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The following was received from NEHGS: October 30, 2015 — Boston, Massachusetts — “Your ancestors have been dying for you to uncover them. NEHGS has opened the cemetery gates so you can start digging!” Just in time for the Halloween Continue reading Free Cemetery Records Databases at AmericanAncestors.org October 30 through November 7, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: Take a virtual trip around the world by diving into FamilySearch’s 2044 free online historic record collections. Some of this week’s additions include Brazil São Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980, Czech Republic Land Records 1450-1889, Montana Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Posted For October 26, 2015
I doubt anyone would question the fact that California is a unique state. Third largest in territory, largest in population, known around the world, for good or bad, for entertainment, earthquakes, technology, agriculture, and much more. California offers some of Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: California
“Early native inhabitants roamed the tall-grass prairie, establishing camp villages along the clear streams and leaving behind anthropologic traces of their homes. The wide Platte River carried the early fur traders and foreign explorers, and the nineteenth-century pioneer wagon trains Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Nebraska
The following is from FamilySearch: Apart from a very significant addition to the Italy Napoli Civil Registration (State Archive) 1809-1865 collection, this week is predominantly about new, free US marriages and passenger lists collections. Search marriage records from 11 states, Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections as of October 19, 2015
The following is from FamilySearch: Major additions this week to the United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942, Brazil Sao Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980, Colombia Catholic Church Records 1576-2014, Italy Asti Civil Registration (State Archive) 1803-1814 1911-1935, Maryland Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for October 5, 2015
The following teaser is from an article about Lakeview Cemetery that was posted at the Burlington Free Press website. Lakeview Cemetery on North Avenue in Burlington was established in 1867 with the city of Burlington’s $3,500 purchase of 23 acres Continue reading Lakeview Cemetery on North Avenue in Burlington, Vermont
The following is from the September 29, 2015 edition of sacramentopress.com: In celebration of American Archives Month, archives and special collections libraries from throughout the region will showcase their rarely-seen holdings during the 5th annual Sacramento Archives Crawl on Saturday, Continue reading Sacramento Archives Crawl This Saturday
The following is from FamilySearch: Generous updates for Colombia, France, Honduras, Italy, Spain, and the US (Passport applications, Mississippi and Georgia to note a few)! Many other domestic and international updates like England Warwickshire Parish Registers 1535-1984, Nicaragua Civil Registration Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections – September 28, 2015
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the September 20, 2015 edition of The Examiner: Since the introduction of digitization, archivists at museums and universities across the world have been able to increase access for interested viewers to Continue reading Lamar University Newspapers 1933-2015 Posted Online
The following excerpt is from an article posted September 23, 2015 at brainerddispatch.com: CAMP RIPLEY – The Minnesota Military Museum has a new website now includes a “Veterans Registry” and is requesting the public’s assistance to gather veterans stories. The Continue reading Minnesota Military Museum Website Nows Includes a Veterans Registry
The following is from FamilySearch: Check out the Pennsylvania Civil Marriages 1677-1950, Ohio County Marriages 1789-2013, and Virginia Richmond City Birth Index 1870-1912 additions this week. Millions more records were also added for Italy (Potenza, Rieti, and Trapani) and Colombia. Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update for the Week of September 21, 2015
The following teaser is from an article posted Sept. 17, 2015 at the InForum.com website. Near Fergus Falls, MN (WDAY TV) – A Perham man has been on a mission the last two years. Giving a voice and a name Continue reading Those Buried at a Fergus Falls, Minnesota Poor Farm Cemetery Finally Get a Voice
The following excerpt is from an AP article posted Sept. 13, 2015 at Telegram.com …The [Massachusetts] archives, built in 1986 with the expectation that it would exhaust its space within 25 years, is bursting at the seams. Officials say the Continue reading The Massachusetts Archives is Out of Space
I ran across an article posted at the New York Times website titled Whatever Happened to German America? Having German-American ancestry myself, I was drawn to the article, which laid out a case for why the ethnic German communities in Continue reading The Results of WWI & WWII on German-America