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A large book found in an Oakland Park, Florida warehouse turned out to contain genealogy. The family is still to be found. Following is a teaser from an interesting article in the February 9, 2009 edition of the Miami Herald. Continue reading Connecticut Family History in Florida Warehouse
We tend to identify the Bad Arolsen, Germany – based International Tracing Service with the files and/or index entries of 17.5 million persons folks killed or persecuted by the Nazis. However, AP reporters recently located a file marked “Escapee Program” Continue reading Escapee Program File – with Names – File Found in Bad Arolsen Attic
Tributes.com has become well-known as the place to find interactive obituaries and tributes for “those who have gone before.” The site now includes over 82 million current and historical death records dating back to 1936 (many of the early records Continue reading Tributes.com Adds Obituary for Jett Travolta
It seems that a while back, California researchers analyzed death records to find out whether there was any correlation between people’s initials and longevity. They divided their subjects’ initials into positive as well as negative groups. The good-initial group had Continue reading Check Out Your Ancestors’ Initials
Bayside Cemetery, Ozone Park Queens, which contains the mortal remains of nearly 35,000 deceased Jews may be setting new heights for a cemetery in distress. The place is a mess. John Tucker, of Sudbury, has grandparents buried there, and was Continue reading New York’s Bayside Cemetery Going “Back to Nature”
There’s been a battle going on for some time now over making the names of those buried in the Hastings Regional Center Cemetery (Adams County, Nebraska) available to the public. Nine hundred fifty-seven people are buried in the hospital cemetery. Continue reading HIPPA Laws Frustrate Cemetery Research
As you folks know, we publish the Map Guide to German Parish Registers series of books. All the books currently in print (23 as of today) are available at the Family Roots Publishing website. With the exception of Volume 23 Continue reading German Town Names Now Found at Family Roots Publishing Website
The Southern California Genealogical Society’s 40th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree will be held June 26-28, 2009, at the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, Burbank, California. Jamboree has earned a reputation as a well-organized, fun, informative, educational genealogical conference; Continue reading I Can’t Hardly Wait for the Next Jamboree!
A new free website dealing with emigrants from Falbygden, Sweden is now available. Emigrant.se contains a list of found emigrants who were born in some of the 52 parishes in Falköping, Sweden (the area is called Falbygden). Most of them Continue reading Database of Emigrants of Falköping, Sweden Online
The service registers of about 110,000 seamen who joined the Royal Marines between 1842 and 1936 are now available to search (free) and download (for a fee) at the British National Archives website. You may search under: Surname Given name Continue reading British Royal Marines Records Available Online
Mark Tucker (Think Genealogy) does a presentation titled “Navigating Research with the Genealogical Proof Standard.” He has posted the slides (all 84 of them!) online, using Slideshare. Presented and recommended in that lecture are three excellent research forms that Mark Continue reading New Research Aids Available – Free Online
John Reid (Anglo-Celtic Connections) is reporting this morning that Janice Nickerson is needing documents for an upcoming book – and she’s willing to pay for them. The deadline is January 25. Janice is looking for: “A copy of a Civil Continue reading Canadian Documents Showing Aboriginal Persons Needed
Chimney Rock is one of those Oregon Trail landmarks that can’t be missed if you’re anywhere nearby. The landmark even found its way onto the Nebraska-themed quarter minted in 2006. The rock has been a landmark for travelers for nearly Continue reading Did Your Ancestor See Chimney Rock?
It took us about a year, but the entire ten volumes covering Bavaria were recently completed by Family Roots Publishing. Written by Kevan Hansen, and edited by Patty Meitzler, the German Map Guide series now has 23 volumes in print. Continue reading Bavaria Series Complete for Map Guide to German Parish Registers
Why am I blogging the close of a state hospital in a genealogy-related blog? Because thousands of our relatives were born, lived and died at this facility. The Mayview State Hospital started in the 1893, known as Marshalsea, aptly named Continue reading Mayview State Hospital in Allegheny County, PA, to Close