October 2009 – NARAtions

Family Tree Friday: How did your ancestors interact with the federal government?

October 30, 2009 by dstokes, posted in Family Tree Fridays, Genealogy / Family History, Research

Family research at the National Archives centers on the use of federal records. To start the process, we always advise researchers to first consider how their ancestors may have come into contact with the federal government during the course of their daily lives. If your great-grandparents purchased a homestead in Nebraska, they probably filed an application … Continue reading Family Tree Friday: How did your ancestors interact with the federal government?

Introducing Family Tree Fridays

October 23, 2009 by Matthew Schaefer, posted in Family Tree Fridays, Genealogy / Family History

We are happy to announce that we are going to start having posts on Fridays that are related to family history and genealogy research -- with an emphasis on online research and access. John and Katherine will be joining our team of bloggers, and they plan to take turns posting. Look for the first post … Continue reading Introducing Family Tree Fridays

Mathew Brady Photos on Flickr

October 19, 2009 by Matthew Schaefer, posted in Miscellaneous

This afternoon we posted the first batch of Mathew Brady Civil War photographs on our Flickr photostream. These are at a higher resolution (300 dpi) than they are elsewhere online. We are planning to post all 6,066. If looking at this selection sparks your curiosity, browse or search among all 6,000 now in the Archival … Continue reading Mathew Brady Photos on Flickr

Question: Have you (or one of your students) used National Archives' records in a National History Day project?

October 14, 2009 by lbarber, posted in Digitization, Education, Online Research, Questions

Students and Teachers: Have you (or one of your students) used National Archives' records in a National History Day (NHD) project? What were the records, and how did they shape what you thought about your topic? In order to help students and teachers find historical materials relevant to their research, we post a list of … Continue reading Question: Have you (or one of your students) used National Archives' records in a National History Day project?

NARA Staff Favorites: Online Records

October 5, 2009 by lbarber, posted in Miscellaneous, NARA Staff Favorites, Online Research

We've loved reading your suggestions and comments about sharing NARA's holdings on Flickr, and it's been interesting to see which images people are marking as favorites. All of this got us wondering about which records NARA insiders are particularly fond of, so we asked a few of our experienced colleagues for their picks. First up... … Continue reading NARA Staff Favorites: Online Records