| Below I will give you some tips for locating the poorhouse- related stories which brought you here. But first, read about the project described below. PHL |
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from Family Tree Magazine Update, 7-19-01 |
| AMERICAN LIFE HISTORIES
If your ancestors lived during the Civil War, you may not think you'd learn much about their life from a project that began in 1936. You may be wrong. From 1936 to 1940, members of the Federal Writers' Project interviewed Americans for a Work Projects Administration project, now available at the Library of Congress. The collection includes 2,900 documents, ranging in length from 2,000 to 15,000 words. During the interviews, subjects discussed topics like political views, experience, life observations and education. Some interviewees were old enough to have lived through important events of the 19th century; others relate stories handed down through their family. The narratives offer glimpses into the everyday life of farmers, doctors, slaves, soldiers, pioneers and gold seekers. The site is searchable by keyword or by state. You can narrow or broaden results by specifying "match all the words", "match some of the words" or "match exact phrase." Visit American Life Histories at memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html. |
| The link above will take you to their search engine. When you get there, click on SEARCH BY KEYWORD and just enter the keyword or phrase which you jotted down before coming to this current page. PHL |
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