Thank you all for attending Genealogy Research Stories: Newspapers Save the Day, and for helping us conclude our celebration of National Family History Month! I hope you enjoyed the two examples…
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We’re going on an adventure!
“Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it.” –The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien or the better part of my life, the interest in my family…
Research Spotlight: NJ Genealogy Information Videos
Love Genealogy but don’t have time to sit with us for a live webinar class? The New Jersey State Library has created a six-part series of short Genealogy Information Videos for you…
Blog Recap: Researching Your Pre-May 1848 NJ Ancestors
Thank you all for attending yesterday’s webinar on Researching Your Pre-May 1848 New Jersey Relatives. I hope you found the information useful! Don’t forget that the slide deck for the class and…
Webinar: Genealogy Research Stories: Women of New Jersey
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Women’s History Month! Thank you all so much for attending today’s webinar Genealogy Research Stories: Women of New Jersey. A link to the recorded webinar is at…
Research Sources – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
History is a study of the past. This includes the action of people and the occurrence of events. What sources do researchers use when writing history? The New Jersey State Library contains…
Webinar: Finding Your Women Ancestors in New Jersey Records
Thank you all for joining us yesterday to learn more about how to research your women ancestors in New Jersey genealogy collections. Some things to remember : 1. Regardless of the time…
Genealogical Research Stories: The Basse Class
Thank you all for coming to Basse with me earlier this week! (The verb to Basse, of course, meaning to immerse oneself in all things related to Jeremiah Basse.) I hope you…
Using Ratables for New Jersey Genealogy
What are ratables? Ratables are lists of heads of household compiled in order to levy a tax. Heads of household were typically males and in some cases widows. These taxes were levied…
