
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
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...