Tuesday, September 26, 2017

What's the origin of road names?

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An essential reference tool for genealogy and local history is a list of road and city name changes. You'll often find the list above t...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

Learning about the Past

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Many of you know I trained as a classicist, studying ancient history and fleshing it out with Medieval and Renaissance periods through to th...
Monday, September 26, 2016

online genealogy databases - the big 3

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As you continue to search, think about the strengths and weaknesses of the various databases. Family Search is best for vital records, Fold3...
Monday, September 5, 2016

blogs to keep current.

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There are many ways to stay current as we study local history and genealogy. I peruse magazines, books, and listservs, with the last the eas...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Another year, another opportunity to explore Genealogy & Local History

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It's been a year since I posted about Genealogy & Local History and my course on the topic starts Monday. I'm already thinking a...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Learn about the Civil War in a series of 4 minute National Park Service videos

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The Civil War Trust , part of the National Park Service , has recorded a series of four minute videos about battles, battle fields, battle f...
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Seeing the Past

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Pursuing Local History and Genealogy projects means exploring the past. Researchers examine records, journals, diaries, newspapers, and book...