Amador County Local Newspapers 1855-2004 – Digitized & Free Online

I got a note from Marilyn Watts with a link to the digitized newspapers of Amador County, California this last week. That’s gold-rush country. I didn’t know about the site, and thank Marilyn for the link. There are a total Continue reading Amador County Local Newspapers 1855-2004 – Digitized & Free Online

Arkansas Genealogical Society 2018 Fall Seminar       

The following announcement was received from the Arkansas Genealogical Society: Arkansas Genealogical Society 2018 Fall Seminar – Featuring CeCe Moore & Jeanne Rollberg – October 19-20, 2018 Program: Friday, October 19, 2018 Both Presentations by Jeanne Rollberg, AGS Board Member 5:00PM Registration (Vendors Open Continue reading Arkansas Genealogical Society 2018 Fall Seminar       

Free Chattanooga Digital Newspaper Website.

Do you has ancestors who lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the 1800s? If so, you’ve got to check out the http://chattanooga.advantage-preservation.com/ website. Over 6000 newspaper pages have been digitized and are searchable at the site. As of today, the following Continue reading Free Chattanooga Digital Newspaper Website.

Indiana Residents Adopted Prior to Jan. 1, 1994 Can Now Access Their Birth Records

The following excerpt was posted in the July 7, 2018 edition of heraldbulletin.com. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents placed for adoption before Jan. 1, 1994, can now request access to their birth records from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Continue reading Indiana Residents Adopted Prior to Jan. 1, 1994 Can Now Access Their Birth Records

Shelby County (Missouri) Historical Society to Showcase New Research Library

The following excerpt, from an article by Edward Husar for the Herald-Whig, was posted July 18, 2018 at the whig.com website. SHELBINA, Mo. – The Shelby County Historical Society will hold an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Continue reading Shelby County (Missouri) Historical Society to Showcase New Research Library

New Genealogy Research Guides for Hawaii, District of Columbia and Colorado – 20% Off Through August 7

Family Roots Publishing just finished the printing of an additional Three (3) Second-Edition volumes for William Dollarhide’s State Censuses & Substitute Name Lists series. The three new books cover Hawaii, District of Columbia and Colorado. And a FREE instantly downloadable Continue reading New Genealogy Research Guides for Hawaii, District of Columbia and Colorado – 20% Off Through August 7

New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From June 4 through July 12, 2018

The following databases were posted or updated at FamilySearch.org between June 4 and July 12, 2018: DATABASE NAME – NUMBER OF RECORDS – DATED POSTED OR UPDATED: BillionGraves Index – 25,226,581 – Jun 26, 2018 Find A Grave Index – 169,018,998 – Jun 21, Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From June 4 through July 12, 2018

New Books on Georgia, Iowa and Kansas Genealogy Research Now Shipping – 20% Off Through July 21

Family Roots Publishing just finished the printing of an additional Three (3) Second-Edition volumes for William Dollarhide’s State Censuses & Substitute Name Lists series. The three new books cover Georgia, Iowa and Kansas. And a FREE instantly downloadable PDF ebook Continue reading New Books on Georgia, Iowa and Kansas Genealogy Research Now Shipping – 20% Off Through July 21

German Immigrants in American Church Records – An Update on the Series

Family Roots Publishing contracted to continue the publication of the extremely important series titled German Immigrants in American Church Records when the publisher at Picton Press passed away in January of 2016. With Roger Minert as the editor, and BYU Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records – An Update on the Series

German Immigrants in American Church Records – Vol. 23: Missouri (St. Louis IV) – Now Shipping

Family Roots Publishing now has German Immigrants in American Church Records – Missouri (St. Louis IV) Vol. 23 in stock – and are now taking orders and shipping. All books on standing order were shipped on either June 29 or Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records – Vol. 23: Missouri (St. Louis IV) – Now Shipping

German Immigrants in American Church Records – Missouri (St. Louis III) Vol. 22 – Now Shipping

Family Roots Publishing now has German Immigrants in American Church Records – Missouri (St. Louis III) Vol. 22 in stock – and are now taking orders and shipping. All books on standing order were shipped on either June 29 or Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records – Missouri (St. Louis III) Vol. 22 – Now Shipping

Washington Historical Timeline, 1775-1889

The following article is by my friend Bill Dollarhide, taken from his book, Washington Censuses & Substitute Name Lists, 1850-2015. Prologue: During the early American fur-trapping days of the Oregon Country, the area that became Washington was also referred to as Continue reading Washington Historical Timeline, 1775-1889