It has been my honor to serve as the NEAGS web site administrator for several years. But it is time for me to step down and I am so happy to introduce April Ozbilgin as the new site administrator. I’ll still be around and hope to add some new information to the site. Please say… Read More »
Did you know that you can access Ancestry.com at Nichols Library?
People tend to think that Ancestry is all about Family Trees or finding an ancestor in a census. Both of those are there & the census access is valuable. Ancestry has upgraded their view of the census several times and if you have not looked at one in several years, you might well be surprised at the improvement. Family Trees — well, those are put on by “just folks” and I’ll address using those with care in a separate post.
You will be astonished to see the number of read data records, collections, books, etc. on Alabama. PLUS, there is an easy way to obtain all the records related to a specific Alabama county.
The site — ForgottenBooks.com — has tons of books of ALL kinds. Are there books that are JUST about genealogy? Yes. Type genealogy in the search field. You can search for free? Yes. In fact the site has a variety of searches available. If I find a book I need, can I read the whole… Read More »
The NEAGS Membership Form updated on this site — now a PDF file and MUCH easier to print.
If you have not paid your dues yet, please do this month.
It’s that time of the year again!
Please print the 2016 Membership Form and either mail to the library or bring by with your check. Mail information is on the form.
