Every Transaction Tells a Story: Rethinking Records of Life, Death, and Migration - Diane L Richard
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Ledgers -- Unique Looking Glass into Ancestors' Lives
Ledgers, aka small business records, document everyday transactions-the kind our families participated in. We'll discuss the common ledger types/formats, what we can learn (personal details & everyday minutiae), the various businesses represented, and how to locate these genealogically leverageable gems. Great for personal details and documenting underrepresented individuals.
Death Records by a Different Name
Let's explore 20+ records where death might be documented. We are not talking about regularly consulted records, such as obituaries, probate, tombstones, and more. We'll discuss alternative records, e.g., marble works, woodworkers, coffin-makers, undertaker ledgers, burial permits, physicians' records, and beyond. Death is documented in many unexpected places.
Bridging the Atlantic: US and UK Resources for Researching Colonial America
Though a trip across the pond would be fun & rewarding, fortunately, without leaving home, we can explore resources to fill in the details of our British colonial-era ancestors. Some are U.S.-created, and others come to us from the U.K. (free & subscription). An explosion in the availability of and access to U.K. databases is priceless.