We’ve all heard of the famous Rorschach test, where the subject is shown an inkblot, essentially a random splatter of ink, and asked to tell what it looks like to him. Different people will see different things, and (so the theory goes) reveal insights about their personality. Genealogical research is nothing like this. We work [...]
The Congress shall have Power To…promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries…. Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 With these words, the Founders acknowledged the value of knowledge and technology to [...]
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. [...]
