Tag: archives

University Genealogy Collections around the US

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://www.library.ca.gov/sutro Many genealogists can become fixated on the big four online genealogy websites and ignore other important collections of valuable genealogical records in local university libraries. There isn’t a single, definitive number of university genealogy collections (like “425 libraries”) because no central agency tracks every university with a...

New Video: Technology – Increasing Access to Archives

We’ve added a new QRB (Quick Research Basics) video to our YouTube Channel. This one is by Miles Meyer, Education Director for The Family History Guide Association and a frequent presenter at RootsTech. It’s titled “Technology – Increasing Access to Archives” and it discusses the following key topics, among others: Purpose and limitations of archives Microfilm and digitization projects Advances...