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I was alerted via Facebook today that Lloyd Bockstruck has passed away. Goodness, I learned a lot from Lloyd over the years. Not only from his lectures at various conferences, but through the study of his many books and articles. Continue reading R.I.P. Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
My dear friend, Pat Gooldy, passed away in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 15, 2018. Pat and her husband, Ray, spent many years as the proprietors of Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe. I would visit with them when we attended the many Continue reading R.I.P. Pat Gooldy
Diana Smith has posted that her husband, and a great friend to all genealogists, has passed away. Gary and Diana were a driving force behind the Genealogical Speakers Guild and the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE). Continue reading R.I.P. Gary M Smith
The following databases were added or updated at FamilySearch.org between October 21, 2017 and February 8, 2018. We’ve sorted the following linked listing so you can check out your country or U.S. state of interest quickly and easily. DATABASE TITLE Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018
I got a text from Kevan Hansen in Salt Lake City this morning saying that our friend, Ruth Maness passed away last night. The word is that she had a massive heart attack. Ruth was an accredited genealogist, specializing in Continue reading Ruth Ellen Maness A.G. Passes – R.I.P. my dear friend…
I received the following from my friend, Ruth Maness, AG: Dana was a kind, loving person, a premier genealogist, who wanted to help all she met. She died Monday, 22 May 2017 at the home of her daughter, Jill Westergaard, Continue reading R.I.P. – Dana Sue Powell McKean Williams Morgan
The following excerpt is from the obituary of Jean Elizabeth Nicholson Maack – posted at the mailtribune.com website March 26, 2017. Jean Elizabeth Nicholson Maack, 96, passed away peacefully March 5, 2017, with two of her sons and her primary Continue reading R.I.P. Jean Elizabeth Nicholson Maack – 1920-2017
Elizabeth Lapointe, a friend and fellow genealogy blogger, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017. Elizabeth was a terrific genealogist, specializing in Canadian genealogy. She wrote a column for Heritage Quest Magazine years ago, and that’s how I got to Continue reading R.I.P. Elizabeth Lapointe
The following is from FamilySearch: You can now access newly published indexed death records in Oregon, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Also, check out the indexed German civil registrations as well as the millions of new digital images available for GenealogyBank obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org the Week of October 31, 2016
The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums has done a redesign on the website, It’s now more mobile friendly, and has lots of new content that’s been posted over the last week or so. Included is the Hayes’ museum’s Continue reading The Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums Has a New Website
The following is from FamilySearch: A few domestic and international updates this week. For the United States you’ll see some new content for United States GenealogyBank Obituaries 1980-2014, North Carolina State Supreme Court Case Files 1800-1909, Utah Death Certificates 1904-1964, Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of January 11, 2016
The following is from FamilySearch: There were 18 new, free historic record collections added or updated this week at FamilySearch.org. Some highlights include the Australia New South Wales Census 1891, Connecticut District Court Naturalization Indexes 1851-1992, United States GenealogyBank Obituaries Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections as of December 6, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: August 25, 2015 – Significant birth, marriage, and death records for Imperia, Italy and Savonna, Italy were published this week. Georgia county marriages have also been added, dating back to 1785! Discover these and other Continue reading New FamilySearch Data Collections Posted
The following is from FamilySearch: A number of FamilySearch additions were made to the Colombia, France, Peru, and Philippines international collections this week including significant numbers of digital images for Colombia Catholic Church Records from 1600 to 2012. Important additions Continue reading New FamilySearch Data Collections Posted the Week of August 17, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: Family historians hungry for historic Irish records will enjoy FamilySearch’s new collection, Ireland Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1912. These indexed court documents bring 22 million records to your fingertips. These records were originally filmed at Continue reading New FamilySearch Collections Posted the Week of July 13, 2015