By Carolyn L. Barkley
Every now and then, a resource becomes available that is essential to our research. Footnote.com (“where real history might just surprise you”) is just such a resource. Its uniqueness is its provision of quality digitized original documents, many never before available online, combined with social networking capabilities. Its underlying vision is based [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
Thanksgiving is a week away. In addition to the turkey and trimmings, the approaching holiday is inextricably linked to the voyage of the Mayflower and its landing at Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts. My real purpose here is to share a portion of the wealth of resources available about the voyage [...]
By Joe Roop Brickey
Joe Roop Brickey is a familiar face in the Genealogical Publishing Company’s booth at national conferences. She is a former board member of the Federation of Genealogical Societies [FGS] and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Scotland. She resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. This article is her third for GenealogyandFamilyHistory.com [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
Veteran’s Day was originally called “Armistice Day” and it commemorated the end of World War I, the “war to end all wars.” The date was chosen to note the signing of the armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. On November eleventh of the [...]