This class explains how to use Szukaj w Archiwach, the Polish State Archives website.

This section reviews how printed OFBs are organized and how to use them to learn about a family unit and to trace it back through the generations.

This course will help you understand the rectangular survey system and the distribution of public lands. You will also learn about state land systems.

From the founding of the United States of America, its government has provided compensation for those who served in the military. Pension files contain applications from soldiers and their family members for government assistance and often include information of great genealogical value. This class will cover when and why military pension records were created and what information they contain; how to identify whether pension files exist for your ancestor; and how to access, read, and evaluate these records.

U.S. federal census records are the gateway to finding and using most other records in the United States. In this class, we will focus on post-1850 census records. We will review their background, content, discuss their genealogical value, demonstrate how to find these valuable records, and use them in your research.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.

Have an American Patriot in your family tree? Have you ever wondered how to join the society for the Daughters of the American Revolution? Learn about the DAR, the requirements of an application to join, strategies for success, and the steps of the application process in this series.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.

Have an American Patriot in your family tree? Have you ever wondered how to join the society for the Daughters of the American Revolution? Learn about the DAR, the requirements of an application to join, strategies for success, and the steps of the application process in this series.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.