Family associations and newsletters
Family associations — or one-name societies, as they are called in England — are great sources of information. If one exists that covers one of your families, it’s well worth joining just to know what research has been done, if a DNA project is underway, and what original information the group has access to. An example is the Estes family, which publishes quarterly the Estes family newsletter called “Estes Trails.” The annual subscription is $20. Make checks payable to Larry Duke at 700 W. South Park Blvd., Broken Arrow, Ok., 74011. This type of publication is probably not going to be found at many libraries. Years ago, I purchased the back issues of a similar Motley family publication. A huge stack arrived. When I finally plowed through them all, I found out that my Motley ancestor from Wake County, North Carolina, had moved late in life to Kentucky and was buried there.
Finding unusual sources in journals
You cannot always predict what records might appear in a genealogy journal. A Pickard family Bible was found at the house next to a family cemetery and posted on Find a Grave, not the first place one would look.
The Link LonkDecember 05, 2020 at 06:52AM
https://www.ajc.com/life/todays-genealogists-often-have-easy-access-to-back-issues-of-publications/U2AO7YHO3VCRNIFKYDREY3AXZ4/
Today’s genealogists often have easy access to back issues of publications - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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