FamilySearch Adds Over 4.6 Million Indexed Records & Images for Australia, Canada, China, India, Peru, the Philippines, and the USA

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The following is from FamilySearch. This posting is of databases announced by FamilySearch on May 18 & 26. FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 4.6 million indexed records and images for Australia, Canada, China, India, Peru, the Philippines, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 4.6 Million Indexed Records & Images for Australia, Canada, China, India, Peru, the Philippines, and the USA→

TheGenealogist Releases 60,000 British Railway Worker Records

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The following news release is from thegenealogist.com: TheGenealogist releases 60,000 railway worker records. ● More than 60,000 railway workers have been added to the Occupational Records on TheGenealogist ● Find details of railway ancestors, where they were employed and what Continue reading TheGenealogist Releases 60,000 British Railway Worker Records→

Eight Previously Out-Of-Print German Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Place Name Indexes Now Available!

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Family Roots Publishing recently obtained the print rights to a number of important German research guides that I have found extremely helpful over the years. Included are eight of Roger Minert’s German Place Name Indexes – some of which have Continue reading Eight Previously Out-Of-Print German Alphabetical & Reverse Alphabetical Place Name Indexes Now Available!→

FamilySearch Adds Over 9.8 Million Indexed Records & Images for Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Jamaica, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, & the USA

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The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 9.8 million indexed records and images for Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Jamaica, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 2,983,594 indexed Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 9.8 Million Indexed Records & Images for Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Jamaica, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, & the USA→

Who Will Design President Obama’s Chicago Library?

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The following teaser is from the May 5, 2015 edition of chicagotribune.com: It’s destined to be Chicago’s architectural commission of the decade, a building that gives physical form to the soaring ideals of the nation’s first African-American president. Which begs Continue reading Who Will Design President Obama’s Chicago Library?→

Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors – On Sale for 10 to 15% Off Thru May 11, 2015

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Moorshead Magazines recently brought us Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors. At 82 pages, this journal offers 15 articles written by a collection of professional researchers and genealogists. Publisher and editor, Edward Zapletal, does an excellent job in describing the difficulties Continue reading Tracing Your Eastern European Ancestors – On Sale for 10 to 15% Off Thru May 11, 2015→

Texas State Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Conference

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The following announcement is from the Texas State Genealogical Society: TSGS is excited to announce its 2015 Family History Conference will be Oct 30—Nov 1, 2015 in Austin, Texas, and everyone is invited! This three day event will include wonderful Continue reading Texas State Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Conference→