by reference | Mar 14, 2024
LIBRARY BLOG Introduction to Land Records for Genealogy Research One of the challenges of doing genealogy is that researchers get so excited about using the latest and greatest technology to dig into searching that they sometimes need to remember to educate...
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LIBRARY BLOG Duchman, Holly. “Slave’s Photos Put Face to Tragic Reality.” Houma Courier, 29 Mar. 2017 Extracting Evidence about Enslaved Ancestors from Probate Records For most African Americans, tracing their family genealogy to their original ancestors in Africa...
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LIBRARY BLOG Obscure Genres Spotlight Unique Memoirs and Not-Quite-True History Animal Memoirs Perhaps not the rarest, but would you ever think of this first when asked for a book genre? You can probably guess what it entails. Animal memoirs are nonfiction stories...
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LIBRARY BLOG Our Anticipated Books of 2024 January 2The Storm We Made- Vanessa Chanhistorical fiction January 9 The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years-Shubnum Kahnhistorical fantasy, horror January 16Vally Verified- Kyla Zhaocontemporary fiction January 17Welcome to the...
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LIBRARY BLOG How to Make Your Own Worm Compost Bin Before we get into creating a worm bin, here’s a quick run-down on worm composting: The nutrients from broken down organic materials serve as excellent fertilzer for your gardens, and you can get them through...
