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Preservation of original documents and photographs
Over the Christmas period this year I was staying with my elderly Grandfather and knowing my interest in the family history, he pulled out a load of certificates and documents from my late ...
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How to Share Pictures or Data
I only recently started my family history quest and have various (captioned) photos & other items regarding people not related to me. Save starting my own web site, is there some place I can ...
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Making your first trip to a courthouse
I am lucky enough to live within an hour's drive of a Texas county that is significant to my family history.
I hear many people talk about going to the courthouse for research, but I still find it ...
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Should I donate my family photos to an archive?
I have quite a lot of photos from 1890 - 1930 of my ancestors. They are mainly family snaps but some have historical buildings in the shot. All are from Australia. Is there a benefit to donate them to ...
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Local historical society genealogy
I'm new to all this. My local small-town historical society is interested in capturing the local history genealogy (and tying it to its small artifacts collection).
It seems most genealogy software ...
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Why are scanning devices (such as FlipPal) allowed in some archives, but not in others?
The American National Archives and Library of Congress both allow the scanning of documents with some scanners (see what's allowed and what's not). FlipPal is one of their approved ones. Lorine ...
