Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Sassy Jane Genealogy
US and European Genealogy Research
Blog posts about finding and using archives and archival collections for genealogy research, including help with access to primary sources.
A recent National Archives audit, reported in an NBC news article Tuesday reveals that 80 percent of federal agencies are at risk of illegally destroying historical documents and the National Archives has an enormous backlog of [...]
Donating Your Family's Papers to an Archives is today's post, designed to help you with legal considerations once you and an institution have agreed to the acquisition. Last week we talked about how and where [...]
Top Ten Considerations for Donating Your Family Papers answers to questions by interested genealogists from recent presentations I've made. Questions about deeds of gift for donating family heirlooms, scanning and file names, file structure, [...]
The Barbara Tunnels (aka Barbarastollen) underground archive preserves Germany’s cultural heritage from man-made or natural disasters. The Barbarastollen is located in a disused mine near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Approximately 31.2 million meters of [...]
