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The following news release was received from Ancestry: Records detail marriages from London’s Fleet Prison – the ‘Las Vegas’ marriage capital of its day Digitised collection reveals the last of England and Wales’ unregulated wedding ceremonies Money, prenuptial pregnancy and Continue reading 17th-Century Records on Ancestry.co.uk Show Nearly 900,000 ‘Quickie’ Weddings & Baptisms
If you had folks living anywhere in Canada in 1921 – and you know about where they lived, you’ll most likely want to go check out the 1921 Canadian census, now posted at ancestry.ca. According to their website, “with the Continue reading 1921 Canadian Census Now Available FREE for Browsing at Ancestry.ca
The following press release was received from Thomas MacEntee: August 12, 2013 – Springfield, IL. The Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) announces the publication of an expanded and revised version of Soldiers of the American Revolution in Illinois. In its Continue reading The Soldiers of the American Revolution in Illinois
The following was received from Tina Lyons, FGS 2013 Publicity Chair: If you haven’t registered for the FGS 2013 Conference yet, you still have time to register online, by mail or at the door. Mailed registrations must be postmarked by Continue reading FGS 2013 Online Registration Ends in Just a Few Days!
Names get changed for a wide variety of reasons, the least of which is the oft-quoted “name was changed at Ellis Island.” I think you’ll find Matthew Hansen’s column on the subject interesting. The following teaser is from a great Continue reading Names Get Changed – sometimes for good reason…
The following excerpt is from the August 5, 2013 edition of the Sequim Gazette. From a bright and airy building, Clallam County residents and visitors can dig into the dark recesses of their family roots at the new Clallam County Continue reading Visit the New Clallam County Genealogical Society Research Center
The following is from FamilySearch August 6, 2013: FamilySearch has recently added more than 43.6 million indexed records and images from BillionGraves, Italy, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 10 new indexed war records collections, including: the Continue reading Remembering Our Veterans: FamilySearch Adds New Indexed Record Collections from WWII, Korean War, & Vietnam War
The following excerpt is from an article about Janey Joyce from the August 3, 2013 edition of the Amarillo Globe-News. Janey Ruth Eaves Joyce, former Amarillo Globe-News city editor and award-winning genealogist, died Tuesday [July 30, 2013]. She was 83… Continue reading Janey Joyce Passes
The following excerpt is from an article published in the August 4, 2013 edition of Evangeline Today. Two authors are finding photographs of Evangeline Parish they will include in a book chronicling the parish’s history, as part of a national Continue reading Pictorial History of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana to be Published
The following is from the August 5, 2013 edition of the Washington Times. While taking part in a BBC family history show, award-winning actress Minnie Driver was shocked to find out that her mother was actually her father’s mistress, and Continue reading Actress Minnie Driver Learns of Father’s Double Life
The following teaser is from the an article by Nick Rabbiits, posted in the Limerick Leader: AN online, searchable database of more than 70,000 people buried in Mount St Laurence is to be launched [August 20, 2013]. Limerick became the Continue reading Limerick City’s Mount Saint Laurence Cemetery Database to Go Online August 20
The following was received from Douglas Dunks, with the Florida State Genealogical Society: FSGS 37th Annual Conference Organizers Seek Lecture Proposals Maitland, Florida 19 August 2013 – The Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) is accepting lecture proposals for the 2014 Continue reading The Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS) Extends a Call for Speakers for 2014 Annual Conference
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 1.1 million images from Belgium, Nicaragua, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 379,887 index records and images from the U.S., North Carolina, Estate Files, 1663-1979, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.1 Million Index Records & Images from Belgium, Nicaragua, Spain, & the USA
Joan Griffis wrote an interesting column this week for the News-Gazette. Most of it deals with using the Illinois State Archives. She starts her column by pointing out that anyone can search for an ancestor across the entire Archives website Continue reading Try Out the Illinois State Archives Online Search Engine
The following excerpt is from an article published in the July 29, 2013 edition of ReadingEagle.com: When Pennsylvania children are adopted, the state seals their original birth certificates and issues revised certificates that name the adoptive parents instead of the Continue reading Bill Introduced to Grant Adoptees Access to their Pennsylvania Birth Records