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The following was just released from Ancestry.com: ANCESTRY.COM LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE NEWSPAPERS.COM Online Newspaper Web Site Offers a High-Quality Collection of Digitized and Completely Searchable U.S. Newspapers Dating Back Centuries (PROVO, Utah) – November 29, 2012 – Ancestry.com Inc. Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New Website Newspapers.com
Here are the most recent USA Census & Tax Records AND Canadian Vital Records related databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: USA State, Territorial & School Censuses and Tax Records Continue reading Updates to USA Census & Tax Records AND Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
Earlier this year I reviewed Mastering Online Genealogy, a new book by W. Daniel Quillen. This book was the first in what Quillen was planning on as his “Essentials of Genealogy” series of genealogical primers. Well, it is officially now Continue reading Mastering Immigration & Naturalization Records
The following News Release was received from FamilySearch on November 29, 2012: FamilySearch added more than 18.1 million free indexed records and digital images to its growing collections. Recent additions include more than 6 million images from Oklahoma Probate Records Continue reading New Records at FamilySearch.org for Brazil, Italy, Portugal, & the U.S.A.
It’s not been all that long ago that I was writing about MyHeritage’s acquisition of WorldVitalRecords. I was excited about that merger, which has proved to be a good move for both MyHeritage as well as WorldVitalRecords. The headquarters of Continue reading MyHeritage Now Acquires Geni and Gets 25 M $ in Investor Capital
Like the other county books in this series, Tracing Your Westmeath Ancestors, by Gretta Connell, describes the records available for County Westmeath. Descriptions include the location of these resources, how they can be accessed, and how they can be used in Continue reading Tracing Your Westmeath Ancestors
The following is from the November 16, 2012 edition of King5.com: SEATTLE – Friday night was a sad evening for the man who has operated the Seattle Veterans Museum. After being open for ten years, a lack of funds has Continue reading Seattle Veterans Museum Shuts Down
The following excerpt is from an article by Paul Post in the November 14, 2012 edition of The Saratogian: SARATOGA SPRINGS — Lance Ingmire had one of the toughest jobs of his life Wednesday — following orders from high-ranking state Continue reading Convicted Document Thief Loses Job at Museum’s Bookstore
The following excerpt is from the November 216, 2012 edition of WNYT.com: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The support arm of the New York State Archives is presenting a history award to documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who will appear at the Continue reading Ken Burns Honored by New York State Archives Trust
To those with Irish ancestry, there is another addition to the Tracing Your Ancestors series, that is Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors, by James G. Ryan. Sligo is a “maritime” county with the Atlantic to its west/northwest, and sits nestled between Continue reading Tracing Your Sligo Ancestors
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… That first pedigree chart usually shows up to four generations, sometimes more, but if a 4-generation chart starts with yourself, there are up to fourteen direct ancestors presented. Continue reading A Checklist of 150 Genealogical Sources
Pennsylvania has as diverse a background as any state in the Union. Comprising some of earliest settled lands by European colonists, there are over 300 years of records and historical events of genealogical interest waiting to be found. Veteran genealogist Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Pennsylvania Genealogy Research
The following exceprt is from a fascinating article in the November 26, 2012 edition of National Post about the Grimm brothers and their collection of folklore, published today as Grimm’s Fairy Tales. …Two-hundred years ago, two German brothers with an Continue reading 200 Years of Grimm’s Fairly Tales
Here are recent USA marriage-record related databases updated at Family Search.org. We have also updated the following records on this site: United States Marriage Documents & Indexes Found at FamilySearch.org THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE RECORD RELATED DATABASES WERE POSTED Continue reading FamilySearch.org USA Marriage Record Databases Update
Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689 is a reprint of what originally published as Volume Eight of Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England: Miscellaneous Records 1633-1689. This book contains three main Continue reading Records Of Plymouth Colony: Births, Deaths, Burials, And Other Records, 1633-1689