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Traveling the US Marine Highway

All states have navigable waterways. These include rivers like the Mississippi, bays like Chesapeake, canals like the Miami, or lakes that link an area to other states or even the ocean. Across the United States, there are 250,000 rivers and canals that create the inland waterway system. For our ancestors, marine travel was an integral part of their lives. While many researchers have river ancestors, they have no idea where to start to look for records. Discover the various avenue of research for our ancestors who lived by or used the waterways for their livelihood and transportation.

Pat is a professional researcher with over 30 years of experience. Besides lecturing across the country, she is a course coordinator at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) and teaches at St. Louis Community College. She served as the Education Manager of the National Genealogical Society till March 2018.

Florida Archives Month

Learn how to research at the State Archives of Florida with their valuable collections of materials offline and online.

Meet Our Team

FSGS Volunteers Melbourne, Florida Marlis Humphrey PresidentMarlis served previously as FSGS Publications Chair, Technology Outreach Chair guiding the launch of the popular FSGS Poolside Chats Monthly Webinar Series (now in its eighth year), and Local Host Marketing Chair NGS 2016.…

The Great War: Researching Your World War 1 Ancestors

The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors

Fought between 1914-1918 with the United States at the start of the war having officially declaring neutrality. Back home citizens got caught up with events unfolding on the world stage, with thousands of Americans crossed the border to fight for Canada, along with uneasy tensions with Mexico war became inevitable. On April 6, 1917 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany and to mobilize the resources of the United States. Many genealogical sources share the feeling, attitudes along with the reactions of our Government by searching for our ancestor’s connection to this war.

Michael L. Strauss, AG, is a professional Accredited Genealogist and a nationally recognized speaker. A native of Pennsylvania and a resident of Utah, he has been employed as a Forensic Genealogist for more than 25 years. Strauss has a BA in History and is a United States Coast Guard veteran.

Quick Tips to Starting Your Latin American Genealogy Journey

For many people of Latin American descent, research is based outside of the United States. Here are some quick tips for researching your Hispanic roots. This is not a comprehensive guide to every available resource within Latin America. FamilySearch Wiki…

Digital Cuba – Preserving Cuban Records

Founded in 2018, Digital Cuba is a collaborative project to preserve Cuban records through digitization. Check out Digital Cuba and all of the exciting things they’re working on: Podcast Youtube Facebook Blog

Hidden Gems: Materials in Digital Libraries for Family History

Digital libraries have revolutionized the way researchers can access and use materials. Explore general techniques to finding digital collections suitable for genealogical and historical research in public, university, and private libraries.

D. Joshua Taylor is President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. A frequent speaker at family history events across the globe, Joshua was a host on the popular PBS series, Genealogy Roadshow and appeared as a featured genealogist on Who Do You Think You Are?. He holds an MLS (Archival Management) and an MA (History) from Simmons College and was named one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers in 2017.