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Although we’ve been writing about many new records posting at FamilySearch.org, we haven’t done a full update to the U.S.A. Vital Records for about a month. There have been MANY database additions & updates. Thirty-nine major additions and updates have Continue reading New USA Vital Records Data Published at FamilySearch.org During the Last Month
There have been a number of recent updates at FamilySearch in the past few weeks. Here is the break down of those updates: Civil War Records Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 – 28 Sep 2011; 956,501 indexed Continue reading More Civil War and Other Great Records Added at FamilySearch
The following press release was received from FamilySearch: 28 September 2011: New records collections from Australia, Estonia, Mexico and the United States can now be searched for free at FamilySearch.org. In addition, new records were added to Austria, Canada, Chile, Continue reading New Databases Posted at FamilySearch for Australia, Estonia, Mexico & U.S. with Additions for UT, CA, IL, ID, ME, MN, MS, OH, & WI
The following news release was written by FamilySearch.org staff: 21 September 2011: Among the 16 million records added to FamilySearch.org this week, over six million are from the United States, including new collections from California, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New York, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 16M New Records, including those for Brazil, Canada, Cote d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ecuador, and the U.S.A.
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
In our discussions on research topics, we so often spend a great deal of time focusing on our ancestors who have come to the United States from the East or the West. But what about those who came from the Continue reading A Look at Some Central & South American Records at FamilySearch
If FamilySearch only provided images, without indexes, how would that affect your research? Every birth record, death certificate, tax list, or any other document would have to be hunted down, one by one, through millions of images. Forget finding a Continue reading Volunteers Make it Possible — You Can Too!
In a recent article, Millions of Civil War Service Records Added to FamilySearch, we listed the new Civil War records available at FamilySearch. Now they have added even more records. Millions more. Here is the complete list of Confederate and Continue reading Millions More Civil War Records at Family Search
Family Search has added/updated some of their browsable image files. California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953: Passenger lists of those arriving in San Francisco, California, 1893-1953. 356,671 images as of 12 September 2011. Passenger lists prior to 1906 generally include the Continue reading Family Search Updates for 12–13 September, 2011
Made available through an affiliation with Footnote.com, FamilySearch.org recently added millions of Confederate and Union Service Records for soldiers of the American Civil War. The newly added database contains millions of indexed, thus searchable, images. The records include the jacketed Continue reading Millions of Civil War Service Records Added to FamilySearch
While most of the country took the day off, FamilySearch.org posted and/or updated four U.S. databases. The Labor Day additions include: Illinois State Census, 1865 — Name index and images of the Illinois state census taken on 3 July 1865. Continue reading FamilySearch.org has a Busy Labor Day
I have said it before, I just love focused databases. State and local records for births, marriages, taxes, land records, or anything else that brings results to the genealogist. Smaller databases dedicated to a single resource can provide exquisite results. Continue reading Wow! FamilySearch.org Adds Over 3.8 Million Massachusetts Birth Records
The following USA vital records databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since I last posted about the FamilySearch vital records on August 4. Really exciting additions are the Kentucky Probate Records 1792-1977, of nearly 700,000 images, and the Continue reading New USA Vital Records Data Added at FamilySearch.org – Including Kentucky Probate Images & Pittsburgh Deaths
The following news release was written by familySearch staff: FamilySearch Adds 6 Million Records – Austria, Mexico, Peru, U.S.A. – Each Add Over a Million Records 30 August 2011: FamilySearch.org added over six million records this week to its free Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 6 Million+ Records for Austria, Brazil, Guatemala, Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Spain & the U.S.A.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH⎯Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with Scandinavian research will be interested in free Danish and Swedish classes held at the Family History Library in September. A free Danish seminar will be held on Saturday, Continue reading The Family History Library in SLC Hosts Scandinavian Research Classes in September