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I finally got the chance to jump over to Ancestry.com’s site, and try out the new WWII Old Men’s draft registration cards that they posted. Boy, oh, boy – did I find relatives. Note that the old men’s draft registration Continue reading World War II Old Men’s Draft Cards Now Online
Steve Morse has posted a new 1790―1930 federal census browser that allows the user to go directly to any particular image on any roll of federal census microfilm posted on Ancestry.com’s website. Once there, the utility allows the user to Continue reading New Browser for the 1790―1930 Census Images
Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., (GPC) of Baltimore, Maryland, is America’s foremost publisher of genealogical books & CDs. The company recently revamped its website, which now features a free name search to over 2 million names, indexed from over 2,000 publications Continue reading GPC Announces New Book Search
The Southern California Genealogical Society has added a valuable database to its website, The database is a fully-searchable index of decedent names listed in obituaries and death notices published in the Los Angeles Times. The database currently covers the years Continue reading Los Angeles Times Obituary Index Now Online
I find that I use both Ancestry.com as well as HeritageQuest Online when doing census research. There a several reasons for this. First – the digitizing was done by two totally different companies. A little history might be in line Continue reading Ancestry.com vs HeritageQuest Online Digital Images
ProQuest Information and Learning announces ProQuest Obituaries (tentative title), offering access to obituaries and death notices from the full runs of major national newspapers dating back to 1851. ProQuest Obituaries enables users to easily find ancestors and historical figures, and Continue reading ProQuest Enters the Obituary Database Field
A ground-breaking international cultural agreement was celebrated today at Library and Archives Canada during a ceremony to mark the official signing in Canada of the Documentary Heritage Research Partnership between the National Archives of Ireland Library and Archives Canada. This Continue reading 1901 and 1911 Irish Census to be Digitized by Library and Archives Canada
Clark County, Washington, Genealogical Society volunteers are assembling photos and information for an online directory to all known cemeteries, large and small, within county borders. In addition to burial records (showing information such as dates of birth of death, family Continue reading Clark County, Washington Cemeteries Online
If you have Union Civil War ancestors, you’ve got to check out the new National Graves Registration Database posted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. I just took a quick look and found that my Union Continue reading The New Sons of Union Veterans National Graves Registration Database
The Barnsley Indexing Project enables internet users to search indexes held by Barnsley Register Office, select a birth, marriage or death record they are interested in and download an application form. The register office staff will send a certificate containing Continue reading Search Indexes of the Barnsley UK Register Office
I had a similar experience….kinda, sorta. Went to www.ScottishDocuments.com where a new and goodly bunch of names/indexes to early wills are posted….found what looked to be a likely one….easily ordered it via their instructions…once payment was received, they sent a Continue reading Scottish Documents Online