Barefoot Genealogist-Starting September 4, Ancestry.com is relaunching the Barefoot Genealogist segment with Crista Cowan on their YouTube channel. The first week of every month will be a “What’s New at Ancestry” segment and each week will have other additional genealogy-related content. The best way to stay informed as each episode releases is to visit the channel link and click the ”Subscribe” button so you receive notifications when new content is available.
State Archives Announces Collections Newly Accessible for Research – 21 August 2024 The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) announced finding aids and uploads to the Texas Digital Archive
The full list of recent updates to finding aids and digital images can be found in the State Archives’ quarterly blog post, New Online.
Ancestors West–A quarterly publication for the members of the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Digital copies of this quarterly contain articles of interest related to genealogy and Santa Barbara County. They also welcome family history or historical articles. You can access their Summer 2024 Vol. 49, No.2 issue here. Access their archives here.
Collating Source Images
SmallPDF is a free online resource that will let you take multiple images (.jpg or .png) or multiple document files (.doc, .pdf, .xls, or .ppt) and combine them into one PDF. A great use for this might be a multi-page/image probate document, or when your family spans the bottom of one census page and the top of the next?
Organization
You can try Trello task managing software for free. Organize your genealogy research or personal life.
Ireland research
Did you know…
In Irish tithe applotment books (which exist for various dates between 1823 and 1837), “& Co.” and “& partners” are terms that refer to a group of tenants who farm common land, rather than a business arrangement.
The Tithe Applotment Books record the occupiers of tithe-eligible land, not householders. They are not population censuses.
Because the tithe was payable only by those who worked on agricultural land, you may not find your ancestors included.
To search existing tithe applotment books, see:
German Emigration Records
Germany required that citizens emigrating from the country had to file for permission. These “Permission To Emigrate Records” are often available in local state archives in Germany.
You can visit the Archive Portal-Dto search for the state archive from where your family emigrated. You can then search that archive’s site for the possible emigration records. Be aware that some sites may not be available in English so you may need to use a tool likeGoogle Translateto navigate the site and conduct your search. Each archive will have different requirements and costs for ordering copies of the records.