Snow Day at the Library – Heritage Quest City Directories
Recently, we lost electricity and had a snow day, just like when we were little and school was cancelled. I went to the library to get warm, read and work. I needed to check something on Heritage Quest. At...
Read moreDelving Deeper into Social Security Administration Records – FOIA – Form SS5
More genealogical data is available from the Social Security Administration through the social security death benefits index, specifically Form SS5. In addition to clues on death date and place, birth date and social security card issuing state, the Social...
Read moreGenealogy Reference Books
Genealogy Reference Books Outdated with the advent of the Internet? What books do you still keep at hand with the awesome research power of the Internet at your fingertips? Many genealogical books are worth the price of a hardback...
Read moreGenealogy, History and Research Web Sites
Genealogical, historical and research web sites I use every day or almost every day are listed as favorites or bookmarks on my browsers: Ancestry Google News Archives FindAGrave FamilySearch HeritageQuest NewsBank Google Books Then there are web sites I...
Read moreMore about Draft Registration Cards from World War I and World War II
Researching families named Brown and Williams isĀ easier than gearing up to go after questions about one of the multitude of Smith families, unless and until there is a ton of background information. The more information you collect about a...
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