I'm attending GenFed this week and want to share resources to help my fellow genealogists learn what's at the National Archives, or NARA. GenFed is short for the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. It is a week long, all-day program usually held at the National Archives … [Read more...] about Ways to Learn What’s at the National Archives
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Podcast Episode 47: Free Digital Records at the PA State Archive
Continuing highlight of my conversation with Aaron McWilliams at the Pennsylvania State Archive. He shares what digitized genealogy records are available for free. … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 47: Free Digital Records at the PA State Archive
Podcast Episode 46: Must See Records at the PA State Archive
Highlights of my conversation with Aaron McWilliams at the Pennsylvania State Archive on their most popular genealogy records. … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 46: Must See Records at the PA State Archive
Six Steps to Research Your Rural PA Ancestors
The one area of Pennsylvania genealogy research most people need help in is rural PA in the 1700's and early 1800's. The lack of modern birth, marriage, and death records along with a census that only names heads of households, grinds research to a halt. Below is the summary … [Read more...] about Six Steps to Research Your Rural PA Ancestors
Podcast Episode 1: Pennsylvania State Archives
In this episode of Your Pennsylvania Ancestors, Denys Allen has a conversation with Pennsylvania State Archive Reference Archivist, Aaron McWilliams. Aaron has experience in PA land records, militia records, and is a professional genealogist. Learn how to research in an archives … [Read more...] about Podcast Episode 1: Pennsylvania State Archives