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Databases added at FindMyPast this last week: WWI Draft Registration Cards Over 5.1 million new records have been added to our collection of United States WWI draft registration cards. This final update completes this fascinating collection, which now totals more Continue reading New Records at FindMyPast This Last Week
The following databases were published or updated at FamilySearch between May 1 and June 1 2017: Title – Number of Indexed Records – Last Updated Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983 – 601,470 – 30 May 2017 Canada, New Continue reading Databases Posted at FamilySearch May 1 through June 1, 2017
Do you have relatives or ancestors who were involved in the American Foreign Service? If so, you need to check out this new website. Search it for any name by clicking on the tiny “magnifier” in the upper right-hand corner. Continue reading 99 Years of the Foreign Service Journal Now Available Online – 1919-2017
The following is from Nick Thorne at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist has expanded its Newspaper and Magazine collection with the release of The Sphere that cover August 1914 to June 1919. Using the Historical newspapers and magazines resource on TheGenealogist enables researchers Continue reading TheGenealogist Launches the First World War Issues of The Sphere Newspaper
The following teaser is from a blog, written by Leslie Albrecht Huber, and posted May 12, 2017 at the FamilySearch blog website. In recent years, FamilySearch has added a variety of tools that can both enrich your tree and make Continue reading New! Family Tree Lite – From FamilySearch
The following teaser is from a posting by Rebecca Onion at Slate.com: The American Philosophical Society‘s library holds four fascinating admissions books offering details on prisoners held at Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary in the 1830s and 1840s. Three of those Continue reading Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary Admissions Books (1830 and 1840s) Digitized, Transcribed & Posted
The State Library of South Australia have posted portraits of over 1000 “Old Colonists,” which were previously only seen at the State Library itself. Included are indexes and online catalog records. The portraits are of folks who arrived prior to Continue reading 1000+ Old Colonists of Australia Portraits Now Available Online
Findmypast continues to release millions of marriage records every quarter and aims to complete the entire digitization project by the end of 2017. The following is their latest news release: 5th May 2017: Leading family history website, Findmypast, has announced Continue reading FindMyPast Adds 6.7 Million Exclusive Records to Their USA Marriage Collection
The following excerpt is from Romania-Insider.com: Over 55,000 medieval documents from Romania have been digitized and compiled… The database, which can be consulted at arhivamedievala.ro, is the result of a project implemented by the University of Bucharest, in a partnership Continue reading 55,000+ Romanian Medieval Documents Digitized
Linkpendium is one of my favorite sites. Linkpendium is a 10,000,000+ resource directory to everything on the Web about families worldwide and genealogically-relevant information about U.S. states and counties. They cover both free and subscription sites, with a strong emphasis Continue reading Linkpendium is now Mobile-Freindly
Oh, Wow! FamilySearch is doing another week-long series of FREE classes – all dealing with Western European research. It looks like classes are being offered dealing with research in Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Check out the class Continue reading FREE 5-Day Western European Family History Conference – Both Online and On-Site in Salt Lake City
The following is from FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah (March 25, 2017), Hundreds of thousands of free indexed records from all over Italy are featured in these newly published online collections. Additionally, find newly searchable records from Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of March 20, 2017
To coincide with St Patrick’s Day 2017, Findmypast is making their entire collection of more than 116 million Irish records free for a limited time! Through 17 March 2017, you can access the largest collection of Irish records online for Continue reading FindMyPast Offers FREE Access to Their Entire Irish Collection Thru March 17
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The following is from FamilySearch: Another 15 million indexed historic records have been added to FamilySearch’s vast collections. Included are a wide variety of records from 13 countries (including Argentina, Australia, Denmark, England, and the Netherlands) containing passenger lists, obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Feb 13 2017