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I took a few minutes today to look up the Veteran’s Administration Pension Payment Cards for my great-grandmother, Abigail Titus Canfield Hinchey Goff, found at FamilySearch.org. Abigail was awarded a pension twice, once when my great-grandfather, Henry Canfield, died in Continue reading Using the US Veteran’s Administration Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933 Found at FamilySearch.org
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: The inaugural RootsTech Conference in 2011 was a huge success. Over 3000 attendees filled the presentation venues to learn about technologies and applications that could impact the many emerging facets of Continue reading Call for Presentations RootsTech 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Thousands of new records have just been added to the name index and images (index cards) of Vermont town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954. This collection has been complete for years 1871-1908 for several months. However, just Continue reading Over 517,000 Early Vermont Vital Records Just Posted at FamilySearch.org!
Complete 1930 Mexico Census Now Available FREE Online! 25 Million New Records and Images for 19 U.S. States and 16 Countries The FamilySearch volunteers did it! With the completion of the state of Veracruz, they indexed the entire 1930 Mexico Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 25 M New Records and Images for 19 States & 16 Countries!
The following announcement was made by FamilySearch during the National Genealogical Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina: SALT LAKE CITY: As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, people who had ancestors involved in the conflict Continue reading Millions of Historic American Civil War Records Go Online at FamilySearch.org
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. New Historic Brazil and Honduras Records Online Six Additional Country Collections Also Updated More digital images poured out of the FamilySearch pipeline this week—over 2 million, in fact. Historic Continue reading New Historic Brazil & Honduras Records Online at FamilySearch.org
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 21, 2011 edition of The Daily Home. TALLADEGA COUNTY — Volunteers who worked with the Talladega County Historical Association to complete a 10-year historical restoration project were recognized Thursday morning Continue reading Volunteers Recognized for Work at Talladega (Alabama) County Courthouse
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Collections—600 to Be Exact! Latest Additions Reach New Milestone in Free Online Historic Record Collections The latest additions to FamilySearch’s online collection of free historic record collections pushes it to 600! Continue reading 600 Free Databases Now Posted at FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch.org continues to post additional FREE USA State Census records at the website. The following listing is a current listing, with links. DIGITIZED & INDEXED USA STATE CENSUS IMAGES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Colorado State Census 1885 – Images of population schedules Continue reading USA State Census Records Found at FamilySearch.org
Growing Course Catalog Makes It Easier to Expand Family History Skills SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Ever found yourself researching your family tree and discovering a new branch that extended to another country—and you are not familiar with that country’s records or Continue reading 140 Free Online Genealogy Research Courses
The following Illinois marriage records were posted today! Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934 – Name indexes and images of county marriages from the state of Illinois. Currently this collection is 9% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed. Continue reading Illinois Marriage Records 1810-1934 Posted at FamilySearch.org
CANADIAN VITAL RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last updated: 5 November 2015 The following Canadian Vital Records Databases are now posted at FamilySearch.org. I update this listing as new material is posted. Note that many of the “number of records” are marked Continue reading Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
The following United States vital records databases have been posted or updated at FamilySearch.org in the last week. California County Marriages, 1850-1952 – Name index of marriage records including a number of different type of documents such as licenses, certificates, Continue reading New USA Vital Records Posted at FamilySearch.org
The following information was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: The latest free collection updates might just have what you’re seeking! What a grab bag of records added this week! Let’s see—for its online patrons’ free viewing pleasure, internationally, FamilySearch Continue reading Costa Rica, England, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, or Arkansas, Maine, Oklahoma, & Texas Posted to FamilySearch.org
The following News Release is from the April 10, 2011 edition of prweb.com: Tessella, the international provider of science-powered technology and consulting services, is pleased to announce that FamilySearch International has selected Tessella’s Safety Deposit Box (SDB) to maintain the Continue reading FamilySearch International To Use Tessella’s Safety Deposit Box