2008 July

Archive for July, 2008

Conference aims to help genealogists uncover Eastern European branches of family trees

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
By Marylynne Pitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

If you are a descendant of the millions of immigrants who came to America from Central or Eastern Europe, tracing your family tree can be a challenge because borders changed often in those regions during the 20th century; even today, each country handles records differently.
But […]

Map out your route for success at the Muskogee Public Library

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

By Nancy Calhoun
Phoenix Correspondent

Very few people would take a trip across the United States without first consulting maps and planning their route.
The same was true for our ancestors. They also consulted maps and followed the established routes, whether waterways, railroads or roads.
Maps provide a wealth of information. Some of these […]