Melissa Barker
Blogger at Freelance
Certified Archives Manager, Professional Genealogist, Lecturer, Teacher, Writer, Blogger, Book Reviewer
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2 months ago |
tngs.org | Melissa Barker
Genealogy 101 - Manuscript Collections By Melissa Barker PLEASE NOTE THIS BEGINS AT 6:00 PM Genealogists use all kinds of tools to help them with their genealogy research. One of the best tools to understand and use when working with Manuscript Collections is the Finding Aid. Archivists develop Finding Aids to help genealogists navigate through Manuscript Collections to find their ancestors.
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2 months ago |
tngs.org | Melissa Barker
Genealogy 101 - Vertical Files By Melissa Barker PLEASE NOTICE THIS BEGINS AT 6:00 PM Vertical Files, sometimes called Subject Files, are a collection of miscellaneous documents and ephemera that are put in file folders which are then stored in filing cabinets and catalogued by surname or by subject name. These files are a hodge-podge of records and could contain just about anything that can fit into a file folder.
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2 months ago |
agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com | Melissa Barker
What is an archive? What is the purpose of an archive? What do you do all day in an archive? I am asked these questions all the time and I love to share my passion for archives and tell others what archives are all about. The #1 job of any archive is preserving the past. The past can come in many different forms such as documents, photographs, artifacts and even oral histories. The goal is to collect items about the past and preserve them for future generations.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com | Melissa Barker
RootsTech 2025 starts in 3 days! This is the largest genealogical conference in the United States and possibly the world. This conference is an in-person as well as a virtual genealogy educational experience. If you have not registered for the FREE virtual aspect of RootsTech, you still can! Register at this link: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/RootsTech is one of the best opportunities for genealogists to educate themselves on a variety of genealogy subjects.
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Feb 25, 2025 |
agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com | Melissa Barker
February is Black History Month and I want to talk about my favorite African American subject, the Rosenwald Fund. 1963 Graduating Class at the W.H. Hensley SchoolHouston County, TN. Archives & MuseumThe Rosenwald Fund also known as the Julius Rosenwald Fund was established in 1917 by Julius Rosenwald and his family with a partnership with Booker T. Washington to build and support local African American schools in the south.
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Enjoyed chatting with my GenFriends about the Season Finale Day #10 of Relative Race. Check it Out! #genealogy #archives #BYUtv #FamilyHistory #DNA #adoption #RelativeRace
@RelativeRace Season 15 crowned a winner on Day 10! Watch as @TNArchivist @jennyhawran @LauraLHedgecock @TFamilyTreeGirl @MKRgenealogy & I talk tanks! Team reunion questions? Let us know! https://t.co/ErJVBWrLPn #relativerace #BYUtv #genealogy #FamilyHistory #adoption https://t.co/nsnFuSYYE2
Enjoyed chatting with my GenFriends about Day #9 of Relative Race! Check it Out! #RelativeRace #BYUtv #genealogy #archives #DNA
Watch as @TNArchivist @jennyhawran @LauraLHedgecock @MKRgenealogy and I talk with Callie & Eric to get their perspectives on @RelativeRace Season 15 Day 9 & meet a very special guest on a new episode of GenFriends. https://t.co/NkjRDeAUOz #RelativeRace #BYUtv #DNA #Adoption https://t.co/PqtXk3mgDc
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