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LAKE HELEN [Florida] – With more than 120 years under its belt, Lake Helen has a rich history. Aside from the 71 historic buildings that comprise the city’s historic district, though, much of its past has been tucked away in Continue reading The Lake Helen Historical Society Museum Opens
The following news release was written by SCGS staff: The Southern California Genealogical Society is proud to announce the publication of four new volumes in its Immigration and Naturalization Series. The following publications are now available for purchase in softbound Continue reading Los Angeles, Declarations of Intent – Oct. 4, 1906-Feb 3, 1916
You never know what you might find when you clean out the closet. It seems that the Rev. Mary Moore at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio was doing just that when she came across an old metal box Continue reading Old Records Discovered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio
MUNCIE [Indiana] – When the Local History and Genealogy Center closes this summer, Muncie Public Library hopes to rent the downtown building, the newest of all the Muncie library facilities. The center – at 210 S. Jefferson St., just behind Continue reading Muncie, Indiana, Hopes to Rent the Local History and Genealogy Center After Closing
You never know what you might find when digging through that old stuff in the basement. It seems that Lee Traver found the meeting records for the Town of Greenbush, Rensselaer, County, New York, dating from 1796 to 1802. This Continue reading Records of Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY 1796-1802 Located
Greene County, New York, is in the process of doing a search for an historian to take the place of the late Raymond Beecher. Following is a taser from an article by Melanie Lekocevic in the March 26, 2009 edition Continue reading Looking for a Greene County, New York, Historian
The Maricopa County (Phoenix is the big place down there) Department of Public Health announced today that its vital registration office will raise fees for copies of certificates beginning April 1. Birth & death certificates will increase from $10 to Continue reading Maricopa County, Arizona Vital Records Go Up in Cost
The hard work of doing genealogy just got a little easier. A new genealogy room at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd [Virginia] has been opened. The hard work of doing genealogy just got a little easier. A new Continue reading The Genealogy Room in the Jessie-Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd Virginia is Open
The Wells County Public Library in Bluffton, Indiana has two online resources that genealogists need to be aware of. First, they have an online Bluffton Obituary Index that runs from 1866 through the year 2000. Secondly, the Cemetery Index for Continue reading Wells County, Indiana Online Obituary & Cemetery Indexes
It’s been a while since I last used the “Index to Vital Records,” on the Massachusetts Archives website. The last time I did, it only had death indexes on it. Now I see that I can search Births, Marriages, and Continue reading Using the Index to Massachusetts Vital Records – 1841 to 1910
The following News Release was written by American Chemical Society staff: SALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2009 – In the 1630s, the Fry family came to the New World with more than just dreams of prosperity and freedom — they Continue reading Genetic Data From the 1630s Saves Lives
The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum will reach a milestone in April when it celebrates 10 years under the current management and 30 years as a repository of Denton County history. “The last 10 years have been an exciting time for the Courthouse Continue reading The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum in Denton, Texas, Celebrates 30 Years
The following excerpt is from an extensive article written by Ginger McGuire, and published in the Chico News & Review. For the last 15 years, Butte County Clerk-Recorder Candace Grubbs has tried to get the county to establish a hall Continue reading A Warehouse of Butte County, California, Records
The Genealogical Forum of Oregon has some good indexes for those of us with Oregon roots. Each index is preceeded by an explanatory paragraph or two about the resource. If a copy service for the original document is available, fees Continue reading Fourteen Important Oregon Indexes Found at the GFO Website
Thousands of Post Offices have come and gone. Many of these offices operated where our ancestors are recorded as having lived. Today we might look at a map and find that no such place exists. A quick way to ascertain Continue reading A Listing of Over 200,000 United States Post Offices Found Online