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Here are recent USA death and probate related records databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE Continue reading FamilySearch.org USA Death and Probate Record Databases Update
The following excerpt is from an obituary written by genealogist Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams. We should all think about getting our own obit written. I’m impressed. On August 27, 2012, I, Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams, left this world for what I hope Continue reading Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams Obituary – We Should All Write ‘Em Like this
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society. For those of use who knew John, this has come as quite a shock. He was a terrific guy – and I will miss him, as will many others. John T. Continue reading John T Humphrey R.I.P.
The following excerpt is from an article by Kathy Ingalls in the November 22, 2011 edition of the Albany Democrat-Herald. Richard Milligan, 91, of Albany [Oregon] was the driver who died Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Waverly Drive. Continue reading Albany, Oregon Genealogist, Richard Milligan, Dies in Car Crash
June A. Smith of Bremerton, Washington passed away Oct. 15, 2011. the following is excerpted from her obituary, found in the October 17, 2011 edition of the Kitsap Sun. June A. (Fuller) Smith, of Bremerton, passed away in California at Continue reading June A. Smith 1925-2011 – RIP
Ruth Mary Conrad Maples was born in Taloga, Dewey County, OK on 10 July 1917 and died on 26 September 2011 at the age of 94 in Amarillo, TX. … She was a member of Panhandle Archeological Society, Esther McCrory Continue reading Ruth Mary Conrad Maples 1917-2011 – RIP
Ruth Blount Fentress, 86, who spent decades tracing the history of her own and other North Carolina families, died Sept. 8 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis after a heart attack. Her death was confirmed by her niece, Continue reading Ruth Blount Fentress – RIP
Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate 1834–1850 and Lands of the German Empire and Before have nothing in common; except, each is pure in its own simplicity. Each book was compiled to fill a very specific research need. Continue reading Two Books Reviewed: Both Simple and Direct but Completely Different
My friend, Jimmy Parker, passed away a few days ago. My schedule was such that I didn’t know of his death until yesterday. I first became personally acquainted with Jimmy while he was manager of the Family History Library in Continue reading Jimmy Parker 1939-2011 – RIP
The following letter from Cynthia S. Grostick, President of the Michigan Genealogical Council: August 25, 2011 To All Michigan Genealogists, It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing this morning of a beloved friend to genealogists Continue reading Barbara Brown, President of the Abrams Foundation – R.I.P.
Mexico Collections Account for 6 Million of 8 Million New Images New Records From Belgium, England, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia 23 August 2011 – Along with six million images added to Mexico collections at FamilySearch.org this week, additions were made to Continue reading Records Posted from Belgium, England, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia, USA, & Mexico at FamilySearch.org
While reading my Deseret News newspaper this evening, I was saddened to read that my friend and colleague of many years, Horst Reschke, has passed away. Horst was an expert in Germanic genealogy research and wrote a column for Heritage Continue reading Germanic Genealogist Horst Reschke – 1930-2011 – RIP – We Will Miss You
The following obit for Carrie Adamson is excerpted from an article in the July 7, 2011 edition of The Augusta Chronicle. Carrie Adamson, the founder and lifetime honorary president of the Augusta Genealogical Society, died Wednesday of natural causes. Adamson Continue reading Carrie Adamson R.I.P.
The following teaser about the death of Otto von Habsburg is from an article in the July 4, 2011 edition of UTV News. Otto von Habsburg, who has died aged 98, bore the oldest and most eminent dynastic name in Continue reading Otto von Habsburg, Pretender to the Defunct Thrones of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, Dead at 98
My Deseret News had an AP item on page two this morning that caught my eye. The headline was “Paper Corrects 112-Year-Old Obit.” Sure enough, when Daniel Schwank wrote the paper pointing out that the 112-year-old obit for his great-uncle Continue reading New York Times Obituary Corrected 112 Years Later