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Professional genealogist Amy Johnson Crowe, wrote a great column on documenting the lives of our farming ancestors. I can identify with all of this, having had many ancestors who farmed the land. Following is a teaser. The rest of her Continue reading Documenting the Lives of Our Farming Ancestors
British databases just added from The Original Record: 1715 – French Pensions of the English Civil List A list of French pensions of the Civil List, as of 10 May 1715, giving full name and daily allowance. 1735 – Inhabitants Continue reading New British Databases From The Original Record
Okay – I know. Coal fields records sound boring… But in taking a look at these newly digitized records, I found that they are anything but that! If you’ve got Kentucky folks who worked in the energy industries there, you’ve Continue reading UK Posts Digitized Records of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfields 1788-1976
** Did you help with the FamilySearch Indexing Marathon? ** Black Dutch; Somehow A Slur ** Finding Family Bibles ** Heaven Is (for Genealogists) In mid-July, all of us genealogists had a great opportunity to help “Pay It Forward.” FamilySearch Continue reading Serendipity Day
The following is from the Digital North Carolina Blog: 15 more years of the Raeford News-Journal are now available on DigitalNC! With this addition, more than 1,000 issues of the paper are now online, dating back to 1943. Local newspapers Continue reading Fifteen More Years of the Raeford News-Journal Posted at DigitalNC
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 28, 2016 edition of the Boston Herald: BOSTON — A digital list of the tens of thousands of men who embarked on whaling voyages out of New Bedford, from Continue reading New Bedford Whaling Museum Compiles 127,000 Man Seafarer’s Database
*** YouTube: A Great Bet for YOU! *** Reform School: Did Your Ancestor “Attend?” *** Naps Restaurant, Hamilton, Montana *** Is There Doukhobor In Your Ancestry? *** Red Plush: Story of the Moorhouse Family “Are you taking advantage of all Continue reading Serendipity Day
*** Free Online Webinars *** Do you suffer from MyTreeitis? *** Prologue, Publication of NARA *** Red-Haired People *** British Census Records We all like learning, right? And we all like free, right? How about FREE WEBINARS ONLINE? Such wonders Continue reading Serendipity Day
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 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
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!
Counties of Washington Ethic Population Density in Pre-1850 America Black Sheep in YOUR Family? Cold Case: Timothy H. Martin, 1835-1902 Heritage of Pierce County, Washington Scottish Ancestors from the Lowlands Of course you know that there are 39 Continue reading Serendipity Day
“A Brief History of Port Angeles” Booklet Twin Rivers Gen Society’s Cemetery Walking Tour on July 4th Jigsaw Puzzles: Pastime or Obsession? TAG (Ancestry Users Group) In Spokane Five-Generation Pictures Did you have ancestors who lived in Port Angeles, Continue reading Serendipity Day
Dutch Are Still With Us; They Gave Us Cookies! Public Libraries: Worth Investigating Southerners Who Went To Brazil After the Civil War Uploading & Downloading GEDCOM Files on Ancestry Do You Believe in Dowsing Rods? Just finished studying (cannot Continue reading Serendipity Day