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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

December 05, 2019

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Family Trails

Columnists

Family Trails: Give and Take

By Valerie LaRobardier | September 17, 2019

Don’t be tempted to blindly accept online clues

Columnists

Family Trails: What’s My Line?

By Valerie LaRobardier | July 2, 2019

‘Heritage’ societies remember and honor ancestors

Columnists

Family Trails: Land Records and Brick Walls

By Valerie LaRobardier | April 3, 2019

They can be a challenge but also provide breakthroughs

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: A Treasure in the City

By Valerie LaRobardier | January 25, 2019

World-class genealogy library easily accessible from Highlands

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: The Gift of Family

By Valerie LaRobardier | October 3, 2018

Cold Spring resident submitted her DNA … and found her father

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Written in Stone

By Valerie LaRobardier | August 1, 2018

Putnam committee works to save historic cemeteries

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Your Ancestors in the News

By Valerie LaRobardier | May 1, 2018

Newspaper archives can be goldmines for genealogists

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Name Check

By Valerie LaRobardier | January 25, 2018

Printed resources to find Dutchess and Putnam County families

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Genealogy Day Trips in Putnam

By Valerie LaRobardier | October 25, 2017

Wealth of family history available offline

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Who Owns the Zebra?

By Valerie LaRobardier | July 26, 2017

When sorting ancestors, logic helps — and a calculator

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Where Did They Go?

By Valerie LaRobardier | May 24, 2017

Can’t find your ancestor? Expand the search

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Do You Have an “Indian Princess”?

By Valerie LaRobardier | March 29, 2017

Steps for researching local Native American ancestry

Arts & Leisure

Family Trails: Why I Love Genealogy

By Valerie LaRobardier | January 31, 2017

A new column about researching your ancestry in Putnam and Dutchess

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We are a reader-supported, nonprofit media organization founded in 2010 that serves the communities of Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville and Garrison) and Beacon, New York, in the Hudson Highlands.

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