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Marriage Records for Genealogy
posted Feb 15, 2019 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog
The February 14th meeting of the Discover Your Past Genealogy Club focused on researching marriages. What follows is an excerpt from the talk.
For genealogists, marriage records are often the most important building blocks of family trees...
Saint Augustine's Parish Historical Baptism and Confirmation Records Digitized
posted Jan 10, 2019 in What's Happening, Andover Room Blog
Andover genealogists and historical researchers can celebrate a new digital collection of Saint Augustine's Parish Baptism and Confirmation records available through the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). The...
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Introduction to Family Tree Maker February 11th at 7 p.m.
posted Jan 8, 2019 in What's Happening, Andover Room Blog
Join Andover resident and avid genealogist Bruce Earnley on Monday February 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Activity Room to learn about the popular Family Tree Maker software program. Bruce will explain the main features of the program and give a real-time demonstration. Learn to find, upload, cite...
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Jewish Heritage Center Digital Archives at NEHGS
posted Nov 15, 2018 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog
Many patrons who are reseaching genealogy at the library are looking for information about the lives of their Jewish immigrant ancestors. Among other resources, MHL patrons can access the Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) Collections through our subscription to the New England Historic Genealogical...
Read moreWWI records and other genealogy news
posted Oct 18, 2018 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog
Thanks very much to Horace Waters for leading a great talk about WWI Records at the Andover Center for History and Culture. And thanks to everyone who turned out for our "field trip" downtown.
If you weren't able to make it to the WWI meeting last Thursday,...
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St. Mary's Church Lawrence Records Available On American Ancestors
posted Jun 28, 2018 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog
This week, the New England Historic Genealogical Society database, American Ancestors introduced a new browsable image record set from the Roman Catholic Parishes of Saint Mary ...
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Citizen Archivists: Crowd-Sourced Transcription And Why Genealogists Should Care
posted Jun 15, 2018 in In the Spotlight, Andover Room Blog
The Discover Your Past Genealogy Club's June meeting focused on the important topic of document transcription. Contemporary libraries, archives and museums use crowd-sourced transcription platforms to achieve...
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Intro to Family Tree Maker for Beginners
posted Jan 24, 2017 in What's Happening, Andover Room Blog
February 16th, 10-11 a.m.
Andover resident and MHL Genealogy Club Member Horace Waters will give a broad overview of the robust and popular subscription-based Family Tree Maker software. A real-time demonstration about how to find, upload, cite and organize vital records, photos...
I didn't know that!
posted Aug 10, 2016 in Andover Room Blog
It's hard to keep up with the growing number of digitized genealogical records available online and just as hard to keep up with technological advances. How do you make the most of the limited amount of time you have to spend climbing your family tree? Our suggestion is to follow your favorite...
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Searching for U.S. Military Records
posted Jun 8, 2016 in Andover Room Blog
Military records can provide a wealth of information - if they exist and if you can find them! Here is some basic information that will help with your search.
Looking for military records from before the American Revolution? In most cases you'll have to check state...
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