Topic Talk – New York
An original colony. Site of Revolutionary War battles. Destination for escaped slaves. Major landing place for immigrants during the 19th and 20th centuries. The state has played a variety of roles in...
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Topic Talk – Land Records
BLM data, state records, land grants, insurance maps, deeds… What can be found and where can they be found? Sometimes regarded as secondary source information, these records can still lead...
Topic Talk – France
Bon jour! As-tu de la famille en France? Our relationship may have started as the colonies’ principle ally during the Revolutionary War, but it’s continued through the centuries. Either directly to...
Topic Talk – Virginia
Ships landing in 1607 with a government established in 1619…Virginia has just celebrated its 400-year anniversary of European settlement. Source of many noted American leaders, conceived in the north of...
Topic Talk – Maritime Research
Merchant marine grandfather? Immigrant great-grandmother born on the seas? A family of sail makers? WWII uncle shipwrecked in the Pacific? Mother swim the English Channel on a dare? Submarine design engineers, anyone? What role do the...
Topic Talk – Social Media
Networks, virtual community, interactive participation…Social Media as help to genealogists? Has Facebook worked for you? Or maybe Instagram? TIKTOK??? Godsend or annoyance? Blessing or curse? What would our ancestors think? ~ // ~In...