Newspapers have been around for centuries. Often these were the only media used for mass communication of daily or weekly events and stories. Newspapers hold a lot of information that can be a treasure trove for historians and genealogists.
Cemeteries are a vital resource for genealogists and family researchers but as cities and towns grow, what could happen to cemeteries that stand in the way of progress?
Photography has come a long way since its invention in the 1830s and with the eye of an artist and computers, photographs can be manipulated to show people at various ages and stages of life to represent both for the past (regression) and future (progression).
Soundex is a phonetic index that groups together names that sound alike but are spelled differently. For example Stewart and Stuart. Understanding this system can help researchers find names that are spelled differently or inconsistently which is a common genealogical research problem.
