Three Updates at the National Archives
Record Group Explorer
The National Archives houses billions of pages of records, a volume so significant that researchers can easily be overwhelmed. A new tool released by the Archives makes it easier to browse those records by record group.
The Record Group Explorer first shows record groups organized by volume of textual records, from the most records to the least. Clicking on any of the record groups displayed gives more details about those records. RG 21 District Courts of the United States, for example, contains more textual records than any other record group: 1,709,570,359 pages.
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About Author
Aaron Goodwin
Aaron is a genealogist and house historian specializing in New York City research across all time periods, from the Dutch colonial era to the 20th century. His book, New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians, won the National Genealogical Society’s 2017 Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources. He is also editor of NGS Monthly, former contributing editor of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and former editor of the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. In 2011, he received the American Society of Genealogists’ Scholar Award.
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