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Marvin Lee Harper, noted Northport historian and Tuscaloosa County [Alabama] preservationist, died Friday morning at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. He was 89… During those years in the antique-filled house, he amassed more than a lifetime’s worth of honors, Continue reading Marvin Lee Harper, Northport Historian & Tuscaloosa County Preservationist, dies at 89
Tamie Dehler is reporting in her column in the Tribune-Star that John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 History of Parke County has been reprinted by the Parke County Historical Society, and is available at the Parke County Museum, 503 W. Ohio St., Continue reading John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted
The Dutchess County Clerk, Brad Kendall, at Poukeepsie, New York, has secured a grant from Ancestry.com to scan and digitize the 1932-1989 naturalization records kept at the county. About 20,000 people are covered by the records that include original petitions Continue reading Dutchess County, New York to Digitize Naturalization Records 1932-1989
April 25, 2009 – A historic bill that calls for Caribbean nationals to have their own origins category on the U.S. Census form was on Thursday introduced by Caribbean American Congresswoman, Yvette D. Clarke of New York’s 11th congressional district Continue reading Caribbean Census Bill Introduced In the U.S. Congress
Have you ever wondered about the shapes of the states? I watched a 1-hour Library of Congress video this evening with Mark Stein about “how the states got their shapes” on YouTube. Honestly, I’d never even considered the subject before. Continue reading Why the State Boundaries Are Where They Are.
The following Images are from the original completed census form for Pierce County School District No. 117, Arline Mills, taken 1 May 1913. This form, along with a number of other Arline School documents was found in a satchel on Continue reading Arline Mills School Census: Dist 117 – Pierce Co, WA – 1 May 1913
Genealogical Societies are key to successful genealogy research for numerous reasons. I’ve had involvement with societies since about 1980, and it’s always proved rewarding. The following column on the importance of genealogical societies was written by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Continue reading The Importance of Genealogical Societies to Successful Research
On April 20, 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that May would be Jewish American Heritage Month. The announcement was the crowning achievement in an effort by the Jewish Museum of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders that resulted Continue reading May is Jewish American Heritage Month
The Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri, is now open for the upcoming season. The museum, located at 115 E. Second St. in Salisbury is open Tuesday through Saturday, 1-4 pm for guided/self-guided tours, or family history Continue reading Check out the Genealogy Collection in the Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri
The Times has obtained and posted in 13 pdf pages a list of British soldiers who fought in a series of battles in northwestern France in the First World War. These men were declared Missing In Action (MIA) and their Continue reading Searching for Information on MIAs From Battles in NW France in WWI
When the manuscripts in the Lincoln collection find their new home in the Allen County Public Library next month, they will be joined by two museum staff members. The museum workers will join the library’s staff, but money raised by Continue reading Museum Staff to Join Genealogy Department at Allen County Library to Help With the Digitization of the Lincoln Documents
For those of us that love new digitized online resources, today is a day to celebrate! Yearbooks for Penn State have now been digitized and made available free of charge at the PennState Universities Library website. The site is called: Continue reading Penn State Yearbooks Now Digitized and Available Online
Goodness… Talk about the opposite of “Rest in Peace.” I was a bit shocked by the following excerpt from an article in the April 24, 2009 edition of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Leader-Telegram. The whole episode seems criminal to me, Continue reading No Peace in Eau Claire’s Hill Cemetery Mausoleums
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi state government offices will be closed Monday for Confederate Memorial Day. The actual date is supposed to be April 26, but some do it on Saturday, others on Monday. This was a new one to me. Continue reading Celebrating Confederate Memorial Day
There’s an interesting article in the April 24, 2009 edition of the Christian Science Monitor dealing with a revolt on the part of a few Indian children whose parents wished to marry them off at the ripe old age of Continue reading Potential Child Brides Revolt in India