As a genealogist you might have deep knowledge of the history of an area, the laws and customs governing records and why they were produced. You might have expertise in searching and locating records. You might have superb analytic skills, able to piece together direct, indirect and negative evidence, resolve contradictions and make persuasive arguments [...]
I’ve been reading through the early laws of Massachusetts Bay, the 17th century colonial laws, excerpting those that are most-relevant to genealogists, such as those pertaining to qualifications for marriage, processing of estates, land transactions and such. I think this could make a useful pamphlet or e-book. In order to find these nuggets, however, I [...]
A new reference has just been published that will make a “reasonably exhaustive research” a little less exhausting for New England genealogists, Vital Record Manuscripts at the State Historical Societies in New England. In New England, most of us are familiar with the government held records, found in town halls, court houses and state archives. [...]
