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Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979 is the third, and thus far, largest volume is a set of books contains abstracts from a wide variety of early Indiana records of genealogical value. These are Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 3; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1973-1979
Here is the third Portable Genealogist reviewed I promised last week. This time, I will be looking at the New England Historic Genealogical Society’s publication The Portable Genealogist: Massachusetts State Census. Specifically, this guide examines the 1855 and 1865 state Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: Massachusetts State Census
The following teaser is from the Sept. 18, 2013 edition of DelawareOnline.com: LAUREL [Delaware] — Searching for cemetery records, census information, old deeds or probate abstracts? Your quest ends with the Laurel Public Library’s little-known but highly regarded Delaware Collection. Continue reading Laurel Delaware Public Library has Terrific Genealogy Collection
This happened a week ago, and I meant to post a blog about it then, but didn’t get to it. So am doing it now. Better late than never… The following teaser is from an article by Hannah Dreyfus that Continue reading World’s Oldest Man Dies at 112 Years of Age
The following excerpt is from a fascinating article by Jim Donaldson posted in the Sept. 17, 2013 edition of the Bellingham Herald. Steve Thurber, 53, of Courtenay, B.C., was walking along a beach south of Tofino last Monday, Sept. 9, Continue reading British Columbia Man Finds 107-year-old Message in a Bottle from Bellingham, Washington Man
I’m fully aware of the issues on both sides of the adoption-reunion debate. On a personal level, I believe that all adoptees should have access to their birth records. The Ohio House recently passed a bill to give adoptees access Continue reading Ohio Needs to Give ALL Their Adoptees Equal Rights
In my recent article, Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966, I introduced this four volume series on historical Indiana records of genealogical value.. The editor, Willard Heiss, extracted in full the previously collected abstracts Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 2; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1967-1972
JONESBORO (AP) — Two women are eager to record every cemetery grave site in a 17-county region of Northeast Arkansas. Dr. Julie Morrow, an archaeologist with the Arkansas Archeological Survey at the Jonesboro Research Station, and Debbie Sterbinsky, historic cemetery Continue reading Grave-Recording Project Underway in Northeast Arkansas
The following is from the September 19, 2013 edition of the Trenton Republican-Times The Grundy County Genealogy Society, with the assistance of the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library, has begun a project to digitize the entire microfilm collection of newspapers on Continue reading Grundy County, Missouri Newspapers Being Digitized
“The Hoosier Genealogist first appeared in 1962. Its editorial policy was an still is ‘to publish transcripts of original county records (such as marriage, land, will, and probate records), also church, Bible, and cemetery records.’ In this volume I have Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966
Now this is cool… The NCDHS North Carolina Digital Library has now posted digitized city directories for 108 cities in 64 North Carolina counties dating from 1860 through 1963. The following teaser is from a UNC Library News and Events Continue reading North Carolina City Directories 1860-1963 Now Online at NCDHC
The following is from FamilySearch: In a smaller update, FamilySearch has recently added more than 260 thousand indexed records and images from Guatemala, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 102,461 images from the new Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 260,000 Indexed Records Images & Images to Collections from Guatemala, Italy, New Zealand & the USA
I have always enjoyed trivia games and books with lists or facts. I call these books bathroom readers. However, they often contain very useful information, much of it historical. However, it never really dawned on me how useful such a Continue reading The Genealogist’s U.S. History Pocket Reference: Quick Facts And Timelines Of American History To Help Understand Your Ancestors
New England Historic Genealogical Society has joined with many others in creating a new series of 2 to 4 page laminated guides. The NEHGS series is called The Portable Genealogist. In the third installment of this new series to be Continue reading The Portable Genealogist: U.S. Naturalization
The following was received from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added close to 1.5 million indexed records and images from Chile, Honduras, Jamaica, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 953,730 indexed records from the Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880–1999, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Close to 1.5 Million Indexed Records and Images to Collections from Chile, Honduras, Jamaica, and the United States