NOW
What’s on my desk, in the archives and on my calendar this month.
This month
Researching
County deed books from the 1880s.
Nightstand
Reading
A history of Southern railroads.
Ongoing
Hunting
A ribbon for typewriter number nine.
Monthly
Teaching
A free family-history night at the library.
Soon
Visiting
An old mill an hour north of town.
Always
Grateful for
Archivists. Every single one.
READER FAVORITES
06
Oct
The Old Train Depot and the Town That Grew Around It
How one railroad stop shaped a whole main street.
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05
Oct
Starting Your Family Tree: The First Five Steps
Begin with yourself and work backward, one generation at a time.
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04
Oct
04
Oct
03
Oct
Reading a Town Through Its Old Buildings
Cornerstones, ghost signs and rooflines tell the story.
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02
Oct
How to Interview Your Grandparents
Questions that open doors, and a recorder that stays out of the way.
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02
Oct
Antique Shopping 101: How to Tell Old From Old-Looking
Saw marks, nails and the smell of real age.
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01
Oct
Castles and Ruins: My Trip Through Old Europe
Forty years of teaching about these places — then finally standing in them.
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