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Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of Continue reading Millions of Historic Southern Records Now on the Web
NewspaperARCHIVE.com has just added a FREE membership program that allows users to access up to three newspaper pages per day without spending any money at all! If you were to search every day, that’s about 90 pages per month! Of Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE adds a FREE Membership program
Two million new records were added to the FamilySearch Records Search pilot. The completed statewide deaths index for Alabama was published—over 1.8 million names. This collection covers deaths from 1908 to 1974. Digital collections were added for Jamaica (Trelawny Parish Continue reading Two Million Records added at FamilySearch Records Search Pilot
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. While compiling this list, I noticed that the time period of about 1925 through 1929 is prevalent in these posts. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again Continue reading New at NewspaperARCHIVE This Week
Footnote.com has added over a million new images the last month. As my readers know, Footnote is extremely user interactive, and even allow us to add notes to the 1930 census. Pretty cool site. Following are links to just a Continue reading Footnote.com Adds Over a Million Images This Month
The City of Rome, Georgia, has posted a website that now facilitates the search of several of their cemeteries. The Rome Cemetery Department maintains a total of 86.3 acres in four cemeteries. There is now web-based search solution for ancestors Continue reading Rome, Georgia Cemetery Searches Now Available Online
In the last three days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many new newspapers. Eighteen states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I am pleased to again announce that the folks Continue reading New Papers Posted are NewspaperARCHIVE
The Dutchess County Clerk, Brad Kendall, at Poukeepsie, New York, has secured a grant from Ancestry.com to scan and digitize the 1932-1989 naturalization records kept at the county. About 20,000 people are covered by the records that include original petitions Continue reading Dutchess County, New York to Digitize Naturalization Records 1932-1989
For those of us that love new digitized online resources, today is a day to celebrate! Yearbooks for Penn State have now been digitized and made available free of charge at the PennState Universities Library website. The site is called: Continue reading Penn State Yearbooks Now Digitized and Available Online
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the World War I time period – up to about 1919. Eighteen states and one Canadian province are represented this time Continue reading See the Latest New Data at NewspaperARCHIVE
The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff: Incredible Effort Speeds Up Access to Online Genealogical Information SALT LAKE CITY — FamilySearch volunteers reached a monumental milestone this week, transcribing their 250 millionth historical record. The incredible online initiative Continue reading Volunteers Transcribe 250 Million Historical Records for FamilySearch
The winners of the “2009 Best Archives on the Web Awards” have been announced. Seeking Michigan won the Best Archives (U.S.A) category. Good Pick! It looks like these are picks sanctioned by the Society of American Archivists. I noted that Continue reading The 2009 Best Archives On the Web Awards Announced
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers, as well as numerous papers from the 1870s and 1880s. Twenty-one states are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to Continue reading New Newspapers Posted Over the Weekend at NewspaperARCHIVE
The following digitized newspapers are either available or planned at GenealogyBank.com According to Tom’s entry today at the GenealogyBank Blog, “in the months ahead GenealogyBank will be expanding it’s coverage of 9 newspapers from 9 states.” The dates of this Continue reading Expanded Coverage Announced for 9 Different Digitized Historic Newspapers in Nine States at GenealogyBank.
In the last four days, NewspaperARCHIVE posted many turn of the century newspapers. Seventeen states and one Canadian province are represented this time around. Iowa is again the clear winner when it comes to numbers of papers represented. I note Continue reading More New Content at NewspaperARCHIVE