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Here are recent birth-record related databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: United States Birth & Christening Records Found at FamilySearch.org THE FOLLOWING BIRTH RECORD RELATED DATABASES WERE POSTED OR Continue reading Birth Record Databases Updated at FamilySearch.org
Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania. This is one title that just about says it all. Of course, the expanded title page gives even greater clarity as to the origin of these names: A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Continue reading Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania
An often overlooked, but vitally important part, of genealogical research is the ability to find and connect with living relatives. Sometime, living kin can be almost as difficult to find as some ancestors. Why hunt down living relatives at all? Continue reading Reverse Genealogy: Finding The Living
Tales told of America’s wild west are full of lawmen and outlaws, saloons and gun fights, miners, ranchers, small towns, the railroad, even cowboys and Indians. Stories of real people and real events are at told and retold in history Continue reading When the Daltons Rode
The following press release is from Corey Oiesen, Communications Officer, APG: Phyllis McLaughlin Brings Newspaper Career Experience to APG e-News WESTMINSTER, Colo., 7 November 2012: The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) (http://www.apgen.org) announced today that Phyllis McLaughlin has joined the Continue reading The Association of Professional Genealogists Welcomes Phyllis McLaughlin as Newsletter Editor
If you have ancestors who lived and or died in Massachusetts then you will likely appreciate David Allen Lambert’s book, A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries. This book is a straightforward directory to cemeteries, old and new, as well as burial Continue reading A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries
Our collective heart goes out to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy and her sidekick the “Frankenstorm.” Many of our dearest friends live in this area; many of the libraries and archives we hold dear are located in this area. Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour……… Week’s Peek
Professional – Stan Lindaas Counting “up” alphabetically, next on our list of the professional helpers for our Salt Lake Christmas Tour is Stan Lindaas……………. I’ve known Stan for a decade or more and know he’s extremely knowledgeable and helps us Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour………………. Another Week’s Peek
The following announcement is excerpted from an October 25, 2012 article by Donnie Summerlin, published in the blog of the Digital Library of Georgia. The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the expansion of the South Georgia Historic Continue reading The South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive Expands
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 29: The page on the census where your ancestor’s town was enumerated has no page number. Name indexes to the U.S. Federal Censuses have Continue reading If He’s Not in the Census Index
The Teesdale Mercury is a weekly newspaper sold in Teesdale in County Durham as well as in the towns of Richmond, Darlington and Bishop Auckland. The newspaper was founded in 1854 as the Teesdale Advertiser and Monthly Chronicle in Barnard Continue reading The Teesdale Mercury Newspaper Digitization Project is Now Complete
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 23: Locating the county where your ancestor lived is the first step in finding records about the time he was hauled into court for Continue reading Accidental Research and Fellow Travelers
Branching Out: Genealogy For 4th-8th Grade Students: Lessons 1-30 is not only not your standard genealogy primer, but is also unique in its audience. Like all the volumes in this series, this book services a small age group in the Continue reading Branching Out: Genealogy for 4th-8th Grade Students
The following is from the September 26, 2012 edition of the Lancashire Telegraph: MEMBERS of Spring Vale Methodist Church have delved into the archives to put together a history of their building. The church, in Watery Lane, Darwen, celebrates its Continue reading Spring Vale Methodist Church of Watery Lane, Darwen, UK Collecting Church Memorabelia
Last week, I reviewed Our Family Tree — Create a New Family Heirloom. This creatively-designed, fill-in-the-blank, bound family history gives the owner a chance to preserve their family history by recording their details and stories in a beautiful hardbound book. Continue reading My Family Tree Workbook: Genealogy for Beginners