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DearMyrtle reported this morning that the Halstead Mortuary Records form 1923 to 1960 have been posted online by sfgenealogy.net. The mortuary records were posted by sfgenealogy, with Researchity holding the copyright. The 1961 through 1974 records are now being indexed, Continue reading Halstead Mortuary (San Francisco) Record Images Online
Sponsored by Emory University, the new Voyages – Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has data on over 35,000 slaving voyages. Three major databases care found at the site. They are: The Voyages Database Estimates of the Slave Trade African Names Database Continue reading Voyages – The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
As you folks know, we publish the Map Guide to German Parish Registers series of books. All the books currently in print (23 as of today) are available at the Family Roots Publishing website. With the exception of Volume 23 Continue reading German Town Names Now Found at Family Roots Publishing Website
The service registers of about 110,000 seamen who joined the Royal Marines between 1842 and 1936 are now available to search (free) and download (for a fee) at the British National Archives website. You may search under: Surname Given name Continue reading British Royal Marines Records Available Online
The following was written by FamilySearch Staff: Salt Lake City, Utah – November 24, 2008 – Thousands of publications that capture the diverse histories of Gulf Coast states will be accessible for free online. FamilySearch and the Houston Public Library Continue reading Gulf Coast State Histories Slated for Online Access – Houston Public Library Joins FamilySearch in Digitization Effort
Ontario, Canada – 19 November 2008 – FamilySearch International announced its plans to make the indexes to available Canadian censuses accessible online for free with the help of online volunteer indexers and an agreement with Ancestry.ca. The first censuses completed Continue reading Volunteers Discover Fun Facts Transcribing Historic Canadian Censuses – Completed Indexes Will Be Free Online
The following was written by FamilySearch staff: What do Art Linkletter, Sir William Samuel Stephenson, and Elvina Fay Wray have in common? They all have ties to one of the three provinces that make up the 1916 Canada Census, and Continue reading Famous Canadians in the 1916 Census
Ancestry.com has announced that it has added to its online service all readily available U.S. passenger lists from 1820 to 1960. Wow! This is a lot of data. I’m not surprised, as I spent days reviewing the immigration digital data Continue reading United States Ports Passenger Lists Now Available at Ancestry.com
I had the privilege and opportunity to try out the new GenealogyBank.com just as it launched in mid-October. In the process I searched many early newspapers, historic books, documents, and other resources. Along with numerous other items, I found a Continue reading GenealogyBank Launches with Thousands of New Resources
My former employer, ProQuest, just posted the latest version of PERSI. If you haven’t checked out PERSI lately, now would be a good time to do it. ANN ARBOR, Mich., September 29, 2006 — ProQuest Information and Learning and Allen Continue reading ProQuest Releases New PERSI
Over 13,000 geo-coded Scots deaths records have been posted at the new www.WorldVitalRecords.com website. This unique set of Scottish Death Records was extracted from parish records of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Specific parishes include Cockpen, Midlothian; Cranston; Crichton; Dalkeith; Continue reading World Vital Records Launches Scottish Death Records 1747-1868
On August 24, Ancestry.com posted 301 new items, including many books that I’m familiar with. In running through the list, I find that the books seem to all be those published by Genealogical Publishing Company. These books cover many topics Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds About 300 New Online Resources from GPC
At one time, the U.S. Federal Census included a mortality schedule enumerating the individuals who had died in the previous year. These documents exist for the years 1850 through 1880. Although many of the original documents reside in various archives, Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts Digitized Images of the 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules
Larry Naukam, Head of Local History and Genealogy, at the Rochester Public Library just announced the launch of their new web site, which contains a link to the local history department. A series of indexes, totaling over 130,000 names, in Continue reading Rochester, New York, Library Launches New Online Indexes
Ancestry.com has posted an every-name index to the 1910 U.S. Federal Census. The posting of this index completes Ancestry.com’s every-name index project for all Federal censuses currently available to the public – 1790 through 1930. Folks – this is really Continue reading 1910 Every-name Index Posted at Ancestry.com