(Dick Eastman – January 20, 2016) The National Archives and Records Administration has recently launched a FREE History Hub, an online research support community, where members of the public can ask questions about research at NARA. The new site is a pilot for the next six months, and hopefully will be fully funded after that …
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Julian Versus Gregorian Calendar Systems
(Ancestry Blog – January 19, 2016) What, you say, that can’t be right. Ancestors’ birthdays don’t just change, do they? They might, if you’re looking at the wrong calendar. Most of us are familiar with a single calendar—the Gregorian calendar, the one we use today. But, depending on the country, not all that long ago, …
After You’ve Searched the Basic Records, What’s Next?
(Kimberly Powell’s Genealogy Blog – January 19, 2016) Family History Research in Manuscript Collections You’ve found birth, death and marriage records for your ancestors. Traced them through every census enumeration you can find. Perhaps you’ve even found a will, or a newspaper obituary. What’s next? Here we take a peek at just a few small …