You don't need any special equipment to preserve your heritage recipe cards, although I usually want to pull out the canning jars when I start reading old recipes. Preserving a collection of family recipe cards is similar to preserving any paper document: use archival quality materials and … [Read more...]
Evidence Explained Weighs in on Citing ‘Notification of Birth Registration’
Last week I posted two articles exploring the problem of how to cite an official unofficial genealogy record titled Notification of Birth Registration. I know I'm not the only one who has been puzzled by citing this document, but I am also puzzled by the lack of comments to Noodling About that State … [Read more...]
Book Review: My Life & Times
As my dad approaches his eighth decade he has become more interested family history and genealogy. But, like many people he doesn't know how to start writing, or recording, the stories he wants to share. My Life & Times: A Guided Journal for Collecting Your Stories by Sunny Morton is the … [Read more...]
Congrats Book Giveaway Winner!
Mr. Curator closed his eyes and pulled one name out of the jar this morning -- Toni Carrier of www.lowcountryafricana.com will recieve a free copy of From the Family Kitchen, by Gena Philibert Ortega courtesy of Family Tree Books. The book giveaway was so much fun I'm doing it again next week! … [Read more...]
Fraud in the Family Archives!
Citing a 'State Notification of Birth Registration' This document does a darn good imitation of pretending to be what it isn't. It isn't a Birth Certificate. It isn't a Birth Registration. It isn't a cute little hospital certificate. Obvious, my dear Watson, it's a Clue. It's supposed to be a … [Read more...]
Noodling About that State Notification of Birth Records
A state notification of birth registration is good enough to qualify for federal Social Security benefits, but an Official Birth Certificate is required to apply for a marriage license in Manitowac, Wisconsin. I didn't know that! After Warren Bittner's session on Complex Evidence at SCGS12 … [Read more...]
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