As part of my ProGen study group participation, I was tasked with compiling a locality guide for the location of my choice. For areas that you research frequently, formal or informal locality guides can be a useful time saver. From repositories information to listings of extant historical newspapers, a locality guide can put oft-referenced information in one place for easy access. You can … [Read More...]
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My Genealogical Education Plan
I'm participating in ProGen32, a peer study group "to encourage professional and aspiring genealogists to put into practice the principles found in Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers and Librarians, edited by Elizabeth Shown Mills." ((Angela Packer McGhie, ProGen (http://progenstudy.org : accessed 29 Oct 2016), "ProGen Study Groups.")) Our first … [Read More...]
France Genealogy Research
Much like state archives in the US, France's departments have governmental archives that can be a great help for France genealogy research. Lucky for those of us who can't visit in person, these records are online with free access to view and download. There are restrictions on publishing (in other words, don't upload the records to your online tree), but the interface allows downloads of all … [Read More...]
WorldCat for Genealogy: A Secret Weapon
I love finding tools that make my workflow easier, and WorldCat for genealogy is one of the "secret weapons" that makes my research easier and more effective. As you might guess from the name, WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog and is available online. Instead of searching the card catalog of individual libraries, WorldCat allows you to obtain results from all of their member … [Read More...]