Denys Allen covers for family historians:

• Free history resources available online
• History resources specific to your ancestors' time and place
• How to search these history resources
• Stories of discoveries she made on her ancestors.

Timestamps:

00:46 How knowing history helps genealogy research

02:53 Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography

06:27 Pennsylvania History Magazine

08:09 Local historical and genealogical society journals

10:59 How to search and use history journals

14:41 Holiday message for you!

Links:

Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography - hosted at Penn State University

JSTOR.org - set up a free account to access history resources

Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies

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