Enjoyed chatting with my GenFriends and our guest Richard Miller with GoldieMay and their new AI feature. Check it Out! #genealogy #archives #familyhistory #goldiemay #AI

Humpback whales were once on the brink of extinction, but Roger Payne's research and recordings of their songs helped save them. To celebrate Project CETI's work in decoding the speech of sperm whales, discover Payne's findings in this 1979 article from our archives. 🔗

Learn all about the challenges that Sanborn Map Company surveyors faced when surveying buildings in our recent blog post "Sanborn to Run: Overcoming Workplace Obstacles for Fire Insurance Surveyors." The full post is available online here: blogs.loc.gov/maps/2026/01/s…

Now & Then showcases the detective-style research by Seattle Public Library’s Special Collections staff on more than 300,000 pieces from historian Paul Dorpat. st.news/4crBZ0x

The Hagstrom maps of New York were the gold standard of printed city navigation for decades. Ultra-detailed street maps produced by the Hagstrom Map Company from the 1910s onward. They were not typically free; most were sold at newsstands, bookstores, and gas stations, though

Deep-dive researchers, take note! 🕵️‍♀️ The GSNJ Manuscript Collections at Rutgers University house a century's worth of family papers and rare NJ records. 🏛️📜 Ready to see what's in the boxes? Start here: f.mtr.cool/xoffsnbklz #GSNJ #NJHistory #Archives #Genealogy #Research #Rutgers

Traditional vs. AI based Genealogical Research genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2026/02/tradit…

You can log into 28 vintage computer systems in your browser for free, thanks to the Interim Computer Museum — Experience legendary OSes, architectures, programming languages, and games tomshardware.com/video-games/re…

Researching a Revolutionary War ancestor with NJ ties? The New Jersey Soldiers in the Revolution—Chester N. Jones Collection includes ~30,000 index cards, filed alphabetically by surname. No finding aid needed. Have you used it before? ⬇️ #NJHistory #RevolutionaryWar

College students are working on a project at the Library to create searchable digital maps about the hidden history of Chicago's neighborhoods using century-old insurance atlases. Read more: lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/a-s… UChicago College

Can’t attend #RootsTech2026 in Salt Lake City? Join our RootsTech Watch Party. Watch my livestream, chat in real time, ask questions, and share your “aha” moments with other genealogists. We’d love to have you there. hubs.la/Q044nLsW0

Do you know what a 'marriage bond' record is, and have you ever found one in your family history research? Discover more with our guide: whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/reli…

Meet the Taylor brothers: Gorham (left, Navy) and Joseph (right, 7th NY Infantry). Both survived the Civil War, though Gorham died in 1868. Is your family history in our archives? Find your military ancestors in our NY State Military Museum collection: f3.social/6ycmhttps://f3…

We'll never stop gushing about how much we love War of 1812 pension files. We are close to the finish line (92% of the records have been digitized). These files are amazing and reveal details about family and military service not available anywhere else: f3.social/6xyt

MAGAZINE MONDAY | It wasn't until the Civil War that the U.S. government introduced the first national paper currency to help cover wartime expenses. After the war, counterfeit was rampant. Enter Bill Kennoch, and the newly-founded Secret Service. lcm.loc.gov/issue/january-…

🇫🇷 France's changing borders in Europe since 481 AD.

An exciting new tool from MyHeritage. Scribe AI uses AI technology to transcribe, translate and interpret historical documents and photos. Anyone can use Scribe AI for free on a limited number of images with extended use for subscribers. myheritage.com/scribe-ai #RootsTech

Celebrate #WorldBookDay with a look at some of the most beautiful and unusual examples from the first 100 years of the “modern” book cover, since the rise of publishers' bindings circa 1820: publicdomainreview.org/collection/the…

Explore our new research guide to learn about the historical and current newspapers available in the DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room and the General Research Division, strategies and resources for finding a newspaper or article, and related books: libguides.nypl.org/usnewspapers

59 original 1766 returns survive, in National Archives, Ireland . Magnificent sources, which can be seen on the Virtual Treasury. Here's NAI's post (new guide) to celebrate 260th anniversary of 1766 census: nationalarchives.ie/help-with-rese…