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Submitted by GFL George@aol.com

 

One source of information on people is school records. Modern records may contain quite a bit of information if the schools retained the records. There can be information about parents, residence, photos, curriculum, and even immigration information in the files. If you're looking at public school children, there may be references made in school board and town meeting records.

College and University records can be even more complete. When a person applies to college, he not only lays out his life but also includes a lot of financial information about his parents that can tell you a lot. College and High School Yearbooks can give you some more insight and pictures of your ancestor.

Some fun information we were able to find on one of my relatives was a folder full of notes from home. Her mother wrote some great excuses for why she missed days at school. It appears that she used to use the occasion to practice her literary skills. These were not great for genealogy but were a lot of fun to read.

If you want to put more meat on the bones of ancestors, look up these records.

George Ferguson
Genealogy Forum Leader

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