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In recent blogs I have review the Indians Source Book, covering four volumes and an independent index to the first three volumes. These four volumes represent the work of Willard Heiss. He took upon himself the task of copying and Continue reading Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1982-1984, Volume 5 with Index
“Missouri was the land of the Osage and their rival tribes. The jumping-off place for Lewis and Clark’s expedition of discovery. The early home to French trappers, mountain men, and Spanish garrisons and churches. In the wake of the American Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Missouri
In the introduction of the third volume, the editor, Willard Heiss, gives the impression that the third volume would be the last. But, he didn’t stop. There is a fourth volume, Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material Continue reading Indiana Source Book Vol. 4 with Index; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1979-1981
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
The following news release was received from Ancestry: Records detail marriages from London’s Fleet Prison – the ‘Las Vegas’ marriage capital of its day Digitised collection reveals the last of England and Wales’ unregulated wedding ceremonies Money, prenuptial pregnancy and Continue reading 17th-Century Records on Ancestry.co.uk Show Nearly 900,000 ‘Quickie’ Weddings & Baptisms
The following was received from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 4.4 million index records and images from Brazil, Czech Republic, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 3,651,739 images from the new Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than 4.4 Million Index Records & Images from Brazil, Czech Republic & the USA
A new Hawaiian state law which allows proof of ancestry to come from a number of sources should make it easier to expand the roll of Native Hawaiians. The new law went into effect on July 1, and aims to Continue reading Proving Native Hawaiian Descent Simplified
“Missouri was the land of the Osage and their rival tribes. The jumping-off place for Lewis and Clark’s expedition of discovery. The early home to French trappers, mountain men, and Spanish garrisons and churches. In the wake of the American Continue reading NGS Research in the States Series: Missouri
The Yellow Medicine County Museum is now reporting that they have finished extracting the birth records for Yellow Medicine County from 1870 to 1910. 12,296 birth records were put into an Excel spread sheet. Genealogists can access these records via Continue reading Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 1870-1910 Birth Records Now Available Online
My mother was born in Canon City, Colorado in 1911. The Feller family had moved to the area from Missouri in the 1880s and were well settled in by my mother’s birth. Mother was the daughter of Hazel Feller and Continue reading A Review of the FamilySearch Colorado Statewide Marriage Index 1900-1939
The following U.S.A. & Canadian vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog updates all five of the Online Database groups (see below) through 24 June 2013 [updated from 6 May 2013]. We’ve also updated Continue reading FamilySearch U.S. and Canadian Vital Records Database Updates as of 24 June 2013
The following is from the FindMyPast website: Irish Family History: Ashes to Archives On June 30 1922, during the Irish Civil War, the Public Records Office of Ireland, located at the historic Four Courts in Dublin, was severely damaged by Continue reading Free Access to Irish Birth, Marriage & Death Records June 27-30, 2013 at FindMyPast.com
Queensland, Australia’s Births, Deaths & Marriages registry is now going online, allowing genealogists to download and view files dating back to the late 1800s. Index searches are FREE. It is planned that by the middle of 2015, all six million Continue reading Queensland’s Births, Deaths & Marriages Registry Goes Online
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 2.7 million images from BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 544,966 index records and images from the new Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than Half a Million Index Records and Images to New Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations Collection
The following U.S.A. & Canadian vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog updates all five of the Online Database groups (see below) through 6 May 2013 [updated from 11 April 2013]. We’ve also updated all Continue reading FamilySearch U.S. and Canadian Vital Records Database Updates as of 6 May 2013