Newspapers in Research

Newspapers in Research

This article is also posted on Price Genealogy. Newspapers are the ancestors of Facebook. Our ancestors used newspapers to keep up with the world around them, much like we use social media today. Newspapers contain political, sports, and social news of their day. Ads...
Death Records

Death Records

This article is also posted by Price Genealogy. A good genealogist will use various record types in researching their ancestors, and this includes records created around a person’s death. What could be spookier than death records this Halloween? Death records in...
Genealogy Tip: Finding & Using Probate Records

Genealogy Tip: Finding & Using Probate Records

This article is also posted on GenealogyBank. When a person dies, their possessions and property go to their relatives. The probate process is the legal proceedings through which this is accomplished, and it leaves behind a paper trail. By following the probate paper...
Genealogy Tip for Halloween: Cemetery Research

Genealogy Tip for Halloween: Cemetery Research

This blog is also posted on GenealogyBank. Cemeteries are one of the many spooky things associated with Halloween, to the pleasure of genealogists. For family historians, a cemetery is a source of genealogical information more so than a place for scares. If a cemetery...
U.S. History Research in Different Time Periods

U.S. History Research in Different Time Periods

Different periods of U.S. history present various challenges. Pre-1850 The first U.S. census to name every household member, not just the head, was 1850. Most places did not have civil registration until later. This is not a time period where you can easily conduct...

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