To conduct the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau will hire hundreds of thousands of census takers over the next two years, including several hundred in a region that includes Highlands County. ...more

December 14, 2008

Many family researchers are shocked out of their "today" socks to learn that official death certificates weren't required until the 20th century. ...more

February 17, 2008

Back when genealogy was of interest only to blue bloods looking to prove relationships to royalty or war heroes, researchers didn't closely embrace the black sheep in the family. ...more

December 16, 2007

Do you organize 10 billion pieces of paper and make them available to researchers? That's the situation facing our National Archives. ...more

October 21, 2007