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The title of this book pretty much says it all. 10,000 Vital Records includes 5,192 marriage and 4,920 death (for an actual total of 10,112) records pulled from newspaper columns published before 1835 in Eastern New York. Counties covered in Continue reading 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York: 1777–1834
Ancestry.com is celebrating 15 years. Hard to believe in today’s ever changing World Wide Web any single site could celebrate 15 years of service. The Web itself is not much older. Congratulations to Ancestry. In celebration of this milestone, Ancestry Continue reading Ancestry Celebrates 15 Years
BACK IN PRINT! We often review research guides and books covering specific countries or individual states. We don’t see many guides covering a single city. Yet, Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research does just that. And, why not? Continue reading Chicago & Cook County: A Guide to Research
This article was posted today on Desert News: SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. immigration research will be the topic of an all-day class series at the Family History Library on Oct. 8. Classes include “U.S. Immigration, 1820-1954,” “U.S. Naturalization Records” Continue reading Family History Library Will Provide an All-Day Class on U.S. Immigration on October 8
If you are lucky enough to be Irish, you are Lucky enough. Author David S. Ouimette uses this Irish proverb to portray the joy of finding your Irish ancestor. His book, Finding Your Irish Ancestors: A Beginner’s Guide, was written Continue reading Will Your Lucky Irish Blood Help You Find Your Ancestors?
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
Perhaps one of the most overlooked or undervalued areas of American ancestral research are church records. While many genealogist are familiar with church records and have used them extensively, especially in European research, many overlook the value of these records Continue reading Researching American Religious Records
The following excerpt is from a fascinating column posted in the September 29, 2011 edition of swissinfo.ch: Legendary Swiss marksman William Tell is often portrayed as a heroic freedom fighter. But when he killed the Habsburg bailiff, was it not Continue reading Legendary Swiss Marksman William Tell – Freedom Fighter or Murderer?
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
The following teaser is from an excellent article about the Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society published in the September 28, 2011 edition of emissourian.com. The Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society (MVGHS) [Pacific, Missouri] voted Sept. 21 to switch Continue reading Meramec Valley Genealogical and Historical Society Moving its Annual Meeting From July to April
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
Sometimes you come across book where the cover just screams, “pick me up, you know you cannot resist. That is how I felt when first seeing Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, 1876. First, the book is huge, Continue reading More Than Maps, Its Art.
SaveEveryStep.com is about nostalgia. So many of us who lose loved ones only to realize you might not have known them as well as you thought. Have you said, “I didn’t ask those life questions when I should have, when Continue reading SaveEveryStep.com; A New, Free Website for Saving Those Precious Memories
Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Westphalia II, covering the RB of Arnsberg has just been published by Family Roots Publishing Company. This is volume 40 of the German Map Guide series. This volume Continue reading German Map Guide Vol. 40 – Westphalia II – Arnsberg – is Now Shipping
The following news release was written by RootsMagic staff: Latest Version of Personal and Family History Writing Software Now Available to the Public SPRINGVILLE, Utah. — September 28, 2011 — RootsMagic, Inc. today announced the official release of Personal Historian Continue reading Personal Historian 2 Software Released