A Genealogist In The Archives

A blog by a Professional Genealogist who is the Houston County, TN. Archivist working in a county archives everyday

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Preserving the Past, Collecting the Present, For the Future

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What is an archive? What is the purpose of an archive? What do you do all day in an archive? I am asked these questions all the time and I l...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

RootsTech 2025: Genealogy Education at It's Best!

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RootsTech 2025 starts in 3 days! This is the largest genealogical conference in the United States and possibly the world. This conference is...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Black History Month: Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Fund

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February is Black History Month and I want to talk about my favorite African American subject, the Rosenwald Fund.  1963 Graduating Class at...
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Storing 3-Ring Binders to Protect Your Records

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One aspect of organizing that I would like to address is how to store 3-ring binders. Now, this may seem like a very simple idea and you mig...
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Thursday, December 19, 2024

The Mercantile: Where Our Ancestors Shopped

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Ever thought about your ancestors and their shopping experience? The Mercantile or sometimes called The General Store is where many of our a...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Documenting Your Family Christmas Traditions

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With only a couple of weeks until Christmas 2024, I started thinking about how my family has celebrated Christmas my entire life. Then I tho...
Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Finding Christmas and Your Ancestors in the Archives

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We are now only 22 days away from Christmas 2024! Many of us are scrambling to get the grocery shopping done, present shopping completed and...
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