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The following teaser is from the June 22 2016 edition of the Deseret News. SALT LAKE CITY — A project to index the records of 4 million freed African-American slaves is now completed, almost a year to the day after Continue reading The Freedmen’s Bureau Project, Revealing 1.8 Million Names, is Now Complete
There’s a neat little guide available from Ancestry.com explaining the use of the census records and what you’ll find in them. Get the FREE Census Guide pdf at: http://c.ancestry.com/cs/media/1265127728925/1940_Census_Guide.pdf
For many years, Ancestry has operated out of facilities located in Orem, Utah. I’ve visited there many times. This last week they moved into new 35 million dollar buildings in Lehi, just a few miles north of where they were Continue reading Ancestry Opens New Headquarters in Lehi, Utah
The following is from FamilySearch: BOSTON/SALT LAKE CITY— In concert with the American Library Association national conference in Orlando, Florida, this week, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world, have Continue reading FamilySearch & ALA’s Digital Public Library Announce Partnership
The following teaser is from My Backyard News. (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – The Rhode Island Historical Society has launched the digital archive “Colonial Justice: Preserving and Digitizing Early Rhode Island Court Records.” These specific collections were selected by RIHS curators for Continue reading Early Rhode Island Court Records now available online
The following is from the California Secretary of State’s website: June 28, 2016: Today Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced a new partnership between the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s office, and the Google Cultural Continue reading New Partnership Between the California State Archives & the Google Cultural Institute
A new Meyers Orts- website is now available to search at http://www.meyersgaz.org/index.aspx. We’ve been using a free site of the imaged German gazetteer at the Ancestry.com for the last several years, and will continue to do so. However, the new Continue reading An Exciting New Meyer Orts- Gazetteer Website is Now Available for Online Your German Research.
I’m thrilled to announce that all the German Census Records 1816-1916 have been shipped. All orders placed through June 16 for pre-pub copies, as well as all orders received since that date have gone out – the last shipping this Continue reading All German Census Records 1816-1916 books are shipped!
Ancestry is providing free access to all of the site’s 269 million Canadian records – including the two new collections – from June 28 to July 2, 2016. Visit www.ancestry.ca to discover more. The following news release is from PR Continue reading New Canadian Images Posted at Ancestry. Free Access to 269 M Canadian Records thru July 2
The following listing is of those databases added or updated to familySearch since my last posting about the FamilySearch databases in early May. Collection Name & Dates Covered – Total Number of Records – Date Posted Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated May 3 through June 27, 2016
My good friend, Jim Beidler, just wrote a new book for us titled Trace Your German Roots Online, A Complete Guide to German Genealogy Websites. I got a few hours to read the volume, and I’m recommending it to anyone Continue reading Trace Your German Roots Online, A Complete Guide to German Genealogy Websites
What a happy ending! After all these years, family historians are no longer discouraged by futile searches into that formerly hidden and unorganized body of German censuses. Let’s sit back and listen to the cheers –from both sides of the Continue reading The Reviews Are In. German Census Records 1816-1916 Gets Raves
I need to first make a sincere apology. For years I have been telling people that there were very few German censuses taken – with a small number of exceptions. I didn’t know what I was talking about. I guess Continue reading German Census Records 1816-1916 – A Groundbreaking New Genealogy Resource
The following teaser is from an article posted in the Arts section of Yahoo.com. Research has determined nine historic cannons displayed for the past 60 years at a recreated French and Indian War fort in upstate New York were originally Continue reading 9 Historic Cannons at Fort William Henry in NY are From a Sunken British Warship
We’ve put together a bundle of two popular Nebraska research guides, discounted the bundle by 25% and charged for p&h as if it were only one title – another $2.50 savings. This sale runs through March 31, 2016. The bundle Continue reading Bundle of Two Nebraska Genealogy Research Guides – 25% Off