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This Week in Genealogy: Dower Releases, Mortgage Books, and Why Citizenship Law Is Driving a Border Research Boom

matttolman / August 9, 2026

A record-rich week — new collections spanning New York land records to Virginia chancery cases, plus three research angles that […]

This Week in Genealogy: Archive Closures on the Horizon, and How to Read a Deed Like a Neighbor Map

matttolman / August 2, 2026

Bigger news week than usual — a real preservation fight brewing at the federal level, plus a batch of new

This Week in Genealogy: A Rare 1845 Census Surfaces, and Three Ways to Read Old Records Differently

matttolman / July 26, 2026

A rare 1845 census surfaces, plus three ways to read old land and probate records differently.