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Having a lot of family from Southwest Michigan, I’ve been very pleased by the progress being made on an index to obituaries from the counties of Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren. Over 89,000 obits are indexed. The obits Continue reading The SW Michigan Obituary Index with Over 89,000 Obits Indexed
A few days ago, I did a short review of the current state of the Book Search at HeritageQuestOnline. I was pleased to see about 4000 more titles there than there were just a couple years ago. I determined to Continue reading The Google Book Search for Genealogists Revisited
I was working for HeritageQuest when they posted the first digital books at HeritageQuestOnline. At that time, we were told that there were over 20,000 books available, but not all of them were accessible. Honestly, I can’t remember the numbers Continue reading 24,393 Digitized Family or Local History Books now Found at HeritageQuest Online
New book Announcement: Webmaster’s Guide to TNG, by John Pfost The following news release was written by John Pfost: John Pfost is pleased to announce the release of his new book the “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG 7.0: From Novices to Continue reading The “Webmaster’s Guide to TNG” Just Published
All right… I know that we’ve gotten used to squinting at the tiny image when watching YouTube and Roots Television. But last night My friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak emailed, inviting me to go take a look at the new full-screen Continue reading Roots Television Goes Full-Screen
I read almost every post that my friend, Dick Eastman, writes – and I have for more years than either of us care to think about. Now I see that he’s got a new look (his blog, that it). I Continue reading Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter Gets a Cool-Looking Facade
NewspaperARCHIVE.com announces a new column by genealogist Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., inviting readers to use historical newspapers to discover the details of ancestors’ marriages. Discover Your Family History In The World’s Largest Newspaper Archive! Cedar Rapids, Iowa (PRWEB) March 19, 2009 – Cedar Rapids-based NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE.com Announces New Genealogy Column
The following news release was posted yesterday by the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries in the State of Michigan. It seems that we took down their servers! This is something to be expected when a website is launched that Continue reading The New “Seeking Michigan” Website is Overwhelmed – But It’s Back Up Again
I received an email this morning from Ian Cantwell. The Cantwell name rang bells with me, and checking my CD-ROM collection, I found that I have a copy of his Memorials of the Dead, Counties Galway & Mayo (Western Seaboard). Continue reading Ian Cantwell’s Online Indexes to Irish Research CD-ROMs
The following news was just received from Ancestry.com. We’re excited to tell you about two collections that provide post-1930 family history information on a national scale. The first is an update to our 1940 census substitute. Last week Ancestry.com launched Continue reading News from Ancestry.com
Louisiana Ancestors, the longest-running genealogy column in the United States and written by Damon Veach, has ended its affiliation with newspapers and is now an ONLINE and FREE weekly column and presented under its original name, as when it was Continue reading Cajuns, Creoles, Pirates and Planters – Now an Online Publication
The Library of Michigan has posted Death Certificates for Michigan Deaths covering the years 1897 to 1920. I did a quick search for Canfields – and found 50 documents. Note that the Search will search for the name of the Continue reading Library of Michigan Digitizes Michigan Death Records, 1897 to 1920
I wrote about the fact that the P-I was for sale, and the possible upcoming demise of the Seattle Post Intelligencer a while back. As I noted at the time, being a Washington State native, I really hated to see Continue reading The Seattle P-I Survives as an Online Publication
My friend, Arlene Eakle launched a new blog today. She’s calling it Arlene Eakle’s Tennessee Genealogy Blog. Why launch today? According to Arlene, this being March 17, she’s launching “… in observance of the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals which launched Continue reading Arlene Eakle’s New Tennessee Genealogy blog
UPDATE: I posted another blog on March 18 which deals specifically with the new digitized Michigan Death Indexes. The following was written by The Department of History, Arts and Libraries staff: ‘Seeking Michigan’ Web site employs today’s technology to deliver Continue reading The New “Seeking Michigan” Website