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You never know where you will find a family reference, or important family historical data. Sometimes the best come from family histories written for others. Philip Oler was born somewhere in Germany in 1756 and died in Baltimore, Maryland, 1826. Continue reading Family Diversity—Third and Final Volume
What happens once a genealogist learns the basics? What happens once a few names are on the lists? What happens when that first error is discovered or an expected namedoesn’t appear in a census? Sometimes dates don’t match or a Continue reading Smart Family History: Fast Track Your Family Research
The following article is by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Genealogy Rule No. 22: It is a known fact that St. Peter checks all of your Family Group Sheets for accuracy before you are allowed to enter the Pearly Gates. Continue reading Family Group Sheet Standards
With the Louisiana Purchase St. Louis effectively became the gateway to the western frontier. After the purchase from France, many of the pre-1803 vital records and historical documents of the are were sent to the United States government, though some Continue reading St. Louis Family History Research Guide
An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern State: 35,000 Microfilm References from the N.S.D.A.R. Files and Elsewhere was compiled by E. Kay Kirham. Kirham best describe the contents of this index in her introduction: “The genealogical Continue reading An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since my last posting made December 26. New data has been added for 14 States and the District of Columbia. – Updated January 10, 2012. Beside the Continue reading More New USA Vital Records Data Posted at FamilySearch.org
The following is by my friend, Edith Wagner, editor of Reunions magazine. Family history is the one thing everyone at a family reunion has in common. Celebrate it! If, as a genealogist, you’ve always wondered how to share the family Continue reading A Family Reunion is Genealogy Heaven
UNITED STATES BIRTH AND CHRISTENING RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of these Continue reading United States Birth & Christening Records at FamilySearch.org
UNITED STATES DEATH & PROBATE DOCUMENT & INDEXES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated 5 November 2015 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 — Searchable Index — Name index to death and burial records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of Continue reading United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes at FamilySearch.org
UNITED STATES MARRIAGE & DIVORCE RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — This collection of marriage records for Alabama counties includes: a) indexed records with images; b) Continue reading United States Marriage Documents & Divorce Records at FamilySearch.org
The following small Massachusetts databases have recently been added at Family Tree Connection: MASSACHUSETTS Somerville High School 1918 Graduation – Graduation Exercises of the Somerville High School, Tuesday, June Twenty-Fifth, Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen, Eight O’Clock P. M., Somerville, Massachusetts. Continue reading New Small Massachusetts Databases at Family Tree Connection
A large book found in an Oakland Park, Florida warehouse turned out to contain genealogy. The family is still to be found. Following is a teaser from an interesting article in the February 9, 2009 edition of the Miami Herald. Continue reading Connecticut Family History in Florida Warehouse
Family History in the Wars – 50% Off – just $4.00 Military service, especially during war time, can have a traumatic effect on an individual and families alike. Families, both at the time of war and descendants alike can have Continue reading More British Research Guides – Discounted 50-70% for Year-End Sales
by William Dollarhide In April 1860, one year before the Civil War began, my Great-Grandfather, Rev. John Dollarhide, and family, left the town of West Union, Iowa, to embark on a 3-month journey to California. John Dollarhide (photo below) was Continue reading A Journey on the Oregon-California Trail
Family Roots Publishing recently began publishing the following three German research guides in the USA. The books are currently available at the FRPC website at 15% off. Each of the books retails for $12.95. They are just $11.01 at the Continue reading Three German Genealogy Research Guides by Eric Kopittke – Now Printing in the USA