Posts about using primary sources for genealogy research. Primary sources are created at the time of an event, such as birth, marriage, and death records.

11 May 2016

Queen Elizabeth’s World War I Family Loss

By |11 May 2016|Military Records, Royal Genealogy, World War I|0 Comments

Queen Elizabeth's World War I family loss was new information to me. With the approach of the centenary, there is renewed interested in family members who served in World War I. Captain Fergus Bowes-Lyon, [...]

10 Apr 2016

Free California Digital Archives for Genealogy Part 3

By |10 Apr 2016|Archives, Digital Collections, Family Photos & Records, Genealogy, Primary Sources|1 Comment

Free California Digital Archives for Genealogy Part 3 is part of  Sassy Jane Genealogy's States on Sunday series, providing links to free digital resources for each of the fifty states. Part 1 featured the major resources available. Part [...]

9 Mar 2016

Translating Hamburg Passenger List Categories

By |9 Mar 2016|German Genealogy, Immigration Records, Prussian Genealogy, Translation|2 Comments

Need help translating Hamburg Passenger List categories? Is your German a little rusty or perhaps even non-existent, like mine? This post helps you decipher the categories of information that were recorded on the Hamburger Passagierlisten, [...]

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