Forgive my absence. I have been working for the past eight months on a project to document African Americans in Royal Oak Township from 1845-1870 and try to determine if any were freedom seekers or abolitionists. After combing through census, land, and probate records, newspapers, and city directories, as well as utilizing maps, I focusedContinueContinue reading “Researching Underground Railroad Connections”
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More than just names: vital records in Italy
Civil registration records are an invaluable resource in searching for your Italian roots. They contain a wealth of information, depending on the type of record and the time period in which the event occurred. Italy’s civil records today are a result of a standardized registration system introduced in 1806, after the annexation of many ItalianContinueContinue reading “More than just names: vital records in Italy”
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