The genealogical community is mourning the passing of George Ely Russell Jr.. Mr. Russell was a well-known genealogist who may be best known for his editing of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly from 1971 to 1986. A full obituary from the Frederick News-Post can be found at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fredericknewspost/obituary.aspx?pid=162365921#fbLoggedOut. George Russell died on 9 January, 2013 [...]
Here are recent USA death and probate related records databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE RECORD RELATED DATABASES WERE POSTED OR UPDATED AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG SINCE 25 July 2012: Texas, [...]
The following excerpt is from an obituary written by genealogist Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams. We should all think about getting our own obit written. I’m impressed. On August 27, 2012, I, Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams, left this world for what I hope to be Genealogy Heaven. This is where I hope to finally have all of my [...]
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society. For those of use who knew John, this has come as quite a shock. He was a terrific guy – and I will miss him, as will many others. John T. Humphrey, cg (1948-2012) The genealogical community and the National Genealogical Society have lost a dear [...]
The following excerpt is from an article by Kathy Ingalls in the November 22, 2011 edition of the Albany Democrat-Herald. Richard Milligan, 91, of Albany [Oregon] was the driver who died Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Waverly Drive. A medical problem is suspected as the cause of the crash, said Albany police Capt. [...]
June A. Smith of Bremerton, Washington passed away Oct. 15, 2011. the following is excerpted from her obituary, found in the October 17, 2011 edition of the Kitsap Sun. June A. (Fuller) Smith, of Bremerton, passed away in California at the age of 86. She was born in Charleston (now Bremerton) to Victor and Gladys [...]
Ruth Mary Conrad Maples was born in Taloga, Dewey County, OK on 10 July 1917 and died on 26 September 2011 at the age of 94 in Amarillo, TX. … She was a member of Panhandle Archeological Society, Esther McCrory Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Amarillo Genealogical Society, Santa Fe Trail, the Scottish Celtic [...]
Ruth Blount Fentress, 86, who spent decades tracing the history of her own and other North Carolina families, died Sept. 8 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis after a heart attack. Her death was confirmed by her niece, Cyndy Arthur-Rankin. Mrs. Fentress became interested in genealogy when she was in her 30s. A [...]
Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834–1850 and Lands of the German Empire and Before have nothing in common; except, each is pure in its own simplicity. Each book was compiled to fill a very specific research need. Abstracts of Obituaries provides a listing compiled from obituaries as they appeared in the Western [...]
My friend, Jimmy Parker, passed away a few days ago. My schedule was such that I didn’t know of his death until yesterday. I first became personally acquainted with Jimmy while he was manager of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. He was kind enough to serve as our dinner speaker one year [...]
The following letter from Cynthia S. Grostick, President of the Michigan Genealogical Council: August 25, 2011 To All Michigan Genealogists, It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing this morning of a beloved friend to genealogists in this state, Mrs. Barbara Brown. Barbara was president of the Abrams Foundation. Anyone in [...]
Mexico Collections Account for 6 Million of 8 Million New Images New Records From Belgium, England, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia 23 August 2011 – Along with six million images added to Mexico collections at FamilySearch.org this week, additions were made to collections from six other countries. Browse through newly–added parish register records from Belgium and England, [...]
While reading my Deseret News newspaper this evening, I was saddened to read that my friend and colleague of many years, Horst Reschke, has passed away. Horst was an expert in Germanic genealogy research and wrote a column for Heritage Quest Magazine for quite a number of years. Horst was recommended to me by the [...]
The following obit for Carrie Adamson is excerpted from an article in the July 7, 2011 edition of The Augusta Chronicle. Carrie Adamson, the founder and lifetime honorary president of the Augusta Genealogical Society, died Wednesday of natural causes. Adamson was a local historian, creating the Augusta Genealogical Society in 1979 with her husband, Lt. [...]
The following teaser about the death of Otto von Habsburg is from an article in the July 4, 2011 edition of UTV News. Otto von Habsburg, who has died aged 98, bore the oldest and most eminent dynastic name in European history and could, according to genealogists, trace his ancestryback to the sixth century. The [...]
