Get tips for locating the records surveys created in the WPA era — and today.

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The Family History Library plans to index the microfilmed records in the church's Granite Mountain Records Vault.

Got a bad case of research block? Cure what ails your ancestor search with our guide to finding genealogical clues in old medical records.

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So your ancestor was an axle tree maker — what does that mean? Use this glossary to translate your kin's archaic occupations.

I have the original diaries my great-grandfather kept during his Civil War service, along with documents including his enlistment and discharge papers. How can I find museums or other organizations that would be interested in preserving this collection intact?

These Colonial practices produced the earliest occupational records of American ancestors. Learn how to find them.

My great-great-grandfather was supposedly a physician in the mid-1800s. He left Pennsylvania for Ohio, and died in 1870. How can I research where he got his education and verify that he was a physician?

You can thank Golden State genealogists for convincing the Colorado senate to preserve your access to marriage license applications.