Write a memory or several memories of going Trick or Treatin’ when you were a child. If the memory is a good one & your children or grandchildren are small, share the memory with them. NOW!
If the memory is not so wonderful, write it anyway and share with your children or older grandchildren.
For A Genealogy Halloween Story example, click on the Read More…
Vital Records are so important in genealogical research. It helps to know when the state began to require record Birth, Marriage, and Death to be recorded. Be aware that a death record does NOT mean that death certificate was required or recorded. In Alabama, the years are: Birth – 1908 | Marriage – 1936 |… Read More »
Planned to visit Jamestown Island??? You *STILL* have time. I know of at least one of our NEAGS members who has traced (and documented) her ancestors to Jamestown. Current articles on the Internet are focusing on the political buzzwords “global warming” because the U.S. Interior Secretary visited the Island. The island was hit by hurricane… Read More »
Old Newspaper Articles Are Fascinating ~~ At Nichols Library today we were assisting someone in newspaper research and in doing so I stumbled upon a new site. Well, actually the site is *not* new. It is just new to me. The site is Newspaper Abstracts and covers not only the United States but other countries… Read More »
Genealogists LOVE Obituaries
Obituaries are filled with wonderful pieces of information such as place of birth, parents names, spouse, children, grand-children. I personally love reading the “old” obits which often would tell the sad story of what caused the death. I once read one that basically said that the poor young man had been stupid (he was killed in an accident) otherwise he’d be alive that day and not a sorrow to his dear mother.
BUT do not assume that all “facts” in an obituary are accurate.