We are living in strange times. Why not look into history to find hints about even stranger times? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have already digitized our New Hampshire town records and — based on my limited
Well, the first thing to know is that the results do not always make perfect sense… Ancestry DNA shows that I am 75% Finnish. Odd, considering that I am only Finnish on my mom’s side. Ancestry.com explains this in an
Working the lunch shift at the reference desk today inspired me to write this post. I *love* the old town records and have used them for genealogical reference and other random questions. A man came to NHSL having exhausted the
There are some wonderful updates to the HeritageQuest Online database for genealogical research. The database is now running off of the Ancestry platform and incorporates many fantastic features from the popular commercial database. This database is licensed for at-home patron
The 1940 Census images were released this morning! Here’s what I did to find my first set of relatives: Note: This is a biggie — my relatives were farmers who didn’t move between 1930 and 1940. These tips won’t work
USAGE REPORT SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS (From HeritageQuest:) HeritageQuest Online (“HQO”) usage statistics automatically become available one day after your subscription start date. You can retrieve your branch’s report online at any time via a standard Web browser. No special setup is