Step Up For Better Access To Pennsylvania Death Certificates

Jim Beidler’s column in the Lebanon Daily News today will be of interest to anyone with Pennsylvania roots. In the column, titled “Death certificate effort needs some noise,” Jim says that “It’s time for genealogists in Pennsylvania to make some Continue reading Step Up For Better Access To Pennsylvania Death Certificates

Evansville-Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Death Record Index 1919-1947 to be Placed at Willard Library

The Vanderburgh, Indiana, County Commissioners have announced that they will consider a request from the Special Collections Section of Willard Library for the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Death Record Index, dated from 1919 to 1947. The Vanderburgh County Health Department’s Vital Records Continue reading Evansville-Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Death Record Index 1919-1947 to be Placed at Willard Library

FamilySearch Indexing Update

March 4, 2009: The FamilySearch indexing application is available in three new languages: Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. These languages are in addition to English, French, German, and Spanish. They have current indexing projects in all of these languages except Portuguese. Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Update

Pennsylvania Says that Birth Dates of the State’s Employees are Public Record

Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records ruled on Thursday that birth dates of the state’s employees as well as the names of its contractors are public, this coming about under Pennsylvania’s newly revised Right-to-Know Law. The Law shields information like employees’ Continue reading Pennsylvania Says that Birth Dates of the State’s Employees are Public Record

New Data at FamilySearch Record Search Pilot

The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch today: Familysearch added over 6 million new indexed records and 1.4 million new images since January 5, 2009, to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). The West Virginia birth, marriage, Continue reading New Data at FamilySearch Record Search Pilot

Nancy Pelosi Receives Her Grandparents’ Italian Birth Certificates

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received a gift Monday from her counterpart in the Italian legislature – the birth certificates of her grandparents. ”We know how proud you are of your Italian roots,” said Chamber of Deputies Speaker Gianfranco Fini Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Receives Her Grandparents’ Italian Birth Certificates

Massachusetts Vital Records Research Room Cuts Hours Dramatically

As I’ve been saying for some time now, the recession is most likely going to make it tough for us to do research in publicly financed facilities – especially those funded by state or federal funds. The latest example is Continue reading Massachusetts Vital Records Research Room Cuts Hours Dramatically

Family Search Indexing Update

The following Family Search Indexing update information was received from Paul Nauta, Public Affairs Manager for FamilySearch. February 6, 2009: FamilySearch volunteers wrapped up 14 online indexing projects already in 2009 and continue to make good progress on the 38 Continue reading Family Search Indexing Update

The England & Wales Birth Index Index: 1916 Through 2005 at Ancestry

The England & Wales Birth Index for 1916 through 2005 found at Ancestry has been updated to 1916 through 1983 this last week. The digitized images of the birth index pages are now through 1983. 1984 through 2005 are not Continue reading The England & Wales Birth Index Index: 1916 Through 2005 at Ancestry

Illinois Residents Sue to Have the M Changed to F on Their Birth Documents

Following is an excerpt from a BusinessWire news release found in the January 27, 2009 edition of earthtimes.org. No comment… The “bold type” emphasis is mine… CHICAGO – (Business Wire) Citing the need to have an accurate birth certificate for Continue reading Illinois Residents Sue to Have the M Changed to F on Their Birth Documents

Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online

The County Clerk of Hamilton County, Tennessee has posted a searchable marriage database online. Data from Marriage Licenses issued from 1857 to 1919 and then from 1985 through 2008 are posted at the website. The plan is to post the Continue reading Hamilton County, Tennessee Marriage Database Now Online

Digitized South Carolina Death Certificates 1821-1955 At Ancestry.com

Juliana Smith reported today that Ancestry has Indexed and posted the digitized images of the 1821 to 1955 South Carolina Death Certificates. I did a search on the name Canfield (usually a New England name), and got 16 hits. I Continue reading Digitized South Carolina Death Certificates 1821-1955 At Ancestry.com