Aug 28, 2010 | GA Ancestors
The Georgia State Archives has added unindexed Death Certificates to Georgia’s Virtual Vault. This Death Certificate search system is provided as an interim solution until the records for 1928-1930 can be indexed and added to the Death Certificate...
Aug 15, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
The Lowcountry Africana Resource Library by Michael Hait: Principles of Sound Genealogical Research Finding a record on Lowcountry Africana that names an ancestor is exciting. But how can you use that record to further your family research?...
Aug 9, 2010 | LCA Main Blog
Researching African American ancestry is challenging for even the most experienced researcher. The Lowcountry Southeast presents additional challenges because of its long and complicated history. Here, we present a resource guide to online, video and print materials...
Apr 15, 2010 | Florida Ancestors
We’re all looking for ways to save money on our genealogy resources. Today we'll look at two sites that can help you save money on books! WorldCat One way to do save money is to check out books from the library, rather than purchasing them. Worldcat...
Apr 7, 2010 | Florida Ancestors
According to wikipedia.org: Duval County was created in 1822 from St. Johns County. It was named for William Pope DuVal, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 – 1834. Alachua and Nassau counties were created out of parts of Duval County in 1824. Clay...
Mar 2, 2010 | Florida Ancestors
If you've been researching your family for a while, you probably want to share what you've found with your cousins. Well, you don't need a book publisher and publishing your family history doesn't have to be expensive. There are services on the Web...
Feb 23, 2010 | Florida Ancestors
In my last post on the Florida State Census, I talked about finding your ancestors between censuses. Another way to keep up with your ancestors between censuses is to follow them through their land records. Our ancestors bought, sold and leased land to family members...
Feb 23, 2010 | Florida Ancestors
Although genealogy experts recommend that we start our research with records at home, those of us doing research away from our ancestral home often start with the internet. And, of course, that usually leads us to census records. The United States Census Bureau has...
Jul 30, 2009 | LCA Main Blog
Have You Seen OurGeorgiaRoots.com? We think you will love the website/blog Our Georgia Roots (www.ourgeorgiaroots.com), which has a rich collection of records, images, links and resources for African American genealogy in general, and Washington and Wilkes Counties in...
