Ancestry is getting ready for the holidays and they want to hear from you! Have you ever given or gotten Ancestry as a gift? Are you planning to use Ancestry during the holidays in a unique way? Meeting new family for the first time this holiday because of Ancestry? If so, what discoveries were you […]
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As the richest cotton growing area in the United States before the Civil War, the Mississippi Delta was home to half the country’s millionaires and thousands of enslaved people with ties all over America. Discover the history of the area, the types of records kept between Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and tips for success
The Vault: The Most Southern Place on Earth Read More »
There is not one war or conflict on the soil of British America to the United States of America that a person of color has not been involved. Learn how to find your veteran ancestors, which wars/conflicts they may have been involved in, the branches of the military, how units are organized, and more. Don’t
The Vault: Looking Inside the USA Military – Yes, we were there! with Dr. Shelley Murphy Read More »
Ancestry has made the records of the Freedmen’s Bureau available in the world’s largest digitized and searchable format…FOR FREE!
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The records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands are an invaluable resource, but how successful can you be when tracing the individuals within them? Using case studies, learn how to extract crucial details and to use them in more commonly used record sets like the census, vital records, and beyond. This webinar
Figure it Out Fridays – Betting on the Bureau: Case Studies Read More »