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The following teaser is from the Nov. 8, 2021 New York Post website. A piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate has sold for a whopping $50 million, marking the highest residential sale to hit the D.C. region ever. And it Continue reading George Washington Estate Sells For 50 Million Dollars
The following excerpt was posted Nov. 8, 2021 at the metrowestdailynews.com website. BOSTON — All adopted persons born in Massachusetts would have a way to access their original birth certificate under a bill the House passed last week, which advocates Continue reading Massachusetts House Passes Bill Opening Adoptee Birth Records Access
The following excerpt is from an article posted at roanoke.edu and was authored by Jesse Bucher, Ivey Kline, and Ashtyn Porter. Project Description and Process: In early 2020, the CSSR began a research project called the Genealogy of Slavery. The Continue reading Provisional Notes on Slavery at Roanoke College
One hundred eighty-eight years ago, on November 8, 1833, the first recorded deadly passenger train accident took place on the Camden & Amboy Railroad. Only two months had elapsed since the line replaced horses with steam locomotives. The mishap took Continue reading The First Deadly Train Accident – Nov 8, 1833
The following teaser is from ibj.com: Indiana officials plan to build a $35 million facility for containing the state’s voluminous archives on the near-east side of Indianapolis after a years-long search for a compatible site. The 50,000-square-foot building would be Continue reading State planning $35M Indiana State Archives on Indianapolis’ Near-East Side
The following excerpt is from the uppermichigansource.com website. October 5, 2021: MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Northern Michigan University is giving community residents a chance to tell their story. The NMU Archives is looking for more donations to add to its Continue reading Family Documents Requested for the Northern Michigan University’s UPLINK Database
The following excerpt is from at article posted October 10 at the Chattanooga Times Free Press website. The mostly-forgotten history of Tennessee’s convict leasing, which used prison labor to mine coal in the mountains during the 1800s, is being brought Continue reading Uncovering the Sordid History of Using African-American Prisoners as Labor in the Mines of Grundy County, TN
The following links are to databases at FamilySearch that have been added or updated from Sept 1, 2020 through Oct 3, 2021 – a total of 13 months! The links are in alphabetical order by state – with the nationwide Continue reading United States Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch – Sept 1, 2020 – Oct 3, 2021
The following excerpt is from HoustonPress.com. Access to Harris County’s marriage records took a leap into the 21st century on Wednesday, as the Harris County Clerk’s Office announced it had added more than 1.2 million marriage license records to its Continue reading Access to 1.2 Million Harris County, Texas Marriage Records From 1944 to 2007 Just Got Easier!
The following teaser is from The Sept. 30 Pantagraph.com: SPRINGFIELD — What could be among the oldest surviving Chicago city records sit inside a special climate-controlled vault at the Illinois State Archives, largely indecipherable. These are volumes that survived the Continue reading Documents Survived the Great Chicago Fire, but it Requires Special Tech to Read Them
The following was received from FindMyPast.com New records last week (Sept. 25, 2021) England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1910-1932 Spanning 1910-1919, we’ve added a massive 32 million names and 14 million addresses to this exclusive collection. Use them to trace Continue reading New Data at FindMyPast the Last 2 Weeks
The following excerpt is from Arkansasonline.com Sebastian County Coroner Kenneth Hobbs keeps detailed reports for every death in his county. Just don’t ask him about anyone who died before he took office at the beginning of this year. Hobbs said Continue reading In some Arkansas Counties, Death Records Leave With the Outgoing Coroners
The following excerpt probably falls in the category of “old news” as it was posted August 31. However, I missed it, so am posting it here today. AUGUST 31, 2021 – By Mandy Mastrovita: Birth Registers From Historically Endangered Georgia Continue reading Birth Registers of the Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home of Mitchell County, GA 1949-1971 Now Digitized
Research in Maryland – a NGS Research in the States series guide; NGS Special Publication Number 137 by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL and Debra A. Hoffman, PLCGS; GUGA, FVGS; 2021; Soft Cover; Saddle Stapled; 8.5 x 11; 54 pp; Continue reading NEW: Maryland – a NGS Research in the States Series Guide – New Edition
Alabama – a NGS Research in the States Guide; by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson JD, LLM, CG, CGL; 2021; Soft Cover; Saddle Stapled; 54 pages (48 numbered), NGS Special Publication Number 136; ISBN: 978-1-935815-48-8; Item#: NGS41; $20 Alabama has a long, rich, Continue reading NEW: Alabama – a NGS Research in the States Guide