This segment will give you an overview of North Dakota.

This segment will give an overview of South Dakota.

The Great Plains region includes the states of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. This class is an introduction to Great Plains research and includes a brief history and background of the region. Key records are discussed which include church, census, land, and military records. An overview of each state highlights records and helpful archives and websites unique to the state.

This segment is the state overview of North Carolina.

Newspapers are a great resource for information on the life and times of your ancestors. Follow a family for three generations in their community, regional, and international newspapers. Ideas are included on how to use current global newspapers to obtain information. If you can't wait, you may want to try some of the featured databases today!

Learn about the routes taken and reasons for the emigration from Ireland to the US and Canada before, during, and after the famine. Learn how this movement of people can affect your research, plus what tools and records are available to track your Irish ancestor.

Learn about the routes taken and reasons for the emigration from Ireland to the US and Canada before, during, and after the famine. Learn how this movement of people can affect your research, plus what tools and records are available to track your Irish ancestor.

Overview of the history and records helpful for family history for the Mid-South states, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The Mid-South region includes the states of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. This class is an introduction to Mid-South research and the history and record sets these states have in common. Covered are land, probate, tax, church, military and court records. Also included are short overviews of records and helpful archives unique to each state.

This lesson in the series explains where Northern New Spain is and why is it important to know about the region.