New at Family Tree Connection

The following new small databases have been posted at Family Tree Connection since I last posted about the website. Over 1,549,000 names from small databases are now found there! CALIFORNIA California State Prison 1855 Report – Annual Report of the Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection

FamilySearch Adds 16 Million+ Indexed Records And 1/2 Million New Digital Images This Week at Record Search Pilot

The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: 7 April 2009: FamilySearch added over 16 million new indexed records and almost 500,000 new digital images this week to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). Seven new states Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16 Million+ Indexed Records And 1/2 Million New Digital Images This Week at Record Search Pilot

Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part Two – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware & the District of Columbia

Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part Two – Alabama through the District of Columbia By William Dollarhide This column is part two of a series. PART ONE can be found here. Between the 1860 and Continue reading Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part Two – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware & the District of Columbia

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

More New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection

Again, more new databases have recently been added to the many other “small databases” located at Family Tree Connection. The following databases are now available to search: ALABAMA Ensley High School 1946 Graduation – Birmingham Public Schools, Graduation Exercises of Continue reading More New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection

The Family History of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Micheal Bennet was recently appointed to the U.S. Senate by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. Bennet was the Denver Public Schools superintendent, but replaces former Senator Ken Salazar, who is now Interior secretary. There’s an extensive “Rocky Mountain News” article about Continue reading The Family History of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet