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We often talk about trying to figure out how something was written based on how it was probably spoken. If your research
involves someone living in Ireland
Rhode Island State
Archives Online Catalog is now available. This is an invaluable tool for anyone
interested in accessing information about the holdings, detailed finding aids,
images, and links to other resources found in the Rhode Island State Archives.
If you want a nitty gritty look at life in the trenches during WWI (UK), see if your library has access to Trench Journals and
Unit Magazines of the First World War.
You can get a sense of these publications (more than 1,500 periodicals,
published between 1914 and the end of 1919) by viewing/downloading a graphic novel and see the video.
I had never heard
of the term Spoonerism until I read this blog post Genealogy Challenge Pt. 1: Spot Spoonerisms & Other Name Mistakes on GenealogyBank, though I have
certainly spoken a few in my day. The
post states that a Spoonerism is “the accidental switching of sounds or letters
in two words, often to humorous effect.”
Lithuanian Jewish Cemetery records continue to be made available online at Litvak
Cemetery Catalog. Here is a link to a map and list of status
(whether digitized or not) information for each identified cemetery. There is also an associated Facebook
page.
This
Old House website has a neat page How
to Research the History of Your House. If you are interested in doing a history of
your own house or a house of a family member, I think you’ll find the
information provided here quite useful.
Family Tree Magazine and GenealogyBank
have partnered to make available a free e-book How to Search Obituaries to Find
Ancestors and Trace Your Family Tree. You will need to provide your name
and e-mail address to access this publication.
You can opt in to receive information about GenealogyBank.com and that is not required.
What
a neat website – North Carolina Nursing History (hosted by Appalachian State
University). Two neat finds (by me) on
the website are a digitized version of “The History of
Nursing in North Carolina” and African American
Registered Nurses in NC 1903-1935.
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