Introduction In 1917, the Women’s Committee of the Council of National Defense undertook a remarkable initiative that forever altered the historical landscape of women’s contributions in the United States. The registration of women conducted during that year was a groundbreaking effort, representing the largest census of women in American history. Nearly 4 million women were…
There are so many websites and resources out there for genealogists but there are only a few that I use on an almost weekly basis and what makes these sites/resources even better is that they are 100% free!! FamilySearch Wiki– This is my very first stop when I begin any research project. I go here…
Welcome to the first post in my Tour the States series. Today I begin with the state of Alabama and their records related to the shameful practice of leasing out convict labor to various industries, such as coal mines, for more than 50 years, which author Douglas A. Blackmon called, “slavery by another name.” In…