Archives.com Blogtag:www.archives.com,2009-03-23:/blog//12018-04-13T04:57:01ZThe Official Archives BlogMovable Type Pro 5.2.7Learn More About our New Experience on Archives.comtag:www.archives.com,2018:/blog//1.77992018-03-08T01:49:41Z2018-04-13T04:57:01ZSomething look different? To better serve our users, we've created a new experience for you on Archives.com. Due to an older infrastructure, we are not able to continue to develop our features or expand our collections on the old Archives.com. We've created this new experience for you to give you access to more content With this upgrade, in the coming months, you can expect the following: Updated collections Improved ancestor...Adminhttps://www.archives.com
Something look different? To better serve our users, we've created a new experience for you on Archives.com. Due to an older infrastructure, we are not able to continue to develop our features or expand our collections on the old Archives.com. We've created this new experience for you to give you access to more content With this upgrade, in the coming months, you can expect the following: Updated collections Improved ancestor...
Search - Learn Moretag:www.archives.com,2017:/blog//1.77972017-11-14T07:02:44Z2018-03-06T17:02:38ZLearn More About Search on Archives Archives.com has billions of family history and vital records. Use the strategies below to help you find your family. How does search work? When you run a search on Archives, we do our best to match our results to the name, date, and location information you provided in your search. If we do not have a record that meets your exact search criteria, we...Adminhttps://www.archives.com
Learn More About Search on Archives Archives.com has billions of family history and vital records. Use the strategies below to help you find your family. How does search work? When you run a search on Archives, we do our best to match our results to the name, date, and location information you provided in your search. If we do not have a record that meets your exact search criteria, we...
Search - Too Many Results? tag:www.archives.com,2017:/blog//1.77962017-11-14T07:01:05Z2018-03-06T17:02:48ZToo Many Results to Look Through? If you are looking for someone with a relatively common name, you may have a large number of results to look through. Adding more details to your search will give you more relevant results at the top, but will not reduce the number of results that you receive. Remember that the most relevant results will always be at the top. Archives includes search results...Adminhttps://www.archives.com
Too Many Results to Look Through? If you are looking for someone with a relatively common name, you may have a large number of results to look through. Adding more details to your search will give you more relevant results at the top, but will not reduce the number of results that you receive. Remember that the most relevant results will always be at the top. Archives includes search results...
Search - Can't Find What You're Looking For? tag:www.archives.com,2017:/blog//1.77952017-11-14T06:51:54Z2018-03-06T17:02:58ZCan't Find What You're Looking for? Solution: Look for information about the person in a different record type. We may not have a specific record you are searching for, but we may have the information you are looking for in another record type. Using our filters you can browse different record types and collections to find the information you need. 1. Change your seacrch results' record type by changing the...Adminhttps://www.archives.com
Can't Find What You're Looking for? Solution: Look for information about the person in a different record type. We may not have a specific record you are searching for, but we may have the information you are looking for in another record type. Using our filters you can browse different record types and collections to find the information you need. 1. Change your seacrch results' record type by changing the...
Searching Archives Using Filterstag:www.archives.com,2017:/blog//1.77942017-09-18T19:36:03Z2018-03-06T17:03:10ZLearn More About Search on Archives Archives.com has billions of family history and vital records. Use the strategies below to improve your search and help you find your family. Can't Find What You're Looking for? Solution: Look for information about the person in a different record type. We may not have a specific record you are searching for, but we may have another record with information about the person you...Adminhttps://www.archives.com
Learn More About Search on Archives Archives.com has billions of family history and vital records. Use the strategies below to improve your search and help you find your family. Can't Find What You're Looking for? Solution: Look for information about the person in a different record type. We may not have a specific record you are searching for, but we may have another record with information about the person you...
12 Million New Vital Records Available on Archivestag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77802014-04-22T20:40:50Z2014-05-08T19:13:02ZWhether your ancestors were in Virginia, the American West, or somewhere in between, you'll want to take a look at the latest collections on Archives.com. We recently added nine new collections of birth, marriage, and death records with more than 12 million records. Let's take a look at the newest collections:Amy Johnson Crow
Whether your ancestors were in Virginia, the American West, or somewhere in between, you'll want to take a look at the latest collections on Archives.com. We recently added nine new collections of birth, marriage, and death records with more than 12 million records. Let's take a look at the newest collections:
Saving Records on Archives.comtag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77792014-04-08T19:39:11Z2014-04-08T19:41:35ZArchives.com tries to make it easy for you to sift through records for the right person you're looking for. Using your Saved Records Folder can help you flag records for later review and make your time searching more efficient. Start by using the Archives search page and searching for the person or record you are hoping to find. Once you have clicked to see a record that you think might...Pamela Velazquez
Archives.com tries to make it easy for you to sift through records for the right person you're looking for. Using your Saved Records Folder can help you flag records for later review and make your time searching more efficient. Start by using the Archives search page and searching for the person or record you are hoping to find. Once you have clicked to see a record that you think might...
Using the New York State Census on Archives.comtag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77782014-04-04T19:24:18Z2014-04-04T19:28:19ZThe censuses are a great resource for finding your ancestors in the U.S., but what about state censuses? The U.S. Federal Census is taken every 10 years and enumerates the whole United States with the first census being taken in 1790. The 1940 U.S. Census is the most recent census available to search online. Often individual states would conduct their own censuses that would take place in the off years...Pamela Velazquez
The censuses are a great resource for finding your ancestors in the U.S., but what about state censuses? The U.S. Federal Census is taken every 10 years and enumerates the whole United States with the first census being taken in 1790. The 1940 U.S. Census is the most recent census available to search online. Often individual states would conduct their own censuses that would take place in the off years...
How Do You Know What Records Exist?tag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77772014-04-01T18:41:51Z2014-04-01T19:17:40ZAs your research moves from state to state, you begin to realize that things aren't always the same. Those birth and death records that New England towns kept in the 1600s and 1700s? Towns in Virginia weren't keeping them then. How do you know when a certain location started keeping records? Here are a few resources.Amy Johnson Crow
As your research moves from state to state, you begin to realize that things aren't always the same. Those birth and death records that New England towns kept in the 1600s and 1700s? Towns in Virginia weren't keeping them then. How do you know when a certain location started keeping records? Here are a few resources.
Yearbooks On Archives.comtag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77762014-03-28T00:56:01Z2014-03-28T00:58:43ZHave you ever found a parent's old yearbook? It can be a lot of fun looking through old class photos and seeing which sports teams and clubs they were a part of. Archives.com has a great collection of both high school and college yearbooks going back to the early 1900s for you to search. How do you search this collection? It's easy. Starting on the Archives search page, simply click...Pamela Velazquez
Have you ever found a parent's old yearbook? It can be a lot of fun looking through old class photos and seeing which sports teams and clubs they were a part of. Archives.com has a great collection of both high school and college yearbooks going back to the early 1900s for you to search. How do you search this collection? It's easy. Starting on the Archives search page, simply click...
10 Million New Records: Indiana, Iowa, Idaho and Moretag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77742014-03-24T15:02:05Z2014-03-24T15:42:01ZIf you have ancestors in the Midwest, South, or West, you should take a look at these eight new collections on Archives.com. These birth, death, and marriage indexes from Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, and Montana contain more than 10 million records. The new collections include:Amy Johnson Crow
If you have ancestors in the Midwest, South, or West, you should take a look at these eight new collections on Archives.com. These birth, death, and marriage indexes from Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, and Montana contain more than 10 million records. The new collections include:
Vital Records From The Golden Statetag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77752014-03-21T23:16:34Z2015-02-17T21:47:28ZCalifornia has a great history involving the Gold Rush and a rapidly growing population since it was first settled by the Spanish in 1769. If your ancestors were from California or travelled here during the rapid population boom of the Gold Rush, there are several records on the Archives.com that can help you track down your golden state ancestors and make you yell, 'Eureka!' Here is a list of some...Pamela Velazquez
California has a great history involving the Gold Rush and a rapidly growing population since it was first settled by the Spanish in 1769. If your ancestors were from California or travelled here during the rapid population boom of the Gold Rush, there are several records on the Archives.com that can help you track down your golden state ancestors and make you yell, 'Eureka!' Here is a list of some...
Labeling Your Search Results on Archives.comtag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77732014-03-17T17:55:04Z2015-04-28T23:58:03ZOften in your research you might find that it's hard to keep track of what you have already searched and what results you've already looked at. Archives has made it simple and easy for you to catalog your search results using labels like "Found It", "Not It" and "Maybe". This makes it much simpler to dig through several search results and see exactly what you know is not the record...Julie Hillhttps://www.archives.com/experts/
Often in your research you might find that it's hard to keep track of what you have already searched and what results you've already looked at. Archives has made it simple and easy for you to catalog your search results using labels like "Found It", "Not It" and "Maybe". This makes it much simpler to dig through several search results and see exactly what you know is not the record...
Tracing Your Irish Ancestors With Griffith's Valuationtag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77722014-03-17T16:55:46Z2014-03-17T17:28:27ZAll countries have certain records that form a basis for most research. In the United States, it would be the federal census. For Ireland, one source that you should always consult is the Primary Valuation of Ireland, commonly called "Griffith's Valuation." Griffith's Valuation was taken between 1848 and 1864 and is a list of occupiers of land and the value of the property. It covers approximately 80% of Ireland's tenements....Amy Johnson Crow
All countries have certain records that form a basis for most research. In the United States, it would be the federal census. For Ireland, one source that you should always consult is the Primary Valuation of Ireland, commonly called "Griffith's Valuation." Griffith's Valuation was taken between 1848 and 1864 and is a list of occupiers of land and the value of the property. It covers approximately 80% of Ireland's tenements....
Breaking Down Marriage Recordstag:www.archives.com,2014:/blog//1.77712014-03-10T22:09:30Z2014-03-11T19:49:56ZMarriage records can contain a surprising amount of information. It's easy to confuse some of the dates and names. Let's take a look at a marriage record and break it down to see what it's really telling us.
Amy Johnson Crow
Marriage records can contain a surprising amount of information. It's easy to confuse some of the dates and names. Let's take a look at a marriage record and break it down to see what it's really telling us.