[eogn] Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - 3 new articles

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(+) Poor Farms and State Hospitals by Michael John Neill Dr. Hall's Index for Springfield, Missouri in 225 Volumes Preserving Old Newspapers More Recent Articles Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - 3 new articles (+) Poor Farms and State Hospitals by Michael John Neill Bad times and bad decisions could have been hard on your ancestor. If family was unable or unwilling to care for them, difficult decisions had to be made. With social agencies few and far between, your ancestors easily could have found themselves at the local poor farm or county almshouse. If they were physically unable to care for themselves and needed more intensive care, they might have been institutionalized in a state hospital. Whether their residence was temporary or permanent, these... Read the rest of the story » • Email to a friend • • Dr. Hall's Index for Springfield, Missouri in 225 Volumes The Springfield, Missouri, library has a unique reference for genealogists: about 39 linear feet of shelving packed with what staff appreciatively and respectfully refer to as Dr. Hall's Index. These 225 volumes represent one of the most important and valuable tools the Springfield-Greene County Library District can offer its genealogical patrons, according to Local History Librarian Michael Glenn. Officially called "Abstracts and Index of Items of Genealogical Interest," the... Read the rest of the story » • Email to a friend • • Preserving Old Newspapers Toss a paper keepsake into a pile, and in months it can yellow and crumble like papyrus from Tut's tomb. But there are things you can do to keep paper keepsakes safe. Most printed paper "contains the seeds of its own destruction," says University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries archivist Michael Doylen. You can read Doylen's suggestions in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel aat http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/962459.html. • Email to a friend • • More Recent Articles New Method To Revolutionize DNA Sequencing The Day the Music Died FamilySearch Indexing Update FamilySearch Record Search Update: 4 million new records added Who Do You Think You Are? Live! 2009 (+) Who's Afraid of Land Records? - Part III - by George G. Morgan Use of Digital Camera for Genealogy New in this Newsletter: Share This Close Spellings Count Toward Matches New FGS President Appointed

 

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