When genealogists think of Washington D.C. and/or federal records, they tend to think of census records and the National Archives. Maybe the Library of Congress comes to mind. Census records are, of course, of great value, which is why so many websites offer digital access to these records. As for the National Archives and the [...]

Ancestry.com announced that this morning at 10 AM MST they added 15 more searchable indexed states to the 1940 US Census database. They also say that they are now very well ahead of schedule from their initial completion predictions. and to look for more states coming soon. California Washington Kansas Nebraska Oregon Alabama Indiana Georgia [...]

The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog covers 76 new and updated entries. We’ve also updated four of our five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth & Christening Records Found at FamilySearch.org United States Marriage Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org [...]

The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch published new, free records online for Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The 1940 US Census Community Project continues to progress quickly. Online volunteers have now indexed 80 [...]

The following April 11, 2012 press release is from the National Archives: Emancipation documents offer a rare glimpse into slaves’ lives for Act’s 150th anniversary Washington, DC: In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the DC Emancipation Act, the National Archives today shared rarely seen original records pertaining to the Act, including petitions from slaves [...]

The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: 10 New Digital Images of Historic Documents Created Every Second – Indexing Projects Added for Paraguay, Panama, Bolivia, and Slovakia! Since 2006, FamilySearch has dramatically improved its ability to scan and convert microfilmed records into digital images. In addition, more than 185 digital camera crews are now [...]

The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since my last posting made November 26. New data has been added for 24 states & the District of Columbia! We’ve also updated all five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth & Christening Records Found at FamilySearch.org [...]

UNITED STATES BIRTH AND CHRISTENING RECORDS FOUND AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG – UPDATED AS OF 11 April 2013. Note that many of the “number of records” are marked as AFTER a specific date. That means that additional records, in some some cases tens of thousands, have been added since that date, which is the last one found [...]

UNITED STATES DEATH RECORDS POSTED AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG – UPDATED AS OF 6 May 2013. The following databases can all be accessed at FamilySearch.org. Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952- Name index to death and burial records from the state of Alabama – 105,825 Records as of 4 May 2010 Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 -Name index to death [...]

UNITED STATES MARRIAGE RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG – UPDATED AS OF 6 May 2013. Alabama Marriages 1816-1957 – Name index to marriage records from the state of Alabama – 1,516,339 records as of 22 March 2012 – up 1,472,271 records from of 6 May 2010. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 – Name index and images of marriage [...]

Ancestry.com just posted the “Indenture of Apprenticeship Recorded in the Orphans Court, Washington County, District of Columbia, 1801-1811.” It’s a hand-written digitized volume (originally from microfilm M2011), with the index preceding the indentures. You can browse the index or use Ancestry.com’s search engine to find names of possible relatives. The following information is from an [...]

The following was received from Paul Nauta, With FamilySearch: FamilySearch volunteers have some exciting new indexing projects to work on during this holiday season. Recently released projects include records from Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and the United States. There are also projects from four different countries that were recently completed and will soon be [...]

The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 records for United States vital records, covering 33 states and the District of Columbia. Twenty-five [...]

The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from original source documents to accomplish this great feat. The massive release was announced this past [...]

The following small databases have been added at Family Tree Connection: CONNECTICUT Montville First Congregational Church 1875 Manual – Manual of the First Congregational Church, Montville, Conn, 1875. Connecticut College for Women 1929-1930 Catalogue – Sixteenth Annual Catalogue of Connecticut College. Announcements for 1930-1931. Published at New London, Connecticut, March 30, 1928. Fifteenth Series, Third [...]