Most people search for obituaries and death notices but never think to look in the social columns. Many of the older newspapers, pre-1940 in particular, carried in their
The Social Security Index (SSDI) is a great help when researching 1960s forward. Suppose you have the maiden name of a woman, and only a couple of bits
As genealogical researchers, we are awash in data. Our computer hard drives and 3.5″ disks are full of data. The Internet is full of data. Our file cabinets
Perhaps in your search for vital records, your deceased answer is not included in the SSDI? Maybe they died prior to 1962, or their death was not reported
Long before the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and Social Security Death Records (SSDR) were established in the nineteen hundreds, there were shipping lists. These records of the
Birth, Death and Marriage Records The foundation of genealogy or family history research is birth, death and marriage records. It is these vital records of life’s significant events
