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The Yellow Medicine County Museum is now reporting that they have finished extracting the birth records for Yellow Medicine County from 1870 to 1910. 12,296 birth records were put into an Excel spread sheet. Genealogists can access these records via Continue reading Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 1870-1910 Birth Records Now Available Online
It’s now been exactly 150 years since Lee’s army marched into Pennsylvania and met defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg. According to the Wikipedia site for the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee commanded 71,699 men, while the Union’s Meade and Reynolds Continue reading The Battle of Gettysburg & Michigan Cavalryman Henry Canfield – my great-grandfather
The following is from RootsTech via FamilySearch: Presentation Proposals Due By July 8, 2013 The fourth annual RootsTech conference, hosted by FamilySearch, will be held February 6-8, 2014, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. RootsTech Continue reading RootsTech 2014 Call For Presentations Closes In Just One Week!
Beginning in 1987, the National Genealogical Society began publishing a series of state guides in the organization’s magazine, the Quarterly. These guides were later issued as special publications. The latest version of the series contains revised guides, plus additional states Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: West Virginia
Had a nice “family” reunion with Melonie Liening at the recent Washington State Genealogical Society (WSGS) conference. I came south from Spokane to Yakima and she came north from Tacoma; Yakima is about mid-state. It was a great conference Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…………. Week’s Peek
Ancestry.com recently posted a number of indexed and imaged Florida censuses. The database is called Florida, State Census, 1867-1945. It’s a large database, containing 4,131,298 records, most of those records being the 1935 and 1945 censuses. Although the 1885, 1935, Continue reading Review of the Florida State Census, 1867-1945, Found at Ancestry.com
The following is excerpted from a blog posted at FamilySearch on June 20, 2013: Beginning July 15, 2013, PAF will be retired and will no longer be available for download or support. PAF users should consider alternative products to meet Continue reading Personal Ancestral File is Being Discontinued
Here is another book where the title does us the favor of telling us exactly what the book is about, Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies. Of course there is more to it than saying this book is Continue reading Slave Genealogy: A Research Guide with Case Studies
For this week only, Family Roots Publishing is offering a fantastic deal on From the Family Kitchen: Discover Your Food Heritage and Preserve Favorite Recipes. Order now and get 50% OFF. This great deal brings the normal price of $27.99 Continue reading 50% OFF – From the Family Kitchen
According to an AP article, the University System of Georgia will take over the Archives collections and the a funding increase should allow an increase in service. The archive, housed in Morrow, Georgia, hold over 80,000 cubic feet of state Continue reading Georgia State Archives to Move from the Secretary of State’s Office to the Board of Regents Office July 1, 2013
By now you probably know Family Roots Publishing has just released 9 new William Dollarhide Name Lists books. And, these books are all on sale for a short introductory period. One by one I am offering a review/summary for each. Continue reading Arizona Name Lists 1684-2003, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present
The following is from the June 26, 2013 edition of USA Today: Looks like Lone Ranger stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer have taken just the right roles. New research from Ancestry.com reveals that the actors are direct descendants of Continue reading The “Lone Ranger” Armie Hammer & Johnny Depp are Related to 2 American Freedom Fighters.
What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New has long been the most popular historical dictionary carried by Family Roots Publishing. This book provides an understanding, in modern terms, for words used Continue reading What Did They Mean By That? A Dictionary of Historical and Genealogical Terms Old and New
The following was received from Penny McBride, with the San Diego Genealogical Society: Discover your family history in downtown San Diego! The San Diego Genealogical Society is pleased to announce the grand opening of the combined genealogical research collections of Continue reading Grand Opening of the San Diego Genealogical Research Library September 28, 2013
My mother was born in Canon City, Colorado in 1911. The Feller family had moved to the area from Missouri in the 1880s and were well settled in by my mother’s birth. Mother was the daughter of Hazel Feller and Continue reading A Review of the FamilySearch Colorado Statewide Marriage Index 1900-1939