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Genealogy Gems Podcast Episode 257 – Internet Archive

Genealogy at the Internet Archive The Internet Archive is a free website that strives to archive the internet. Within...

Got a research trip coming up soon? These courthouse research tips for genealogists from The Archive Lady, Melissa...

A new "Archivist in a Backpack" project to support community archiving offers genealogists a great idea: a portable...

Vertical files in archives are like Forrest Gump’s proverbial box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to...

You may be doing some "home archiving" without even realizing it, if you're the keeper of any family photos,...

New archival collections at your favorite repository may be the long-awaited key to solving your family history...

Betty has at least 130 good reasons to use Google Books for genealogy! She used this powerful Google tool to find her...

Original manuscript records may reveal genealogical gems about your ancestors. Find these old records in archives...

A lot of the best information about our ancestors' lives is buried in an archive--NOT indexed online! Melissa Barker...