Historic Census Discovered by Virginia DAR by Angelica M. Stephens and Shawn Badolato Beyer: In a groundbreaking effort to address the lamented loss of the 1890 US Federal Census, the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution (Virginia DAR) members have rediscovered a valuable alternative source – early public school census records.
Finding Ancestors in Postal Records by Stephen A. Kochersperger: If you are searching for an ancestor with a postal connection, there are certain tools that you will find invaluable. Even if you don’t have a postal worker in your family tree, you will find some of these tools to be useful sooner or later.
In addition to the feature articles, you’ll find book reviews, information about our June 12th webinar, the Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center in Prince William County, and much more.
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