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The following excerpt is from the July 2, 2012 edition of 630wpro.com: Rhode Island is making adoption records available for the first time to adults 25 years or older. A state law adopted in September, 2011 has just taken effect, Continue reading Rhode Island Makes Adoption Records Available
The following teaser is from acn.liveauctioneers.com: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – The Maryland State Archives collection is among the largest in the country with nearly 400 years of history, including Colonial-era paintings, keepsakes of the state’s governors, and thousands of land, Continue reading The Maryland State Archives is Out of Space
The following excerpt is from the July 1, 2012 edition of the Chesterfield Patch: The Center for Family History, a project of the St. Louis County Library Foundation, is midway toward its fundraising goal of $18 million to begin building Continue reading Planned Center for Family History Midway to its Fundraising Goal of $18 M for New Building in Chesterfield, MO
Early East Texas: A History From Indian Settlements to Statehood is a history book for an area where few place their focus when studying the growth and expansion of the United States. This history of eastern Texas looks at four Continue reading Early East Texas: A History From Indian Settlements to Statehood
The following teaser is from an article by Luke Barley posted at theatlanticcities.com. I’m sorry, but it doesn’t get much more disgusting than this… The Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia seems like any other. It doesn’t have the grace of Continue reading How Thousands of Headstones Ended Up Under the Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the June 23, 2012 edition of TheHour.com: NORWALK [CT] — While some New England families can trace their ancestry back to the passengers on the Mayflower, most others’ roots are less Continue reading Norwalk, Connecticut Marriage and Death Records 1848-1861 Indexed
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog covers 76 new and updated entries. We’ve also updated four of our five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth Continue reading 76 New & Updated USA Vital Records, State & School Census, and Tax Record Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org
Do you have relative’s that attended Elon University? If so, you might want to check out the newly digitized newspapers. The following excerpt is from an article written by Natalie Allison ’13, for the Elon University website. Elon student newspapers Continue reading North Carolina’s Elon University Newspapers 1920-1970 Digitized, Searchable and Online
The following excerpt is from an article in the June 23, 2012 edition of the Clinton Herald. FULTON, Ill. — Residents of Whiteside County will get the opportunity to be a part of the area’s history with a special family Continue reading Whiteside County (Illinois) Genealogists to Publish Area History
The following excerpt is from an article by Jennifer Davidson, posted in the June 21, 2012 edition of the ksmu.org website. It was known as “The Great War” because of its massive scale. Now, nearly 100 years later, a massive Continue reading Missouri WWI HIstorical Documents & Pictures to Be Digitized for the “Over There: Missouri and the Great War” Project
The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide: Note: Any old wagon roads identified here in bold type are shown graphically on the map below. If you had ancestors who went from the Chesapeake to the interior of Continue reading Get On Board the Great Valley Road
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch published new, free records online for Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census
The following excerpt is from the June 18, 2012 edition of the newsok.com website. “Ancestry Day Oklahoma,” sponsored by Oklahoma Genealogical Society, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Library and Ancestry.com, will be Aug. 3-4. Events for Aug. 3 will be from Continue reading Ancestry Day Oklahoma – August 3 and 4, 2012
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: More than 120 projects are currently available from countries outside the U.S., representing 16 languages. Since the first of the year, new projects have been launched from Bolivia, Paraguay, Switzerland, and the Continue reading Growing Need for International FamilySearch Indexers
The following news release was received from Maryanne Taylor: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ⎯ Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with research in Denmark will be interested in classes held at the Family History Library in July. A Continue reading The Family History Library Hosts Free Research Series on Danish Research