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How 75-Year Old WPA Records May Help You Find an Ancestor
Got a research brick wall? A "national temp agency" created resources that may help you find your family history in...
Evernote for Genealogy: Should Evernote Be My Digital Archive?
"If I put a PDF copy of a newspaper article or a jpeg photo into Evernote, can I get a copy back? I am putting them...
Join the Family History Relay Race: FamilySearch Worldwide Indexing Event
The FamilySearch Worldwide Indexing Event: It's like a big, happy relay race for family historians: a display of...
Use Forensic Genealogy Tools: Technology Sheds New Light On History
The forensic investigator pulls up to the crime scene and snaps a fresh set of rubber gloves. She props open the trunk...
She was a “Rounder?” Use Google Search Operators to Define Old or Unfamiliar Words
Get quick definitions of old and unfamiliar words with the Google "define" search operator. Recently, Shelly wrote to...
We Dig These Gems! New Genealogy Records Online
Every Friday, we blog about new genealogy records online. Do any collections below relate to your family history?...
Want to Help Index De-Classified CIA Records?
By now, many of us have tried our hand at volunteer indexing and transcribing projects. We can index censuses, civil...
Was This My Ancestor’s Neighborhood? Using Google Earth for Genealogy
When Lisa blogged recently about Google Earth's 10th birthday, it reminded me of something on my family history "to...