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Their names are infamous. They have been the subjects of movies. They are mentioned in history books and classrooms across North America. They were bank robbers, gang leaders, and murderers. They are America’s most notorious Outlaws & Villains. But how Continue reading How Well Do You Know America’s Most Infamous Outlaws?
The title of this book pretty much says it all. 10,000 Vital Records includes 5,192 marriage and 4,920 death (for an actual total of 10,112) records pulled from newspaper columns published before 1835 in Eastern New York. Counties covered in Continue reading 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York: 1777–1834
Ancestry.com is celebrating 15 years. Hard to believe in today’s ever changing World Wide Web any single site could celebrate 15 years of service. The Web itself is not much older. Congratulations to Ancestry. In celebration of this milestone, Ancestry Continue reading Ancestry Celebrates 15 Years
BACK IN PRINT! We often review research guides and books covering specific countries or individual states. We don’t see many guides covering a single city. Yet, Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research does just that. And, why not? Continue reading Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research
This article was posted today on Desert News: SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. immigration research will be the topic of an all-day class series at the Family History Library on Oct. 8. Classes include “U.S. Immigration, 1820-1954,” “U.S. Naturalization Records” Continue reading Family History Library Will Provide an All-Day Class on U.S. Immigration on October 8
If you are lucky enough to be Irish, you are Lucky enough. Author David S. Ouimette uses this Irish proverb to portray the joy of finding your Irish ancestor. His book, Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide, was written Continue reading Will Your Lucky Irish Blood Help You Find Your Ancestors?
Perhaps one of the most overlooked or undervalued areas of American ancestral research are church records. While many genealogist are familiar with church records and have used them extensively, especially in European research, many overlook the value of these records Continue reading Researching American Religious Records
Sometimes you come across book where the cover just screams, “pick me up, you know you cannot resist. That is how I felt when first seeing Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, 1876. First, the book is huge, Continue reading More Than Maps, Its Art.
SaveEveryStep.com is about nostalgia. So many of us who lose loved ones only to realize you might not have known them as well as you thought. Have you said, “I didn’t ask those life questions when I should have, when Continue reading SaveEveryStep.com; A New, Free Website for Saving Those Precious Memories
There have been a number of recent updates at FamilySearch in the past few weeks. Here is the break down of those updates: Civil War Records Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 – 28 Sep 2011; 956,501 indexed Continue reading More Civil War and Other Great Records Added at FamilySearch
Adding to our collection of reviews for the Genealogy At-a-Glance series is French-Canadian Genealogy Research by Denise R. Larson. Like each guide in the series, this guide is a colorful, four-page quick sheet of facts and resources related to a Continue reading French-Canadian Research: At a Glance
Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834–1850 and Lands of the German Empire and Before have nothing in common; except, each is pure in its own simplicity. Each book was compiled to fill a very specific research need. Continue reading Two Books Reviewed: Both Simple and Direct but Completely Different
I ran across an article this week in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) entitled “Are your genealogy files in your will?” The article is actually a synopsis for another article appearing in the September/October issue of Family Chronicle magazine. The thrust of Continue reading Where Will Your Research and Family Heirlooms Go After You Die?
If you have no experience researching your German ancestors, then Finding Your German Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide is the book for you. In this inexpensive primer, author Kevan M. Hansen provides an introduction for researchers who have no previous experience Continue reading Getting Started Researching Your German Roots
I recently read an article in the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin about an historic home located near the Great Salt Lake in Tooele County, Utah. The home was built in the 1850s predominately out of stone and mortar with 18 inch thick Continue reading What Historical Treasures Are We Missing?