Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
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.
Today's post is about the Tenement Museum and genealogy. The Tenement Museum, in lower Manhattan, is one of the very best museums I've ever been to ever. And I go to a LOT of museums. One [...]
A large, flat rock marks the grave of Lewis Dickson. (Courtesy CNN) Preserving African American cemeteries from the era of slavery and Reconstruction was featured recently on CNN International. "Forgotten Graves Home [...]
Today's Follow Friday is about the Chicora Foundation and Southern Genealogical Research in the United States. The Chicora Foundation is a Columbia, South Carolina, non-profit heritage preservation organization founded in 1983. Their work includes archaeological [...]
Chronicling America Update 2011 has 178,000 more pages and new search interface features. This update to the site from the Library of Congress has added to Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers site 25 new newspapers. A [...]
