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Digital records from the Pennsylvania State Archives ARIAS (Archives Records Information Access System) have been available online at the Archives website for some time now. The databases are as as listed and linked below. Go to: www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp Pennsylvania National Guard Continue reading ARIAS: Pennsylvania State Archives Records Online
Have you searched the Wisconsin Pre-1907 Vital Records Index lately? The online index covers the pre-1907 vital records as well as about 150,000 other records, including biographical sketches, obituaries, and newspaper articles published before 2000. You may now search on Continue reading Using the Wisconsin Pre-1907 Vital Records Index
Jim Beidler’s column in the Lebanon Daily News today will be of interest to anyone with Pennsylvania roots. In the column, titled “Death certificate effort needs some noise,” Jim says that “It’s time for genealogists in Pennsylvania to make some Continue reading Step Up For Better Access To Pennsylvania Death Certificates
Having a lot of family from Southwest Michigan, I’ve been very pleased by the progress being made on an index to obituaries from the counties of Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren. Over 89,000 obits are indexed. The obits Continue reading The SW Michigan Obituary Index with Over 89,000 Obits Indexed
On the tail of having had the opportunity to blog about the wonderful online resources, including digital death certificates, available from the Library of Michigan, my friend, Herb Mellinger, forwarded me the following note from Peggy, his co-moderator of the Continue reading Is the Library and Archives of Michigan to Be Eliminated?
Test pile drivings will begin later this month at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center site at Pearl Harbor as work begins on a $58 million program to rebuild the tourist destination’s facilities. Watts Constructors LLC was awarded a $32.6 Continue reading USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center to be Demolished and Rebuilt
CD-ROM Announcement: Genealogy Books on CD-ROM – Volume 1; Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, See: www.stemmonspublishing.com This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogy library of 705 books. Altogether, there are over 60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. According Continue reading Huge Genealogy Library of 705 Books – all on CD-ROM
The Library of Michigan is about to hold its annual “Learning More Genealogy Seminar” on Saturday, April 4. These workshops typically draw over 300 people from across Michigan. Family history researchers can discover an array of tools and tips to Continue reading Library of Michigan Hosts Free Seminar April 4, Highlighting the Best Online Sources
The following news release was posted yesterday by the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries in the State of Michigan. It seems that we took down their servers! This is something to be expected when a website is launched that Continue reading The New “Seeking Michigan” Website is Overwhelmed – But It’s Back Up Again
I received this “Call for Exhibitor’s” this morning, and although Maine is a world away for this Utah fella’, I’m sure there are others out there who would like to attend, exhibit, or advertise at this upcoming event. Note that Continue reading Maine Genealogical Society’s 2009 Conference – Sept. 26, 2009
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
Louisiana Ancestors, the longest-running genealogy column in the United States and written by Damon Veach, has ended its affiliation with newspapers and is now an ONLINE and FREE weekly column and presented under its original name, as when it was Continue reading Cajuns, Creoles, Pirates and Planters – Now an Online Publication
The Hayner Library, in Alton Illinois, will celebrate their Grand Opening on March 21 at their new, main location at Alton Square Mall. “The $2 million-plus project has been years in the making and will transform the library operations in Continue reading The Haynor Library Will Soon Get Their Own Genealogy – Local History Facility in Alton, Illinois
The Library of Michigan has posted Death Certificates for Michigan Deaths covering the years 1897 to 1920. I did a quick search for Canfields – and found 50 documents. Note that the Search will search for the name of the Continue reading Library of Michigan Digitizes Michigan Death Records, 1897 to 1920
The following news release was written by Joan C. McKinney, news and publications coordinator for Campbellsville University: CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY (03/18/2009 – Campbellsville University, along with two other libraries and the Heistand House and the Kentucky Oral History Commission, received oral Continue reading Campbellsville University Receives Oral History Interviews