Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834-1850 – on sale for 65% Off

Family Roots Publishing has an overstock of Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834-1850. So – we’re putting them on sale for 65% off until we get the inventory in line with what’s needed. Regularly $58.79, the books Continue reading Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834-1850 – on sale for 65% Off

Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches

Available as a two volume set, Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches, by Donna R. Irish, is perhaps the most important collection of Pennsylvania-German source materials to appear since the publication of Strassburger and Hinke’s Continue reading Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches

Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1982-1984, Volume 5 with Index

In recent blogs I have review the Indians Source Book, covering four volumes and an independent index to the first three volumes. These four volumes represent the work of Willard Heiss. He took upon himself the task of copying and Continue reading Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1982-1984, Volume 5 with Index

Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1979-1981

In the introduction of the third volume, the editor, Willard Heiss, gives the impression that the third volume would be the last. But, he didn’t stop. There is a fourth volume,  Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1979-1981

Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979

Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979 is the third, and thus far, largest volume is a set of books contains abstracts from a wide variety of early Indiana records of genealogical value. These are Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979

Indiana Source Book Vol. 2; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1967-1972

In my recent article, Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966, I introduced this four volume series on historical Indiana records of genealogical value.. The editor, Willard Heiss, extracted in full the previously collected abstracts Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 2; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1967-1972

Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966

“The Hoosier Genealogist first appeared in 1962. Its editorial policy was an still is ‘to publish transcripts of original county records (such as marriage, land, will, and probate records), also church, Bible, and cemetery records.’ In this volume I have Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966

Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska Civil War Veterans – Compilation of the GAR Death Rolls

Over 36,000 Civil War Union veterans from just three states listed in a single book. This is the Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska Civil War Veterans: Compilation of the Death Rolls of the Department of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, Grand Army Continue reading Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska Civil War Veterans – Compilation of the GAR Death Rolls

West Virginia 1890 Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows

Although the majority of the 1890 census was burned when a fire razed the Commerce Department Building in 1921, and the few remaining fragments destroyed by 1935, there is one group of the population whose records have endured. In addition Continue reading West Virginia 1890 Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows

Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maine

Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790 is a series of books which provide abstracts from the 1790 U.S. Census for the heads of house for each state. This volume covers Continue reading Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maine

Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, New Hampshire

Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790 is a series of books which provide abstracts from the 1790 U.S. Census for the heads of house for each state. This volume covers Continue reading Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, New Hampshire

Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maryland

There is not much to say about Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maryland. The book is exactly what the title says it is, an abstract from the 1790 U.S. Continue reading Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maryland

New York in the Revolution as Colony and State

In 1894, James A. Roberts became the comptroller for the State of New York. During his first term he took action to systematically order, “for the purpose of easy reference,” the old records of the comptroller’s department. Records and papers Continue reading New York in the Revolution as Colony and State

Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana, Volume II

A few days ago I provided a review on Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana, Volume I. Volume II adds additional Monthly Meeting abstract from the Society of Friends in Indiana, from as early as Continue reading Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana, Volume II