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German Newspapers in America and Germany

List generated by participants in this topic area during the International German Genealogy Partnership Conference compiled by Gail...

Marrying the Farm -- On Demand Presentation at International German Genealogy Conference 2021

If you have more than one surname suddenly pop up in your German families, you will want to see this presentation. This is a description...

Who Was Samuel Nuckles's Enslaver?

#NHRP #historichouses #blackhistory #historyresearch Having settled the main question pertaining to my thesis (See blog post, "Was He or...

Was He, or Wasn’t He? A Case of Mistaken Identity #blackhistory #historyresearch #heritage

The night was wintry and cold in late November 1858 when the enslaved women, Celia, age twenty-two, and Eliza, age twenty, escaped the...

Portraits of the Past: Finding Ancestor Images

See my article on the same topic with other examples in: Internet Genealogy Magazine April/May 2010 Some families seem to inherit drawers...

How Did the Flu Epidemic of 1918-1919 Affect Your Ancestors? Part 2: Using Newspapers

Beyond names and dates in your genealogy: Use local newspapers to provide context.

How did the 1918 Flu Epidemic Affect Your Ancestors?

With physical distancing, lock-downs and quarantines, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is taking a toll in lives and livelihoods....

The Mary Garland Nuckolls Prayer Book

In the process of researching for my Master’s thesis in history, I have been lucky enough to locate several important primary sources...

The Cotuit Ghost of Cape Cod

As the weather cools and the leaves begin their last hurrah, it’s time for Nickerson thoughts to turn on ancient burial grounds, and All...

Looking back is what we do

Another busy day in the office doing genealogy research, punctuated by a cousin’s phone call to discuss getting another original record...

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