By: Carolyn L. Barkley
When I began my genealogical research many years ago, like many other beginners, I focused on marriage records, birth and death records when they were available, as well as wills. With experience came more knowledge and I began to use deeds and other land records. As I started research in Virginia I [...]
By Carolyn L. Barkley
I think that genealogical minds sometimes work together in a type of mystical synergy. As I was working on background research for this article, I found the latest issue (December 2009) of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly in my mailbox. Scanning the table of contents, I noted an article by Willis H. [...]
by Jean L. Cooper
University Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Having worked for twenty-six years in a variety of positions at the University Library, Ms. Cooper currently serves as Library Grants Officer and University Library Genealogical Resources Specialist. She is the author of Virginia Genealogy; a Guide to Genealogical Resources at the University of Virginia and [...]
By: Carolyn L. Barkely
I recently completed a client project which included information about the author’s family members from the Kovno area of Lithuania who died during the Holocaust of 1933-1945. In several instances, the author was able to document the ultimate fate of his relatives using resources – new to me – termed “Shoah documents” [...]