Web Sightings: National Archives Video Programs
Since at least 2004, the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has held free public programs on a wide variety of topics about their holdings at the Washington, D.C. and...
View ArticleEstablishing a Death Date for Charles Carson
Carson Family Group Sheet (Pt. 4) Fourth in an ongoing series that attempts to document the early days of my research on the Carson family of New Jersey as it originally unfolded. In this installment...
View ArticleProof, in the Form of a Letter
A cousin shares a Civil War letter that confirms the death of my ancestor, Charles Carson, in 1863 Many of the men in our extended Carson family enlisted when called to defend the Union in the Civil...
View ArticleMueller, Mills & a New Approach to Pension File Transcriptions
Inspiration often strikes when and where you least expect it. I was reading part of the redacted Mueller Report earlier this week when I had an epiphany, inspired by Appendix B of the report, the...
View Article2019 New Jersey Research Trip: Newark
The New Jersey Historical Society in Newark holds the trial notes for an ongoing New Jersey court case that started in 1844 that may involve this researcher’s ancestors. Time for a research trip. New...
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