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The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: 7 April 2009: FamilySearch added over 16 million new indexed records and almost 500,000 new digital images this week to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). Seven new states Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16 Million+ Indexed Records And 1/2 Million New Digital Images This Week at Record Search Pilot
As you folks know, I’m a big fan of digital documents, books, and periodicals online. This last week I finally bought a NewspaperARCHIVE.com subscription. I’ve already found numerous papers that have items about both my family, as well as Patty’s. Continue reading New Online Digital Newspapers at NewspaperARCHIVE – 1
The Arkansas Studies Institute is something that the the State of Arkansas can be very proud of. In an absolutely fantastic article in the April 2, 2009 edition of the Arkansas Times, Leslie Newell Peacock gives us the full scoop. Continue reading Yes! Arkansas Really Does Have a History
Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part Two – Alabama through the District of Columbia By William Dollarhide This column is part two of a series. PART ONE can be found here. Between the 1860 and Continue reading Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part Two – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware & the District of Columbia
It’s just five and a half months ’til the annual Federation of Genealogical Societies “Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists” that takes place this year in Little Rock, Arkansas. In past years it has been in Philadelphia, Fort Wayne, Boston, Salt Continue reading Join Us at the FGS Conference in Little Rock
March 4, 2009: The FamilySearch indexing application is available in three new languages: Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. These languages are in addition to English, French, German, and Spanish. They have current indexing projects in all of these languages except Portuguese. Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Update
The following Family Search Indexing update information was received from Paul Nauta, Public Affairs Manager for FamilySearch. February 6, 2009: FamilySearch volunteers wrapped up 14 online indexing projects already in 2009 and continue to make good progress on the 38 Continue reading Family Search Indexing Update
Footnote.com sent out an update today stating the new records that can be found at their site. The following items are new or updated for January. I added a listing of cities for which Footnote earlier posted city directories. Indian Continue reading New at Footnote.com – Indian Census Rolls – City Directories – Civil War Widows’ Pensions – Arkansas Civil War Service Records
A new exhibit titled “Arkansas Folk,” has opened at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. It features the folk culture of the Ozark highlands of Northern Arkansas. The exhibit includes various folk culture items along with photographs and multimedia Continue reading Folk Culture Featured in New Exhibit at the Arkansas State Capital
Prompted by a short article in the May 20, 2006 Baxter Bulletin in honor of a group of volunteers from the Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society, I spent some time on the new Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture Continue reading The New Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
Genealogy researchers on a quest for information will find thousands of documents at the Bentonville Public Library, once it opens because of a “significant donation” from Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society. The documents, now housed in a room at Compton Gardens, Continue reading Genealogy Collection in Bentonville, Arkansas to Open in October