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RevolutionaryEar1789 t1_ix7iw20 wrote

Hey man, I just got my MA in History this year and the best place to look for information on local history and specifically people is the local universities libraries. I'm sure they'd be ok letting you read a little bit even if you don't have a student ID, but you couldn't go home with any books most likely. Maybe a librarian could help you do a digital database search as well, you never know what may have been digitized these days.

Another thing you can do is use Familysearch.org to look documents pertinent to their lives. it's like Ancestry but it's free to use.

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geewhizliz OP t1_ix7tyiw wrote

Thanks!! I use ancestry but since finding out I actually have local ancestors I was wondering if local places would have more insight. Love history but don’t know what I’m doing haha

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RevolutionaryEar1789 t1_ixtmor3 wrote

History is all around you, it just takes some dedicated focused effort to find it, and a little luck too.

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