Forensic Genealogy?

If you've heard the term "forensic genealogy" tossed around and wondered if "CSI" and "Who Do You Think You Are?" were launching a joint show, check out this article from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.

Need to Buy a Scanner?

When I was coordinating the Technology Special Interest Group for my local genealogy society I'd often get the question, "What scanner should I buy?"  That's always a tough question to answer but here's a new article to help you out.

Georgia Archives New Hours

While on my recent trip to the Georgia Archives they finally announced their new hours.

Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Earlier this month Dick Eastman wrote an article about the Newberry Library's completion of the Digital Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. You can read that article here. One of the options offered to users of the Digital Atlas is downloading KMZ files for use with Google Earth. I went straight to this option for Georgia and proceeded to loose several hours I was supposed to spend on other work! I've shared some of the mapping I've done in Google Earth using great historic maps available for Georgia but the Digital Atlas really takes this to another level

Filing Friday

This week I've shared several items from my recent trip to Georgia. I always get questions, and even often lecture, on 'digital genealogy.' This recent trip has created a slew of digitized records but of all different types. Because of this I have once again updated by filing system ON MY LAPTOP. If you're new to digital genealogy and don't quite know how to handle all the digital files you're creating,

Georgia Archives: microfilm to digital options improved!

After almost a year I finally had a chance to return to the Georgia Archives in Morrow, GA last month. I got a fantastic surprise.

Tate Station

If you read Monday or Tuesday's posts, here's a photo of Tate Station for your enjoyment.