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The following Illinois marriage records were posted today! Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934 – Name indexes and images of county marriages from the state of Illinois. Currently this collection is 9% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed. Continue reading Illinois Marriage Records 1810-1934 Posted at FamilySearch.org
While searching for Meitzler information at the WorldVitalRecords website today, I ran across a newspaper item about a bank cashier by the name of George W. Meitzler who went home and shot himself while the bank examiner was auditing accounts Continue reading George W. Meitzler Commits Suicide by Shooting Himself
A new company called USFamilyTree.com has just released some great new tools that work on top of new FamilySearch called Advanced Tree Inspector. These tools allow people to do things you can’t do natively on nFS, such as see your Continue reading New Tools for New FamilySearch
CANADIAN VITAL RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last updated: 5 November 2015 The following Canadian Vital Records Databases are now posted at FamilySearch.org. I update this listing as new material is posted. Note that many of the “number of records” are marked Continue reading Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
The following United States vital records databases have been posted or updated at FamilySearch.org in the last week. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 – Name index of marriage records including a number of different type of documents such as licenses, certificates, Continue reading New USA Vital Records Posted at FamilySearch.org
Imagine working and living in the same cabin with your great-great-great-great grandparents. With “Family Village,” a new Facebook game launching next week, that’s exactly what amateur genealogists will be able to do. The new computer game, produced by Draper developer Continue reading “Family Village” to Officially Launch on Facebook Next Tuesday
The following news release is from the April 12, 2011 edition of Marketwire.com: iArchives Announces Collaboration With the Federation of Genealogical Societies to Digitize 7.2 Million Pages of Pension Applications From the War of 1812 Footnote.com Will Be the First Continue reading Footnote.com Will Be the First Online Home of the Digital Pension Applications
I’ve been following the progress of for over a year now – and I must say that I’m impressed with what they are doing. The REALLY BIG DEAL about the new records they have posted is that they now have Continue reading Archives.com Adds Over 3.5 Million New U.S. Records and Images
The following was received from The Original Record: 1648 – Well-Affected Men of Kent After the capture of king Charles I by the forces of Parliament, this petition signed by over 1100 of ‘the well affected in the county of Continue reading New This Week at The Original Record
The following excerpt is from an article in the March 10, 2011 edition of the Deseret News: WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Ancestry.com published newly digitized Civil War records online for the first time Wednesday, allowing users to trace Continue reading The National Archives & Ancestry.com Post Civil War Records
With the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War officially starting on April 12, Ancestry.com has posted new Civil War databases and given everyone FREE access to their Civil War Collection through April 14. The New Databases are as follows: New Continue reading New Civil War Databases at Ancestry.com With FREE Access through April 14
The following databases have been posted at The Original Record thus far in 2011: 1257 – Somerset Forest Pleas: Pleas of Somerton Warren Forest pleas for the county of Somerset heard on the morrow of the feast of St Katherine Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record in 2011
My friend, Kip Sperry, has produced an absolutely exceptional “links” website. It’s simple, direct, and includes the sites that Kip feels are the most important. For those unfamiliar with Kip, he teaches at BYU, and worked for years in management Continue reading Kip Sperry’s Family History Internet Sites
The following teaser is from an article posted at searchenginewatch.com: Google’s Street View mapping service infringes privacy, a Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled. Google must blur all faces, license plates, and ensure the complete anonymity of people near sensitive Continue reading Swiss Court Orders Google to Manually Blur Street View Images
The following news release was received from BrightSolid: A fascinating snapshot of pre-war Scotland and a major new family history resource. A snapshot of history from the Scotland of a century ago is revealed today with the release of the Continue reading 1911 Census Records for Scotland Go Online for the First Time