Chronicling America: A Treasure at the Library of Congress

One of the best free websites for finding and using American newspapers is Chronicling America, the digital collection at the Library of Congress (LOC). The site has been up and running for years, but a few years ago, the LOC added an interactive map and a historical timeline that make the collection so much more valuable. With the interactive map, the search functionality of the site is enhanced by the ability to pinpoint exact locations for the newspapers in the collection and to be able to access the newspapers according to publication date.

August Genealogy Meetings and Some Announcements

The summer seems to be flying by, and we hope you have been staying cool and haven't been affected by the floods, the heat, or wildfire smoke. You can stay nice and cool at all of our meetings, either in the air-conditioned comfort of our meeting room at the Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library or from your home, if you join us via Zoom. Here's what's coming up, as well as a reminder about our September writing workshop and an announcement about a new Italian Special Interest Group.

Ideas for Preserving Your Family Stories: Hands-on Workshop Coming in September!

 

From Researching to Writing: Preserving Our Family Stories

A Hands-On Experience

Featuring StLGS publications director, Ilene Murray

Obtaining Citizenship Based on Descent

Do you have Canadian ancestors?  Do you think you might be interested in Canadian citizenship? Perhaps your ancestry takes you to another country that permits citizenship based on your recent ancestors. If so, you may want to learn more about how to go about applying. (Many thanks to StLGS secretary and Ask Louie researcher, Debbie Benoit, for writing the first part of this week's post.)

Orphanages, Newspapers, and Congregations: Some Updates

As we mentioned to you a few weeks ago, we are in the process of reviewing many outdated blog posts in preparation for moving to our new website. Although many of the oldest posts were short and restricted to events occurring at specific times and places, some are still quite relevant, and we want to share some of those this week.

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

(We published this post in 2021, and in view of the fact that this weekend was a very special July 4th, we thought you might like to read about the origins of the holiday again. In spite of the terrible heatwave and strong storms covering most of the country, we hope you had a  chance to celebrate this historic occasion.)

StLGS July Genealogy Meetings

Summer has arrived most definitely throughout the world, so we hope you are staying cool and dry! We have some interesting meetings this month, air conditioned at both our office and the St. Louis County Library! Please don't forget that the deadline for early registration for our Salt Lake City Research Trip is tomorrow, June 30th, and remember that you can still watch the digital recordings of our Family History Conference for another two weeks by registering to view them. All the information you need is below. . . .