Family Tree Connection Database Update

The following small databases have been recently posted at the Family Tree Connection website: ALABAMA Alabama Penitentiary 1872 Report – Annual Report of the Inspector of the Alabama Penitentiary, From October 1, 1871, to October 1, 1872, to the Governor. Continue reading Family Tree Connection Database Update

Ancestry Marks Lincoln’s 200th Birthday With the Launch of 5 Databases Featuring Millions of Civil War Era Records

World’s Leading Online Family History Resource Adds More Than 4 Million New Records to Its Civil War Collection, Including More Than 20,000 Letters Written to and from Lincoln. PROVO, UTAH – Feb. 12, 2009 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online Continue reading Ancestry Marks Lincoln’s 200th Birthday With the Launch of 5 Databases Featuring Millions of Civil War Era Records

Upgrades to the Online OneGreatFamily.com Database

The following news release was just received from my old friend, Claire LeBeaux, who tells me she has gone to work doing PR work for OneGreatFamily. It was good to hear from her again. Too many hits to be useful?! Continue reading Upgrades to the Online OneGreatFamily.com Database

Ancestry.com Adds 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records For California, New York & Pennsylvania

Juliana Smith reported this week that Ancestry.com had just posted an additional 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records. The current update is made up of digitized original records from California, New York and Pennsylvania. According to Juliana’s blog, “Ancestry released the images Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records For California, New York & Pennsylvania

1875 Norway Census Transcription Initiative Now Underway by FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers

The following news release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch on February 2. I looks like I just lost it in my mailbox – thus it’s not being posted until nearly a week later. Sorry… SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—FamilySearch Continue reading 1875 Norway Census Transcription Initiative Now Underway by FamilySearch Indexing Volunteers

New at Family Tree Connection

The following small databases have been recently posted at Family Tree Connection. CALIFORNIA Mizpah Lodge No. 378, 1915 Roster – Mizpah Lodge No. 378 F. and A. M., Roster and By-Laws, 246 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, California. Arcadia Lodge Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection

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

1925 Kansas State Census Now at Ancestry.com

Chris Lydiksen, at the Ancestry.com Blog, today reported that the 1925 Kansas State Census has now been posted. According the the blog, the 1925 schedules alone contained 1.8 million names. That brings the entire Kansas State Census collection 1855 through Continue reading 1925 Kansas State Census Now at Ancestry.com

Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Large Collection of Online Records

The following News Release was written by Ancestry staff: Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Largest Collection of Online Records – Highlighting the Black Battalion, Abraham Shadd, and Ancestors of Hundreds of Thousands of Black Canadians. In honour of Black Continue reading Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Large Collection of Online Records

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

New Digitized and Indexed Records at FamilySearch

The following news release was just received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: 30 January 2009 – Since the last update on January 5, 2009, FamilySearch added over 40 million new records to its Record Search pilot. Individuals with international roots Continue reading New Digitized and Indexed Records at FamilySearch

More Small Databases at Family Tree Connection

More new items have recently been added to the many other “small databases” located at Family Tree Connection. Once again, the following databases are now available to search: ILLINOIS Monticello Seminary 1904-1905 Catalogue – Sixty-Seventh Annual Catalogue of the Officers, Continue reading More Small Databases at Family Tree Connection

ProQuest Announces a Number of Projects of Interest to Genealogists at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver

My old employer, ProQuest, made a number of genealogically-important announcements at the American Library Association Conference in Denver a few days ago. The information excerpted below is from a much longer article in the January 25, 2009 edition of the Continue reading ProQuest Announces a Number of Projects of Interest to Genealogists at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver

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 Missouri Death Certificates Online Index & Digital Death Certificates 1910-1957

Missouri is one of a handful of states that have made digital death certificates available to the public. While some states have seemingly become more conservative about allowing access, Missouri launched the “Post-1910 Death Records Project” with certificates created according Continue reading The Missouri Death Certificates Online Index & Digital Death Certificates 1910-1957