Evolution of Race Labels in the U.S. Census

In honor of the 1950 census records release, let’s talk about the history of the census.  The first United States Census was taken in the year 1790.  Every 10 years since the U.S. Bureau of Commerce has conducted a census, collecting the population data of the...

Funerals as Family Reunions

 The majority of the time that I have seen family members over the past few years has not been under the best of circumstances.   We have had 8 funerals in the past 6 years. Even though I was not able to attend every funeral, when I did, it created an interesting...

Tuesday Tips #30: Libraries and Genealogy

There are many resources and tools that are used for genealogy research. One that some newer genealogists may not be aware of could be just around the corner. Many local libraries across many countries have an archive or record collection of different sources from the...