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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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Genealogy Research When You Can't Travel

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I hear it all the time from genealogists, "I am not able to travel to do research" and "I can't go any further with my re...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Preserving Old Black Paper Photo Albums

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Photographs! I love family photographs! Looking into the faces of my ancestors in photographs and wondering what they were like, how they li...
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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Organizing Your Genealogy Research, Tips from an Archivist

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    Happy New Year! It's hard to believe it's 2026! I am excited about a New Year for genealogy research and being the archivist at ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Tell Your Ancestor's Story!

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We have started a New Year! Many of us will commit to doing more genealogy research, to tear down that brick wall and we may have even decid...
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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...
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