By Carolyn L. Barkley
This article originally appeared at the end of January 2008 and elicited several comments from readers. Since it’s that resolution-making time of year once again, I’m repeating the article – as a present to myself (I have a houseful of family and am finding it difficult to research my planned blog topic) [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
I had a dream the other night in which I was standing in front of a small group of individuals to whom I was saying, “Hi, I’m Carolyn and I’m addicted to indexing.” While for several years I have enjoyed creating indices for authors as they complete their manuscripts, this year I [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
In an earlier blog article, I featured Thorndale and Dollarhide’s Map Guide to the U. S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Genealogical Publishing Co., 2007) as one of the titles that we all need to have in our home libraries. Affectionately known as Pro Gen, Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
Columnists have written articles on genealogical topics for many years. Although today we often automatically think “virtually,” it is helpful to know about newspaper columns, both past and present, and how they can support our research. These columns, combined with other content of genealogical interest, make newspapers an important resource.
While many of [...]