Vertical Files: What Are They and How to Use Them
Melissa Barker
Content
Introduction
58s
Vertical File Basics
3m 28s
Where Are They Stored?
1m 54s
Surnames and Subjects
40s
Arrangement
43s
Index
1m 22s
Access
4m 2s
Requesting and Handling
8m 16s
What You'll Find
56s
Newspaper Clippings
10m 30s
Family Group Sheets
1m 23s
Family Histories
2m 0s
Unique Documents
2m 0s
Receipts
47s
Business Letterheads
1m 56s
Election Memorabilia
1m 30s
Business Advertisements
1m 27s
Certificates
1m 3s
Legal Ephemera
58s
Funeral Home Records
1m 47s
Bits n Pieces
4m 6s
Online
3m 11s
Conclusion
1m 4s
About this webinar
Vertical Files, what are they and how can they benefit the genealogist? This webinar will help the researcher understand exactly what Vertical Files are and how to locate them at local repositories. This record source is "like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
\nAbout the speaker
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum. She is affectionately known as The Archive Lady . She lect...
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