Genealogical record sources in the Austrian Alps.
The Alps. Snow in the winter. Brown dairy cows grazing high pastures in the summer. Valleys which saw the armies of the Roman emperor Claudius and the French emperor Napoleon. As my late father-in-law said, "Beautiful scenery, but you can’t eat it.
The best ways to preserve your data for posterity.
Computers have supposed strengths. They search quickly through large amounts of information, store documents to be modified or printed, and even organize the all the minute details of an ancestor’s life–a task difficult with paper and pencil, and hopeless by memory alone.
Take the Polish name quiz and see how you fare understanding the meanings behind the various names.
Virtually every Polish surname has a specific meaning that has been derived from words or phrases in the Polish language. See if you can match the following surnames with their correct meanings or with the phrases which originally inspired them.
Poland's history and a guide to finding records.
Why do many Austrian, Russian, and German emigrants to America identify home towns that are in Poland? The answer is that Poland has been both an autonomous state and a collection of provinces under German, Austrian, and Russian rule.
A look at the Canadian records available to genealogists.
Censuses A census–an official government enumeration of the people residing in a city, town, village, county, district, or an urban or rural area–can provide a wealth of information about a person.
My letter in the last issue of Ancestry Magazine called attention to the fact that the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) has been particularly successful in channeling the efforts of state and local genealogical societies all over the United States.
Valuable records from all branches of military service are open to online research.
"Saving Private Ryan: Remembering Our World War II Soldiers," by Ron Eggertson Ancestry Nov/Dec 1998, Vol. 16, No. 6 (Plus if possible the WWII Timeline)
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg have changed the face of war—at least they have changed the way many of us will perceive it from now on.
Using Technology to Frame the Past
While once a hobby of colorful stickers, classroom scissors, and clever quips about favorite photos, scrapbooking is gaining momentum in the world of microchips, hard drives, and memory storage space.
The Confederate Soldier in Rhode Island
The reason behind Confederate veteran Sam Postlethwaite's obscure burial in Rhode Island mystifies and eludes first-time author Les Rolston for years, but through extensive research, Rolston uncovers the life story of the forgotten Civil War veteran.