In many genealogically related documents (especially newspapers and census records), nicknames were frequently used, as those names were more often used than the “formal” given name of the person. Your search index database is not smart enough, for example, to interpret ‘Sadie” for the formal given name of “Sarah”. Thus, you will need to use both names separately in […]
Spotlight: St. Bonaventure University
The St. Bonaventure archive contains a wide variety of content, including the school newspaper (The Bona Venture), financial statements, documents of the church, account books, and more.
