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National family history

1940 census released, genealogists crash National Archives in census frenzy

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 1940 census this morning at 8:30. As jubilant genealogists and historians flocked to the website in search of...
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Lectures announced for the 2012 International Black Genealogy Summit

The 2012 International Black Genealogy Summit will be held at theRadisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown (215 West South Temple;Salt Lake City, Utah...
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A new look for Lowcountry Africana website

The website Lowcountry Africana, focusing on African American genealogy in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, has recently debuted a sharp new...
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Pearl Harbor Day history, books and site for families

Let's take a moment to remember Pearl Harbor Day.History:In 1941, America had The Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, midway between...
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African American genealogy at 2012 National Genealogical Society conference

The National Genealogical Society has released the full schedule for its 2012 Family History Conference, to be held 9-12 May 2012 in Cincinnati,...
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What's the big deal about 1890?

It usually does not take long before beginning genealogists discover the usefulness of the U. S. federal census. Not long after this discovery,...
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Access worldwide records close to home!

Once you have a list of microfilm from the Family History Library Catalogthat you feel would be relevant to your research, your next step will be...
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Using the Family History Library catalog to find microfilmed records

The online case study involving Jefferson Clark of Leon County, Texas, used only online records. While skillful analysis was able to discern...
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Revisiting online resources in your genealogy research

One of the most exciting characteristics of online genealogy research is its ongoing nature. It seems like every day new resources come online that...
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Locating the plantations of slave owners, part one

There are basically two kinds of land surveying in the United States: “metes and bounds” for state-land states, and the Public Land...
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