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Bowling Green State University has links to digitized Canadian newspapers that are freely available on the Internet. The site is broken down into eleven tabs covering the twelve Canadian provinces. They are: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Continue reading Online Historic Digitized Canadian Newspapers
Plat Plotter converts deed ‘metes-and-bounds’ into a Plat of Survey for your use with digital maps, as well as GPS devices. According to the website, “Plat Plotter is a free, cloud-based application that uses real estate deed metes-and-bounds to plot Continue reading Check Out Plat Plotter
The following excerpt is from an article posted on Jan 1, 2014 at ebookfriendly.com Every year new publications enter public domain. That means their intellectual property rights have expired or are not applicable any longer. The content of these works Continue reading 25 Sources of Free Public Domain eBooks
The following teaser is from an article posted on 28 December 2013 at rootdig.blogspot.com Items in the FamilyHistory card catalog now appear in OCLC–which is accessible through http://www.worldcat.org. This is only the catalog of materials in the FamilySearch collection–their microfilm, Continue reading FamilyHistory Catalog a Part of OCLC
The following excerpt is from an article by Adnan Farooqui on 01/02/2014 on ubergizmo.com There has been a lot of speculation about Google Glass and when the company is finally going to open it up to the public. The first Continue reading Google Glass Price Expected To Be $600
The following is from the National Genealogical Society: Speakers as well as organizations interested in sponsoring lectures or tracks are invited to submit lecture proposals between 1 January 2014 and 1 April 2014 for the NGS 2015 Family History Conference, Continue reading Call For Papers for the 2015 NGS Family History Conference in St. Charles, Missouri
According to a must-read blog at The Legal Genealogist website, the much-heralded budget bill that was signed into law on December 26th included the partial-closure of the Social Security Death Index along with the exemption of SSDI information from the Continue reading Access to Social Security Death Index Information Has Been Limited by Congress
Sharing Genealogy Electronically is a webinar were you will learn about various methods of sharing your genealogy — printed books, print-on-demand publishing, websites, shareable CDs, and more. In this Legacy Family Tree presentation you will learn how to better use Continue reading Sharing Genealogy Electronically — Webinar
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 4.1 million indexed records and images to collections from Belgium, Canada, Portugal, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 799,816 images from the new U.S., Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 4.1 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Belgium, Canada, Portugal, & the USA
The following excerpt is from an article which was published in the December 10, 2013 edition of Newsday.com: On July 28, 1929, a healthy baby girl was born in Southampton Hospital. The girl, Jacqueline Bouvier, grew up to marry John Continue reading Jackie Kennedy Hospital Birth Records Donated to the Kennedy Presidential Library
I just happened across an article posted by the Detroit Free Press that details the Birth & Death Notices and Obits that they publish. The article also goes into detail about where one might find additional obits and such for Continue reading Looking for a Detroit Area Obit?
The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide, and is excerpted from his new book, Florida Name Lists, 1759 – 2009. For genealogical research in Florida, the following timeline of events should help any genealogist understand the area Continue reading An Historical Timeline for Florida, 1513 – 1971
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The following is excerpted from an article by Robert Higgs, posted in the December 19, 2013 edition of Cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a stroke of the pen Thursday, the state moved to open the birth records of hundreds of Continue reading Kasich Signs Law That Will Allow Adult Ohio Adoptees Their Birth Records
The following teaser is from an excellent article written by Judy Harrison for the December 26, 2013 edition of the Bangor Daily News. When Dana Hanley was elected probate judge in Oxford County 17 years ago, the registrar and clerks Continue reading Maine Probate Court Documents Going Online