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FRPC has extended the sale of all 14 of the new Dollarhide Name Lists books, which are on sale for 20% off thorugh January 6. The sale includes both the printed volumes, as well as the PDF eBooks. Normally $18.95, Continue reading All 14 Dollarhide Name List books – Print & PDF eBooks Are On Sale for 20% Off – Sale extended through January 6
The following teaser is from the Sept. 18, 2013 edition of DelawareOnline.com: LAUREL [Delaware] — Searching for cemetery records, census information, old deeds or probate abstracts? Your quest ends with the Laurel Public Library’s little-known but highly regarded Delaware Collection. Continue reading Laurel Delaware Public Library has Terrific Genealogy Collection
The following is excerpted from William Dollarhide’s new book, Delaware Name Lists, 1609-1992, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present, an annotated bibliography of published and online name lists. For genealogical research in Delaware, the following timeline Continue reading A Genealogist’s Historical Timeline for Delaware, 1497-1787
What’s in the Delaware edition? Continuing our review for each of William Dollarhide’s name lists books, we detail the contents of Delaware Name Lists 1609-1992, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present. Currently, there are nine new Continue reading Delaware Name Lists 1609-1992, with a selection of National Name Lists, 1600s – Present
With this new exciting series of genealogical guides, William Dollarhide continues his long tradition of writing books that family historians find useful in their day-to-day United States research. Bill’s Name List guides give a state-by-state listing of what name lists Continue reading 9 New Dollarhide Research Guides (AL – DC) Now Available at Introductory Prices with FREE PDF eBook & Nearly 50% Savings!
FamilySearch has added more than 1.5 million index records and images this week from Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Italy, Peru, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 217,016 index records from the U.S., Idaho, Eastport, Arrival Continue reading FamilySearch Adds to Dominican Republic, Italy, Peru, Spain, & USA Collections
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added 1.7 million indexed records and images this week with new browsable image collections from Austria, Paraguay, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 13,110 images from the new Arizona, Maricopa, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Data to Collections from Australia, China, England, Italy, and the USA
The following teaser is from the February 16, 2013 edition of CapeGazette.com: Lewes, Delaware: Through a cooperative arrangement between the Sussex County Genealogical Society and the Lewes Public Library, more than 50 new titles on the history and genealogy of Continue reading DE & MD Genealogy Publications Donated to the Lewes Public Library
American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790 represents an exhaustive research project to extract population data for the area encompassed by the United State as represented in 1790. Data was gathered from previous research studies, government studies, and independent Continue reading American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790
The most exciting news from the National Genealogical Society Conference in Cincinnati is that volunteers have now indexed over 30% of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census of 3.8 million records in just 37 days. Six states have now gone through Continue reading The 1940 U.S. Census Community Project has Indexed and Posted the 1940 Census for Delaware, Colorado, Kansas, Oregon, Virginia & New Hampshire
Click on the map to get a graphical view of indexing progress thus far on the 1940 Census. FamilySearch has begun publishing images online from the 1940 U.S. Federal Census to engage the army of volunteers who have been waiting Continue reading FamilySearch Posts 1940 Census Images Plus 14 Million Additional Records for 19 Countries This Week
The following was received from Mathew Deighton at Ancestry.com this afternoon: Ancestry.com is proud to announce the first indexed states of the 1940 U.S. Census are now ready for searching. After 72 years being held from public view, the Nevada Continue reading Ancestry Has Finished the Indexing of the 1940 Delaware & Nevada Censuses
The following news release was received from FamilySearch: 4 April 2012: The 1940 U.S. Census is here and the 1940 US Census Community Project has kicked off to a great start! The excitement and enthusiasm for this project is far Continue reading The 1940 U.S. Census Now Being Indexed by the US Census Community Project – Delaware Finished
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: 10 New Digital Images of Historic Documents Created Every Second – Indexing Projects Added for Paraguay, Panama, Bolivia, and Slovakia! Since 2006, FamilySearch has dramatically improved its ability to scan and convert Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Indexing Projects for Paraguay, Panama, Bolivia, and Slovakia – Indexers Needed!
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since January 10th. 10 new data items have been added for nine States. – Updated 23 January 2012. We’ve also updated all five of the GenealogyBlog Continue reading Latest Updates at FamilySearch.org