By: Carolyn L. Barkley
We begin to research the genealogy of our families at different times and for different reasons. Some of us seem to be born with a “genealogy gene” that predisposes us to an interest (often an overwhelming interest) in family personalities and stories. Others of us come to genealogy later in life following [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
This article updates an article by the same name that first appeared on Genealogyandfamilyhistory.com in October 2008.
Wee imp Article auf italienischer Forschung früh erwähnt dieser Monat, kann Abstammungsforschung in einer Fremdsprache erschreckend sein. Im Falle der Forschung auf Deutsch, kann sie mehr sein also eine weniger vertraute Sprache, die Aufzeichnungen, die [...]
I discovered the federal nonpopulation schedules some years ago. It wasn’t an educated choice of resource. Instead, I stumbled across it in a microfilm drawer late one afternoon after a frustratingly unsuccessful day. What I found changed the direction of my research and added substantially to my understanding of my research subject. If you are [...]
By: Carolyn L. Barkley
The voyage of Christopher Columbus represents a seminal event in the history of the world, a world which suddenly became infinitely larger than the world known before the three small ships set out on a perilous journey. Let me put this into context.
I have finally (always several steps back from the cutting [...]
By: Carolyn L. Barkley
When I was beginning to do genealogical research seriously, I needed some Civil War information. At the time, records were not available online (access to Footnote makes life so much easier) so I asked a friend who frequently went to the National Archives if he would locate the information for me. He [...]