Welcome to my new website which includes the new edition of my blog. If you have been a reader of my former blog, Paula’s Genealogical Eclectica, all that content is being transferred to this website. Yes, I finally have a true website. Several colleagues have urged me to share more information about me and my […]
From the Genealogy Blog of the Newberry Library, the outdated code for the ChicagoAncestors.org website is the issue that has resulted in the suspension of the website. Ouch. I guess I will put off some of my Michael and Laura (Dow) O’Brien research for a while. A new site will be up in a few […]
It’s really not that tough a task. I recently wrote an article about this for findmypast.com titled Analyzing Records for Family History. It’s full of practical tips. The website also has other helpful articles.Click here to read what I wrote on the findmypast.com website. Watch the website for some great resources that will be on […]
Ohio Historical Society Blog http://ohiohistory.wordpress.com/ [If you encounter a problem with this live link, please type the URL directly rather than using the live link.] ResearchBuzz http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/ Be sure to click on the older entries link at the bottom of the page. Blog of the Archivist of the United States http://blogs.archives.gov/aotus/ California Genealogical Society Blog […]
Right at your fingertips — more than 270,000 live and quick links to websites related to family history. How long would it take to you compile such a list? And sort each link into the proper category. And check the link to make sure it is what it should be. And update the link when […]
Eric Grundset, Director of the DAR Library in Washington, DC has just released some great news about the DAR and its website: “After nearly a decade of scanning, indexing, and other behind-the-scenes work by DAR members and employees, the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce the availability of the DAR Genealogical Research […]
Today’s [Minneapolis] StarTribune.com carried an interesting column “Small Towns Need to Dust off Websites” by James Lileks. His comments about towns and websites hit home with me. I am sure that it will have great meaning for vacationers, genealogists, and others looking for information on a specific place. When I travel, I often look for […]
I noted this on a list I read almost every day: Archives & Special Collections at the Columbia University Health Sciences Library is pleased to announce the addition to its web site of the “College of Physicians & Surgeons Civil War Veterans List.” The list contains the names, ranks, military units, and dates of service […]
The first African Americans to serve in Congress did so in 1870. An extensive website tells more about Black Americans in Congress. Based on a book, Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007, it tells the story of the painful and also successful road over time as these elected officials moved in and out of Congress. The […]
I have many things I love to do when researching both family history and history in general. One is going to an archive, library, or courthouse and working with the original records. Being there in person means I can get that special emotion from touching that original record. Being there onsite also means I can […]