Written by guest contributor Ed DavenportPublished on October 7, 2022 Many years ago, I was helping my dad clean out his uncle’s attic, and I found old cameras and negatives… Continue reading “Family Photos and Ancestor Authors”
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Death Records: The Linchpin of Genealogy Research – Webinar Recap
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on October 5, 2022 Thanks everyone for joining us for yesterday’s class on death records. As I mentioned in class, when most of you write to… Continue reading “Death Records: The Linchpin of Genealogy Research – Webinar Recap”
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Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy (Naturalizations) Program Webinar Recap
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on August 19, 2022 Thanks so much to everyone who attended yesterday’s updated Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy class. I hope that even if you’ve attended this… Continue reading “Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy (Naturalizations) Program Webinar Recap”
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Proprietary and Colonial New Jersey Research Program Recap
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on June 24, 2022 It can be very difficult to navigate records during these time periods as a vast majority of them are not digitized. Thank… Continue reading “Proprietary and Colonial New Jersey Research Program Recap”
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Genealogy From Home Class Recap
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on January 21, 2022 Thanks to everyone who attended the Genealogy from Home class on January 19th. I hope the general overview was helpful! As a reminder,… Continue reading “Genealogy From Home Class Recap”
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Genealogy Research Stories: Newspapers Save the Day! Class Recap
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on October 26, 2021 Thank you all for attending Genealogy Research Stories: Newspapers Save the Day, and for helping us conclude the NJ State Library (NJSL)… Continue reading “Genealogy Research Stories: Newspapers Save the Day! Class Recap”
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Blog Recap: Researching Your Pre-May 1848 NJ Ancestors
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on June 11, 2025 Thank you all for attending our webinar on Researching Your Pre-May 1848 New Jersey Relatives. I hope you found the information useful! … Continue reading “Blog Recap: Researching Your Pre-May 1848 NJ Ancestors”
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Webinar: Genealogy Research Stories: Women of New Jersey
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on March 17, 2021 Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Women’s History Month! Thank you all so much for attending today’s webinar Genealogy Research Stories: Women of New… Continue reading “Webinar: Genealogy Research Stories: Women of New Jersey”
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Research Sources – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Published on December 17, 2019 History is a study of the past. This includes the action of people and the occurrence of events. What sources do researchers use when writing history? The… Continue reading “Research Sources – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary”
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Genealogical Research Stories: The Basse Class
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on August 2, 2019 Thank you all for coming to Basse with me earlier this week! (The verb to Basse, of course, meaning to immerse oneself… Continue reading “Genealogical Research Stories: The Basse Class”