Civil War buffs will have a new online tool to use thanks to a grant the Tennessee State Library and Archives has received.
The $40,750 grant from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program will allow the state to develop an online database of the state’s Civil War battlefields.
The database [...]
Thanks to blogs found at ResearchBuzz and Syracuse.com, I ran across a new database at the New Jersey State Department website that I’m sure my readers will want to know about - and just in time for Memorial Day!
The website is titled “Civil War Treasury Vouchers, 1861-1865,” and it includes over 9,300 Soldiers’ discharge certificates [...]
I’m now writing for Family Chronicle, and while corresponding yesterday with publisher Ed Zapletal, he told me about a new publication from Moreshead Magazines Ltd that will be widely available within a few days. Ed sent me a PDF of the 95-page publication, allowing me to do a pre-pub review. The title of the [...]
Family Roots Publishing Company is offering Bill Dollarhide’s new Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era .
Following is the description of the book:
Most genealogical records during the decade of the Civil War are related to the soldiers and regiments of the Union and Confederate military. However, there are numerous records relating to the [...]
San Leandro, CA, November 02, 2009 - (PR.com) - Join Author Anita Wills for a Presentation of her book “Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family.” It is author Anita Wills, second book, after “Notes and Documents of Free Persons of Color”. Ms. Wills’ writes from a Historical and Genealogical perspective, [...]
The Richmond Slave Trail Commission unveiled plans Oct. 19 for a slave heritage in Shockoe Bottom that would include a slavery museum. It’s hard not to examine what has been proposed by the commission, led by Del. Delores L. McQuinn, D-Richmond, and not sense that we’re at the portal of something transformative.
This is all preliminary [...]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Anyone who wants to know more about John Brown can now find the controversial abolitionist’s letters, photos and other documents at their fingertips.
Gov. Joe Manchin and officials from the state Division of Culture and History on Tuesday announced the launch of an online exhibit called “His Soul Goes Marching On: [...]
Nancy Calhoun wrote an article entitled “Books and More: Researching a Civil War ancestor” which is posted at the October 4, 2009 muskogeephoenix.com website. In it, she writes about resources available for tracing your Oklahoma Civil War ancestor. She recommends a number of great sources. Following is a teaser:
Service records for those who [...]
Tina Sansone, the genealogy editor at BellaOnline, just posted a good review of Bill Dollarhide’s new “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era.” She finished by saying “After reading through this book, Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era, I honestly feel this is a must have for any serious researcher looking for [...]
The following book review was written by George Morgan, of “The Genealogy Guys,” and was posted as part of an Along Those Lines column on Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter (Plus Edition).
The history of the U.S. Civil War is one of the most compelling dramas of our past. Many of us have ancestors [...]
We spent much of the mid-day packing and shipping boxes of Dollarhide’s new “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era.” The pre-publication special, which had run for just under a week, was super-successful, and we’ve decided to extend the discounted price of $29.95 (Reg. $32.95) through the Southern California Genealogical Jamboree. We will [...]
You may have wondered why you haven’t heard nearly as much from me as normal during the last month. It’s because Dollarhide, Patty and I set ourselves on a project that wiped out all our time. We decided that we would finish Dollarhide’s latest effort and get it out for the upcoming SCGS Jamboree. [...]
ST. LOUIS (CN) - Thousands of St. Louis court cases from the Civil Car era have been restored and released to the public. The lawsuits include those of a slave owner who sued a steamboat that took his slave to freedom; general store owners who sued Confederate officials after their stores were looted; and a [...]
Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release:
SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of death records from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida were the most recent additions. Viewers can [...]
Footnote.com has added over a million new images the last month. As my readers know, Footnote is extremely user interactive, and even allow us to add notes to the 1930 census. Pretty cool site. Following are links to just a few of the collections that have been significantly updated in April:
1930 US [...]
