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Welcome
to the seventh edition of our bi-weekly feature Upfront Mini Bytes. In Upfront Mini Bytes we will provide eight
tasty bits of genealogy news that will help give you a deeper byte into your
family history research. Each item is short and sweet. We encourage you
to check out the links to articles, blog posts, resources, and anything
genealogical!
We hope you found
the past editions helpful:
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As a lover of
photographs, I enjoyed reading Take That,
Instagram: The Enduring Allure of Vintage Snapshots (brought to my attention by Thomas
MacEntee via his Facebook page).
By their nature, all photographs are of something “in the past” the
moment they are taken. Older images
reflect not our own lives but also the lives of our ancestors.
Do you remember
your first driver’s license? I
don’t. I remember the day I received it
– what a glorious day – but I just don’t remember what it looked like. If you or your ancestors lived in New York
Want to keep up on
what has been digitized by NARA’s partners, Ancestry.com and Fold3? Check out Microfilm
Publications and Original Records Digitized by Our Digitization Partners.
Does your
ancestry include German-speaking Jews?
If so, this news is for you. Leo Baeck Institute
Launches DigiBaeck German-Jewish History Archive. The Leo Baeck Institute (LBI), New York City , has completed the digitization of its
entire archive and provides free online access to primary source materials
encompassing five centuries of Jewish life in Central
Europe .
Newspapers
– so many to read, so little time.
Hopefully you are familiar with the Chronicling America project (Library of Congress). The
underpinning of this project is the National
Digital Newspaper Program. Learn more about what states (and specific
institutions) have participated so far along with related blogs, podcasts and
videos.
Research
has shown that children brought up with a strong family narrative handle life
better. In fact, a strong family
narrative makes a family happier. Bet
you didn’t know that your family history research is actually benefitting your
family as they cope with the future. Do
read The
Stories That Bind Us (New York Times). 
Haven’t
visited the Library of Congress (LOC) and you want to know about the Main
Reading Room? View this video (alternately, the video is also on
this page). You will need to install Real
Player to view the first video link. The
LOC has a massive collection of webcasts.
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