Driving to the National Archives at Atlanta in Morrow from my home in the North Georgia Mountains normally takes one hour and forty-five minutes. That is if I’m not traveling during rush hour. I left my home at 5:30 yesterday morning to beat the traffic and arrived in Morrow a little over an hour prior …
Category Archive: Research – Genealogical Sources
Jan 17
Tombstone Tuesday: Catholic Cemetery, Savannah
The two tombstones pictured here are locate in the Catholic Cemetery just outside of Savannah (Chatham County), Georgia. The cemetery is located on Wheaton Street, not far from the intersection with Skidaway Road. I last visited the lovely cemetery in 2005 when I was helping Pat Jones gather data for her book (which turned into two volumes), Across …
Nov 06
To All Concerned Georgia Researchers
I’m sharing a letter from the Georgia Genealogical Society’s President to the membership. The letter should be addressed to “All Concerned Georgia Researchers.” FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear GGS Member, The 2011 session of the Georgia General Assembly saw the budget of the Georgia Archives slashed, yet again. The situation has become so dire that the …
Oct 08
Free Webinar – Researching Records Relating to the Five Tribes of Oklahoma
Meg Hacker, Archival Operations Director of the National Archives at Fort Worth will present “Researching Records Relating to the Five Tribes of Oklahoma… made a little bit easier.” Meg will share online sources that help researchers find the records more efficiently and with ease! Meg is DYN-O-MIT you won’t want to miss her! Although the Webinar …
Jul 24
NGS Book Collection
The following news release was received from the National Genealogical Society: The National Genealogical Society proudly announces the release of an online presentation about the NGS Book Loan Collection presented by St. Louis County Reference Specialist, Ruth Ann Hager, cg, cgl. You can see this presentation by clicking on the graphic on the right. In …
Jul 23
Georgia’s Virtual Vault: Tax Digests
Anyone researching Georgia ancestors is encouraged to (if they are not already doing so) to use and monitor Georgia’s Virtual Vault: Digital Treasures from the Georgia Archives. This resource is even more valuable now that the hours of the Georgia Archives have been cut back to two days a week—Friday and Saturday (closed Saturday’s when …
Jul 19
FamilySearch Adds 12 Million New Records and Images This Week
FamilySearch press release: July 19, 2011 England and Mexico Collections See the Lion’s Share of the New Additions The website at FamilySearch.org describes the recent collection additions as “too diverse to summarize—seigniorial and notarial records, bishop’s transcripts and parish registers, citizen lists, court case files—” The largest collection of updates includes eight million records and images between England …
Jul 16
New Blog: Georgia Weather History
Did you know that there are records of the 1804 tornado in Georgia hiding within the records of the 1805 Georgia Land Lottery? Georgia Weather History an Occasional Blog recently made its debut. The blogger, Steve Engerrand, tells us that his interest in weather patterns began when he was a young boy of ten. Although …
Jun 21
Tombstone Tuesday: Texas State Cemetery
The Sunday following the 2004 FGS Conference in Austin, Texas, Chuck, Pam, and I visited the Texas State Cemetery, a charming and peaceful final resting place for many great Texans. At every FGS, NGS, and IGHR we remember our great friend and genealogist who was taken from us far too soon. Chuck Knutson, we miss …
Jun 09
Inventions
Nearly fifteen years ago I found a newspaper clipping (newspaper title and date were not recorded) describing a little of Frank R. Woodward’s eightieth birthday. Francis R. Woodward was born 9 February 1845 [son of Daniel S. and Dorcas (Adams) Woodward [Dearborn's History of Salisbury, New Hampshire, 1890]. The article read, in part, ” He put …
