Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Family Bible Digitizing Project

The following teaser is from the October 16, 2011 edition of the Southeast Missourian. The John Guild Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the Cape Girardeau County Archives are teaming up to help preserve local history by digitizing old Continue reading Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Family Bible Digitizing Project

DeKalb County, Illinois, Probate Books & Case Files 1843-1922 Being Digitized by FamilySearch

The following excerpt is from an article in the October 17, 2011 edition of the Daily Chronicle. SYCAMORE – Probate books and probate case files from 1843-1922 will soon be available to the community as digital images. The DeKalb County Continue reading DeKalb County, Illinois, Probate Books & Case Files 1843-1922 Being Digitized by FamilySearch

Digital Images Added at FamilySearch.org for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, & Spain as well as USA Records for AR, CA, FL, ID, IN, NC, OR, & UT

More than seven million records were added to FamilySearch.org this week, including five million digital civil registration images from the Philippines from 1945–1980. Have ancestors from Europe? New digital images of historic records from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Italy and Continue reading Digital Images Added at FamilySearch.org for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, & Spain as well as USA Records for AR, CA, FL, ID, IN, NC, OR, & UT

Jane Seymour & Nathan Gunn to Join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the Annual Christmas Concert December 15-18, 2011

The annual Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert looks to be a winner again this year. Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn will be headlining the annual Salt Lake City event, taking place December 15 to 18, 2011. You may sign up Continue reading Jane Seymour & Nathan Gunn to Join the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the Annual Christmas Concert December 15-18, 2011

New USA Vital Records Data Published at FamilySearch.org During the Last Month

Although we’ve been writing about many new records posting at FamilySearch.org, we haven’t done a full update to the U.S.A. Vital Records for about a month. There have been MANY database additions & updates. Thirty-nine major additions and updates have Continue reading New USA Vital Records Data Published at FamilySearch.org During the Last Month

Researching American Religious Records

Perhaps one of the most overlooked or undervalued areas of American ancestral research are church records. While many genealogist are familiar with church records and have used them extensively, especially in European research, many overlook the value of these records Continue reading Researching American Religious Records

Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Moving its Annual Meeting From July to April

The following teaser is from an excellent article about the Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society published in the September 28, 2011 edition of emissourian.com. The Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society (MVGHS) [Pacific, Missouri] voted Sept. 21 to switch Continue reading Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Moving its Annual Meeting From July to April

More Civil War and Other Great Records Added at FamilySearch

There have been a number of recent updates at FamilySearch in the past few weeks. Here is the break down of those updates: Civil War Records Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 – 28 Sep 2011; 956,501 indexed Continue reading More Civil War and Other Great Records Added at FamilySearch

New Databases Posted at FamilySearch for Australia, Estonia, Mexico & U.S. with Additions for UT, CA, IL, ID, ME, MN, MS, OH, & WI

The following press release was received from FamilySearch: 28 September 2011: New records collections from Australia, Estonia, Mexico and the United States can now be searched for free at FamilySearch.org. In addition, new records were added to Austria, Canada, Chile, Continue reading New Databases Posted at FamilySearch for Australia, Estonia, Mexico & U.S. with Additions for UT, CA, IL, ID, ME, MN, MS, OH, & WI