William Dollarhide's Civil War Era “identifies the places to look and documents to be found for ancestors during the decade, 1861-1869, as well as post-war veterans. The volume is laid out first by nation-wide name lists and then by state listings in alphabetical order”.

I had an awesome experience this past week. I am helping a friend of mine discover her family roots. Not only did I discover her roots but reunited her with a long lost cousin.

Frazine K. Taylor just released her new book, Researching African-American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide. This is an exciting new resource material for those researching African Americans in the Alabama area.

We all own those photographs with no idea who is in the picture, or when it was taken. If you know the type of photograph, you can date the picture and narrow down who may be in the photo. Here are descriptions of early photographs.

Recently something happened to make me concerned about our society becoming a paperless society. Letters, documents, all types of paper sources are an important factor in genealogy documentation.

Ohana Software releases Free Webinars for July 2009.

Ohana software is now offering genealogical webinars. I was given permission to share this information with you!

Occupations Chart in Older Records

Occupations Chart in Older Records

There are a lot of things researchers can do from home, but there comes that day when that vital piece of data is just not on the internet. Your local Family History Center can help you get these records without traveling very far from where you live.