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This column previously addressed the importance of the 1870 U. S. census in African-American research. As noted in that article, this was the first federal census after the end of the Civil War, and therefore the first record group to record personal information about former slaves nationwide. It was not, however, the earliest record group to do so in many localities. Many similar record groups were created that provide information about former slaves between 1865 and 1870.

The Google Operating System blog points out that Google's integration of Scholar results means that students and researchers have to settle for "subscription required" firewalls when trying to pull up a paper. Hit the "All (x) versions" link, and you'll often find a readable copy on Google's servers. Read More: Find and Download Higher Resolution Videos on YouTube, Covert Office 2007 .DOCX Files in Gmail, Google, Google Backs Out of Yahoo Ad Deal, Google Groups Now Searches All Web Forums 6:00 AM on Tue Nov 11 2008 By Kevin Purdy 1,997 views 6 Discussions Classic view | Expand all Collapse all Start a new discussion Show: Oldest first | Newest first | Most popular o 6:57 AM Image of gpzbc gpzbc 6:57 AM This is good to know. Thanks! gpzbc This is good to know. Thanks! o o 6:58 AM 1 reply Image of eilu eilu 6:58 AM One of my most-used techniques when I wrote my thesis. These "subscription required" sites are annoying and counterproductive. Journals are supposed to disseminate data, instead they restrict access and deny it to those who need it most (students). eilu One of my most-used techniques when I wrote my thesis.... 1 reply by realityhole + Image of realityhole realityhole 7:58 AM @eilu: I think the reason for it is to try and stop (or at least hinder) plagiarism, but of course google are going to want subscriptions anyway realityhole @ eilu : I think the reason for it is to try and stop... o o 6:59 AM 2 replies Image of michaelmc michaelmc 6:59 AM Scholar is also available from certain (many?) universities such that, if you access the site through the sch

Many Civil War veterans and their widows or other dependents received pensions from the U. S. government for their support. For those researchers whose ancestors received pensions for service, these files are arguably the single richest record group in terms of information contained within them.

Taking their inspiration from National Novel Writing Month ("NaNoWriMo"), which challenges its members to write a complete novel in a month, a group of bloggers has issued the "NaBloPoMo" challenge - for bloggers to post at least once every day during the entire month of November. There is a social website dedicated to the site, providing inspiration and promotion opportunities for members' blogs. Visit the site (http://www.nablopomo.com/) for more information.