The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Minnesota-based Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition have signed an agreement to collaborate in the search for records of Indian boarding schools. The goal is to establish an online archive of the records starting late next year, so families can access them. A memorandum of understanding will …
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Search for Indian Boarding School Records Gets a Boost
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Minnesota-based Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition have signed an agreement to collaborate in the search for records of Indian boarding schools. The goal is to establish an online archive of the records starting late next year, so families can access them. A memorandum of understanding will …
Is Your Family From Cavan? Earliest Irish Census Records Revealed Online
An online database is using 19th-century census records to provide a detailed ancestral history of more than 2,000 Cavan townlands. Michael McShane, who launched the website Cavan Townlands with his wife Catherine Kerr, has recently uploaded a new dataset of census records and census substitutes from the 19th century focusing on the towns of County …