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Highlights: Chapter 4: The History of Germanic Lands

In understanding one’s German ancestors one has to understand the history of Germany. That is where Chapter 4 of The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide comes in.

Recommendations, ThoughtsCarolin KautenJanuary 16, 2019Genealogy, Books

Highlights: Chapter 3: Pinpointing Place of Origin

Highlights from Chapter Three of The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide by James M. Beidler where he discusses how to find the hometown of your German ancestor.

Recommendations, ThoughtsCarolin KautenJanuary 10, 2019Genealogy, Books, Web resource, Family HistoryComment

The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage and Scandal in the Gilded Age by Myra Macpherson

Thoughts, RecommendationsCarolin KautenDecember 13, 2018Books

The Number 1 Rule for Scrapbooks, Advice and Links

The Number 1 Rule for Preserving Scrapbooks: Do not take apart the scrapbook.

Tips, RecommendationsCarolin KautenJanuary 4, 2018Scrapbook, Preservation, paper collections, Storage

Let's think about this: Beinecke Library's Digital Preservation Guideline

Recommendations, Thoughts, ProjectCarolin KautenFebruary 28, 2017Digital, Project, Organize, Web resource, Preservation

MKG Recommends: NEDCC the Source Professionals Use

The most useful thing I learned in grad school was where to go to find the answer. When working with a museum's collection, it is important to be informed on how to care for the collection before you start caring for it, after all...