In today’s world, we mainly get our news from television or online…newspapers seem to be a thing of the past. But since our interest lies in the past, researching in newspapers can be a goldmine of information. In this blog post discover how your genealogy research can soar to new heights in newspapers. I canContinue reading “10 Ways Newspapers Can Power Your Genealogy Research”
You can learn a lot about a locality by searching census records, but I’m not talking about the population schedules. What about the agricultural, industry, and other non-population census records? Your genealogy research wouldn’t be complete without putting your ancestors in the context of when and where they lived. These records are a way toContinue reading “4 Ways “Other” Census Records Can Help Your Genealogy Research”
When we sit down to research an ancestor, we usually focus first on the “easier” records like census and vital records, and that’s fine. However, sometimes we need to dig deeper into records that may not be so obvious like a passport application. In this blog post, I’ll show you how they can tell yourContinue reading “How A Passport Application Revealed One Fascinating Story”
