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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 revisit that blog...
Weekly Series: Gems and Genealogy from Passports
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 history on the...
Beyond 2022 – Discovering lost Irish records
One hundred years ago, the Irish Civil War commenced in Dublin, Ireland. On 30 June 1922, the Public Records Office of Ireland was destroyed by fire due to shelling at the onset of the conflict. While almost all of the records were destroyed, an initiative was started...
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 from one...
Weekly Series: Researching Online – Newspapers!
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 Included in this grouping of historical documents are regional newspapers, military journals, ethnic groups’ journals, religious newsletters, political parties, rebellions, financial news, student newspapers, police gazettes and union communications, to name just a few!
Joining Genealogical Societies
If you enjoy researching your family history, consider joining one or more of your local area's genealogy societies. In my case, I'm a member of several societies in my area: the Williamson County Genealogical Society, which meets in my city of Round Rock, Texas....
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Master of Science (Distinction), Genealogical, Paleographical and Heraldic Studies, University of Strathclyde
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Image 1: Images. Photograph. Pulteney Bridge. 17 November 2019. Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Phyllis Zumwalt, photographer. Private collection. For more information: https://bath.co.uk/attractions/pulteney-bridge.