Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
In honor of Veterans Day, a post on accessing National Archives burned records. On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis destroyed approximately 16-18 million [...]
The fifth virtual National Archives Genealogy Fair 2017 is scheduled for October 25. Tips and techniques for using Federal records at the National Archives for genealogy research are featured. Lectures are designed for family [...]
Tomorrow and Thursday the National Archives Genealogy Fair 2016 is available on YouTube. This free two-day online fair offers viewers the opportunity to participate with the presenters and other family historians during the live event on [...]
Courtesy NARA National Archives Hosts Virtual Genealogy Fair September 3 and 4 2013 The National Archives announced today that it will host a virtual Genealogy Fair via webcast on the U.S. National Archives [...]
Have you visited the National Archives YouTube Channel? The National Archives has launched online videos of its most popular how-to genealogy workshops. These videos cover genealogical research topics, including census, immigration [...]
The National Archives has joined Historypin. A relatively new website, Historypin allows users to view and share and compare historical photographs and present-day locations through Google Maps and Google Street View. I wrote about [...]
The National Archives Pearl Harbor Program Online is now available. Shown Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, in Washington DC courtesy of the National Archives and Newseum, you can now see it online here. My husband [...]
The National Archives Now Available on iTunes U, a free dedicated area within the iTunes Store. Keep learning from the National Archives wherever you go with the National Archives plus iTunes U. Users have [...]
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is now providing access to court records exclusively by online ordering or by mail/fax/e-mail. NARA will no longer provide on-site court case review services to the public [...]
How cool is this? The National Archives Wikipedian in Residence is Dominic McDevitt-Parks, the first person named to the new position. Dominic serves as a liaison between the National Archives and the Wikipedian community. [...]
The U.S. National Archives website redesign is great. The revamped NARA website is now available, featuring a new home page and features suggested by the public. NARA launched the process for the third redesign of Archives.gov [...]
Happy Thanksgiving from the National Archives and Sassy Jane Genealogy. Did you know that the Presidential tradition of pardoning a holiday turkey did not start with Harry Truman, as commonly believed? I had no idea [...]
What happens when you request military records from the National Archives? What is the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)? How does the National Military Personnel Records Center process your request military records? How many requests are received [...]
A recent National Archives audit, reported in an NBC news article Tuesday reveals that 80 percent of federal agencies are at risk of illegally destroying historical documents and the National Archives has an enormous backlog of [...]
Genealogy Research in Online Archives helps you discover original records in US and international archives. In this Sassy Jane Genealogy eBook, you'll find step-by-step information on finding and using online archives for your family history research. [...]
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