Category: BEYOND THE INTERNET

Beyond the Internet: Week 35 Published Family Histories

4 September, 2012

This is Week 35 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Published Family Histories. In the course of this series we’ve mainly been talking about primary records, those original documents created contemporaneously with the event. Published family histories are of course … More Beyond the Internet: Week 35 Published Family Histories

Beyond the Internet: Week 34 Family History Society Libraries

26 August, 2012

This is Week 34 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Family History Society (FHS) Libraries. It’s easy to assume that most genealogists/family historians are members of at least one family history society, but is that still true in this … More Beyond the Internet: Week 34 Family History Society Libraries

Beyond the Internet: Week 33 Local History adds value to family history

18 August, 2012

This is Week 33 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Local History:  Centres, Libraries and Local Histories. This is part of the Archives and Libraries section of the series. Local History Centres/Heritage Centres Local History centres aka Heritage Centres … More Beyond the Internet: Week 33 Local History adds value to family history

Week 29 Beyond the Internet: hallowed halls and reference libraries

23 July, 2012

This is Week 29 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is University and Reference Library Special Collections. While not technically archives, university libraries and other reference libraries hold a wealth of collections of primary documents which can be of great … More Week 29 Beyond the Internet: hallowed halls and reference libraries

Beyond the Internet: Week 27 Archives – the tough stuff

7 July, 2012

This is Week 27 in my Beyond the Internet series in which I explore the sources of information beyond our computer screens and the topic is Archives – the serious bit. This is the first topic in the archives section of this series. Please do join in and write comments or posts on your experiences … More Beyond the Internet: Week 27 Archives – the tough stuff