If you see that your ancestor is listed in a document as “choosing” their own guardian, it typically means that they have arrived at the age of discretion. This age is typically 14. Your ancestor may still be listed in that document as an infant. An infant is usually someone under the age of consent, which is often 18 for females and 21 for males, but there are exceptions. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Last week I had my first webinar on Using Archive.org. We talked about the basics of file types and formats, but I’m not the sort of presenter who goes on and on about that sort of thing. We looked at ways to search for what is on Archive.org–both digital books and digital images of microfilm. The cataloging on Archive.org is not all that easy to use and various ways to find things were discussed.The Allen County Public Library has allowed many of their out of copyright books to be digitized as well as their NARA microfilm. There is a wealth of material on Archive.org–all free. Digital images of books can be downloaded as PDF, text, EPUB, and a variety of other formats or readable online. Digital copies of […]
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