Digital Archives for Genealogy Research helps researchers find original records in US and international archives. Whether you had famous ancestors or not, a rich variety of genealogical primary sources in archives are waiting to be found for your family history research.
You’ll discover and use online archival portals and finding aids, essential tools to locate hidden genealogical gems in archives.
Direct links to digital archives in all 50 states and around the world are included. Search using archival terminology, download records, request records online, or prepare for an in-person visit with the information in Digital Archives for Genealogy Research.
This Sassy Jane Genealogy eBookincludes step-by-step information to successfully search digital archives.
This ebook offers resources for all genealogists, whether they are working on brick walls or conducting reasonably exhaustive searches. You needn’t have famous ancestors to find records in archives that can help your research. Locating finding aids and searching using archival terminology improves search results.
Archives come in several different types: college and university archives, organization or business archives, religious archives, government archives, and others.
Here are some of the records you might find in an archival repository, in person or online:
Letters and Correspondence
Unpublished compiled genealogies
Diaries, daybooks, remembrance books
Ephemera (tickets, programs, souvenirs)
Oral histories
Photographs
Video and motion picture records
Slides, negatives, and visual media
Artwork, drawings, architectural plans
Maps
Tax Records
Vital records
Audio recordings
Personal papers
Professional papers
Business records
Organization records
Digital Archives
Calisphere, one of several digital archives for California primary sourcces (courtesy Regent University of California)
The web has opened archival collections to the world. What once required an expensive trip in person, today can be found online if you know where to look and how to use specific search terms.
Archives still have huge backlogs of materials to digitize, but an amazing number of archival finding aids are now available online for collections large and small.
Discover direct links to archives in all fifty US states, and national collections in Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and around the world.
Links to Archives Around the World
The reading room of the State Archives in Leszno | Archiwum Państwowe w Lesznie in Poland. (author’s collection)
The first section of this Sassy Jane Genealogy Guide offers broad understanding of the differences between archives, library, and museum collections. Discover what kinds of archives exist and the unique records they contain. Unpublished family histories, maps, newspapers, photos, and vital records await.
The second section takes you behind the scenes, showing how archival collections are prepared for use. Online finding aids are the key to any collection. Learn about the genealogical research contained in finding aids. Discover time-saving ways to determine if an archival collection has the material you need.
The third and final section provides direct links to hundreds of US and international archives. Locating and using archival portals online unlocks a world of primary resources. Then discover specific archives terminology that improves search results.
The fourth and final section offers step-by-step advice for requesting archival materials remotely or planning an in-person trip. These steps make the most of your research time, whether online or in person.
“Nova illustrissimi principatur Pomeraniae descriptio cum adiuncta principum genealogia et pnncipum veris et potiorum urbiumininibus et nobilium insignibus” or Great Map of the Duchy of Pomerania. Eilhardus Lubinus (Eilert Lübben) worked on this map from 1611-1618.
This ebook offers resources for all genealogists, whether they are working on brick walls or conducting reasonably exhaustive searches. You needn’t have famous ancestors to find records in archives that can help your research. Locating finding aids and searching using archival terminology improves search results.
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