In recent times, the urge to understand family history has led people to harness the latest technology from the Internet, to DNA, to testing the cutting-edge software intended to make the job easier and a lot more rewarding. However, one resource with which many are not familiar could be right under their figurative noses. It’s your state archives. In metro Atlanta, we’re lucky to have both the National and State Archives a mere half hour from the city center. It was at the State Archives that I met genealogist and Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist, Ken Thomas, to talk about exploring one’s ancestry. In the first part of the interview, we talked about the state archives and genealogy in general. In the second part, Ken revealed what he learned about my Georgia roots by using some of my own research, and the resources available there at the Georgia State Archives.
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If you’re new to genealogy, a good place to start is the federal government’s National Archives web site, which has a section called Resources for Genealogists that includes how-to and explanatory articles as well as links to resources.
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