New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971, is a wonderful collection now available on FamilySearch. Genealogists researching New York ancestors will indeed…
If you are serious about your genealogy, you will find the book Evidence Explained, by Elizabeth Shown Mills to be…
I was able to locate both sides of my family tree in the 1940 U.S. Census. I can help you…
Hello everyone! Please see the announcement below from the Records Preservation and Access Committee regarding the SSDI. Thanks. Link to…
“Know Your Records” videos now available on National Archives YouTube Channel Washington, DC… For the first time, the National Archives…
Another move aimed at decreasing the availablity of Social Security numbers on the internet. Read more here. And more news,…
Source: Lynn Betlock, “A Note from the Editor: Preparing for the Opening of the 1940 Census,” The Weekly Genealogist, Boston:…
What were the origins of the Republican Party?[1] In 1854, the issue of slavery was on everyone’s minds. At the…