I wasn’t having as much success as I’d hoped in interviewing relatives about my great-grandparents. The Railroad Retirement Board will not release information on living individuals, but if your deceased ancestor worked for the railroad from 1937 on, they will provide you with his or her employment records for a non-refundable search fee. My great [...]
Entries from June 2007
The Railroad Retirement Board is a genealogical gold mine
June 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Records
Announcing the Wren Kin Database (beta version)
June 18th, 2007 · No Comments
“In beta” means I’m still working out the kinks. Please take a look and tell me what you think. You’ll have to register for an account, but don’t worry, it’s free and your email won’t be sold to anyone. Bear with me if there are any hiccups in the process, as this is new and [...]