Methods, Sources & Historiography

11+ hour, 42+ min ago   (371+ words) More than 900 years of Surrey's history is now easier to access, thanks to an innovative new online search tool. The archives at Surrey History Centre, in Woking, hold about six million of the county's documents, manuscripts and parchment records, some…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago   (215+ words) Sat, Sep 19 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 909 N. La Cumbre Road OPEN THE VAULT: Four Local Archives and How to Use Them The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites the public to its free monthly meeting on Saturday, September 19, featuring a panel of four…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1027+ words) The Mitchell Creek Sports Complex sustained damage after Mitchell Creek flooded during the Flood of 1986. "I had a hard time fighting back the tears, watching it float away," Brad Kahrs, who was the cross country coach at the time, said…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (154+ words) The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group is offering a free genealogy workshop Sept. 16, 2026. Genealogy workshop offered at OSU Extension The Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group is offering a free genealogy workshop at 10 a.m. Sept. 16, at the Oklahoma…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (251+ words) KayLee Walker, Dairy Ambassador for Susquehanna County and local Orphan School history enthusiast Michael Berol. KINGSLEY — This Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Harford Historical Society will hold an Open House at Harford Soldier's Orphan School, 2238 Orphan School Road in…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (194+ words) Columbia Missourian This fall's "History on Elm" series at the State Historical Society of Missouri began Tuesday with a 150th anniversary celebration of "Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. The programs will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (316+ words) Updated September 8, 2026 The Seattle Public Library is marking 100 years of its Genealogy Collection — the largest genealogy resource in Washington state — with two full-day programs this fall, both open to the public and worth considering for families with kids curious about…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (157+ words) WHAT: Tracing Ancestors in Probate RecordsWHEN: Saturday, September 10, 2026 | 6:30 PM WHERE: 80 N. Marietta Parkway, NW | Marietta, GA 30060RESERVATIONS: CobbLandmarks.com [This is a lightly edited repeat of an article we published in 2018 and republished last fall. Since our web traffic has increased substantially…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (189+ words) Letter from the Council of Education and Culture to the State Secretariat for Administration and Budget of the People's Republic of Slovenia | Author Arhiv Republike Slovenije This September's archival feature also serves as an introduction to celebrating the 70th anniversary of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (422+ words) Unearthed during an archaeological dig in 1990, pieces of bone at the St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park remained undated until the Friends of the St. Victor Petroglyphs Cooperative Ltd recently sent the bones for carbon dating. “We were just hoping…...