From state vital records and censuses to historical books and immigration data, this year’s 101 Best Websites list features tools that can bust your brick walls -- but not your budget.
Valarie
I'm happy to see the National Archives and Records Administration listed among Uncle Sam's Best Sites. At a recent meeting of the genealogy club in my village, not one person there had ever heard of the NARA before. I've been doing genealogy research since 1994, and Italian research since 1997, and there were club members there who've been doing genealogy research a lot longer than me. I didn't expect the newbies at the meeting to be familiar with the NARA, but I certainly thought the seasoned researchers would know about it. Boy, was I ever wrong, but at least they know about it now. Anyway, thanks for bringing the above link to the attention of all of us on this forum.
Peg.
In Italy Christmas is usually dedicated to family, while New Year's eve is spend to have fun and celebrate with friends. The most common tradition for New Year's Eve it's called "Veglione" that literally means "The Big Stay Awake". A Veglione is usually organized in restaurants, hotels or clubs and...