United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes at FamilySearch.org

UNITED STATES DEATH & PROBATE DOCUMENT & INDEXES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated 5 November 2015   Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 — Searchable Index — Name index to death and burial records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of Continue reading United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes at FamilySearch.org

NGS Opens Registration for the 2011 Conference in Charleston, SC – May 11-14

The following news release was received from Jan Alpert. I will be there, as usual, operating the Family Roots Publishing booth. My first NGS Conference was in 1985, in Salt Lake City. Since then, I’ve only missed one conference that Continue reading NGS Opens Registration for the 2011 Conference in Charleston, SC – May 11-14

The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records

The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 Continue reading The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records

New Data at NewspaperARCHIVES.com

Over several days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers from 20 states. The majority of the papers posted the last few days are dated between 1915 and 1925. I note that some South Carolina papers were included this week. This is Continue reading New Data at NewspaperARCHIVES.com

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

Recently Completed and Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects

The following are three data sets are recently completed projects that have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process in preparation for future publication: Argentina Censo 1869—Catamarca y La Continue reading Recently Completed and Current FamilySearch Indexing Projects

New Indexing Projects at FamilySearch Indexing

Eleven new indexing projects were added this week, most of them international. Five of the projects are birth, marriage, and death records for France. New indexing projects added this week were: INTERNATIONAL Argentina Censo 1869—Jujuy Salta Tucuman Canada, British Columbia Continue reading New Indexing Projects at FamilySearch Indexing

3.5 Million New Records, Including Brazil, Czech Republic and Italy, Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Website

Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following info: 20 May 2009: Thirteen collections were added or updated on the FamilySearch Record Search pilot—over 3.5 million new records. International researchers will be excited to know that collections were added for Brazil, Continue reading 3.5 Million New Records, Including Brazil, Czech Republic and Italy, Added at the FamilySearch Record Search Pilot Website

Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web

Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of Continue reading Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web

New Papers Posted are NewspaperARCHIVE

In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I am pleased to again announce that the folks Continue reading New Papers Posted are NewspaperARCHIVE

Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM

CD-ROM Announcement: Genealogy Books on CD-ROM – Volume 1; Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, See: www.stemmonspublishing.com This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogy library of 705 books. Altogether, there are over 60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. According Continue reading Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM

New Databases at Family Tree Connection

The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: ALABAMA Alabama Technical Association 1917 Year Book – Alabama Technical Association, Year Book, Containing Lists of Officers and Members, Constitution and By-Laws, December 31, 1917, Birmingham, Ala. CONNECTICUT Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection

Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection Opening in the Bamberg [South Carolina] Public Library

The Bamberg African-American Genealogical Society will hold the grand opening of the Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection at 4 p.m. today (Sunday, February 15, 2009) in the lobby of the Bamberg County Public Library, in Bamberg, South Carolina. The Continue reading Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection Opening in the Bamberg [South Carolina] Public Library

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. As you folks know, I highly recommend the Family Tree Connection website, as it’s one of the few places where new Continue reading More New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection