National Archives and NOAA Announce Historic Navy Deck Log Digitization Partnership

Innovative project uses citizen scientists to transcribe historic weather data Washington, DC…For the first time, the public will have free online access to historic Navy, Coast Guard and Revenue Cutter ship logs between the pre-Civil War period through World War Continue reading National Archives and NOAA Announce Historic Navy Deck Log Digitization Partnership

Arlington National Cemetery Debuts New Database With Smartphone App

The following excerpt is from an AP article posted at the Sioux City Journal website. Arlington National Cemetery on Monday made available to the public a massive electronic database detailing the gravesites of the roughly 400,000 people buried there. Cemetery Continue reading Arlington National Cemetery Debuts New Database With Smartphone App

The National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face Lift

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) partner to launch a redesigned database of standardized geoscience information, the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB). In concert with the inaugural, multi-agency Geologic Map Day, the USGS and Continue reading The National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face Lift

FamilySearch Adds Large Update to Iowa County Marriages Collection & New Records for Dorset, England, Parish Registers, and Boston Passenger Lists

FamilySearch added 2.7 million indexed records and digital images to its growing collection, with a large portion being added to the Iowa County Marriages collection. The latest update to the Iowa County collection makes it 86 percent complete. The update Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Large Update to Iowa County Marriages Collection & New Records for Dorset, England, Parish Registers, and Boston Passenger Lists

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Eases Access to Pa. Death Records

The following article came from timesunion.com: Court ruling eases access to Pa. death records MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Updated 12:53 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2012 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that coroners cannot withhold information about Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Eases Access to Pa. Death Records

The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area

When genealogists think of Washington D.C. and/or federal records, they tend to think of census records and the National Archives. Maybe the Library of Congress comes to mind. Census records are, of course, of great value, which is why so Continue reading The Center: A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

The title Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire does not, perhaps, provide the best description possible for this book; at least, not in a modern appreciation for the word dictionary. Family Encyclopedia may be a more apt, if not Continue reading Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire

Wingate University Posts Yearbooks 1924-2009 Added to the Yearbook Collections of 67 Other NC University’s Online at DigitalNC.org

The following excerpt is from a blog posted at the EKS Libris website: Wingate University Special Collections recently partnered with The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center, a statewide digitization and digital publishing program housed in the North Carolina Collection at Continue reading Wingate University Posts Yearbooks 1924-2009 Added to the Yearbook Collections of 67 Other NC University’s Online at DigitalNC.org

Washingtonians Celebrate Archives Month with a “Law & Order” Theme

Washingtonians will celebrate their rich documentary heritage at a range of events throughout the state during October’s Washington Archives Month with the theme, “Law & Order in the Archives: Crooks, Cops and Courts.” They’ve posted a very interesting website to Continue reading Washingtonians Celebrate Archives Month with a “Law & Order” Theme

Confederate Soldier Pvt. Hugh McLaughlin Found and Honored At Spokane’s Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery

The following excerpt is from an AP article posted in the October 7, 2012 edition of tdn.com: An honor guard made up of Confederate and Union Civil War re-enactors fires a salute during the dedication of the final resting place Continue reading Confederate Soldier Pvt. Hugh McLaughlin Found and Honored At Spokane’s Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery

Money Being Raised for an Electronic Directory at the North Platte Cemetery in Nebraska

The following excerpt is from the October 2, 2012 edition of the North Platte Bulletin. My friend, Ruby Coleman, is very involved in an important cemetery project in North Platte. A lot of the money for a new electronic directory Continue reading Money Being Raised for an Electronic Directory at the North Platte Cemetery in Nebraska

Niagara County to Move Endangered Public Records at Cost of $125,000

The following excerpt is from a short article published in the October 3, 2012 edition of The Republic: LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Millions of a western New York county’s birth and death records, adoption papers, investigative files and real estate records Continue reading Niagara County to Move Endangered Public Records at Cost of $125,000