New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From February 13 to June 3, 2018

The following databases were newly posted or updated starting with February 13, running through June 3, 2018 (My last listing ended with Feb. 12, with the one previous to it covering Oct. 21, 2017 to Feb. 08, 2018): Although it’s Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From February 13 to June 3, 2018

New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast Friday, June 1, 2018

The following is from FindMyPast: There are over 2.7 million new records available to search this last Findmypast Friday, including: Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Were your catholic ancestors baptised in the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois? Over 1.2 million additional Continue reading New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast Friday, June 1, 2018

Fort Hays State’s Reveille Yearbook Archive Digitized and Online

The following teaser is from the August 8, 2017 Fort Hays University News: The new digital version in Forsyth Library’s Scholars Repository is faster, friendlier, better looking & easier to search 08/08/17 – HAYS, Kansas: Complete issues of Fort Hays Continue reading Fort Hays State’s Reveille Yearbook Archive Digitized and Online

Flagler College of St. Augustine, Florida, Digitizes and Posts Over 1000 Archival Items

The following excerpt is from the Flagler College website. More than 1,000 archival items, from yearbooks and college catalogs to historic and college photographs are now available to the public, thanks to a new digital archives project by the college’s Continue reading Flagler College of St. Augustine, Florida, Digitizes and Posts Over 1000 Archival Items

Student Blue Books and Handbooks for St. Mary’s School, Raleigh, NC Posted at DigitalNC

The following excerpt is from the DigitalNC blog: DigitalNC is happy to host nearly 90 years of campus publications from our partner, Saint Mary’s School. The Student Blue Books could be especially useful for genealogists or historians, as they document Continue reading Student Blue Books and Handbooks for St. Mary’s School, Raleigh, NC Posted at DigitalNC

60 Yearbooks from the Burke County [North Carolina] Public Library are now available on DigitalNC

Over 60 yearbooks from the Burke County Public Library are available on DigitalNC. Genealogists with family in the area will want to take a look. You can see browse all of the yearbooks. Books from the following high schools are Continue reading 60 Yearbooks from the Burke County [North Carolina] Public Library are now available on DigitalNC

Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”

Finally – I get to post about a newspaper that pertains to me. I graduated from GRCC in 1984. I actually attended there in 1969, 1970, and 1981-1984. I went to school while working, quite often attending night classes. GRCC Continue reading Green River Community College of Auburn, Washington, Digitizes “The Current”

Digital Archive of Life at Mount Holyoke College in the Early 20th-Century

Mount Holyoke College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has debuted a new online digital archive of about 2,000 rare photographs. The collection documents life at the college from 1899 to 1939. The photographs include Continue reading Digital Archive of Life at Mount Holyoke College in the Early 20th-Century

Canadian Yearbooks Posted at Ancestry.com

The following teaser is from a article written for the Waterloo Region Record by Olivia Carville: Over a century of Canadian yearbooks, carrying more than one million historical records, have recently been uploaded to Ancestry.com, the largest online family history Continue reading Canadian Yearbooks Posted at Ancestry.com

McGill University is Posting the McGill Daily 1911-2001 to the Internet Archive.

McGill University, in Montreal, is posting their student publications. The following teaser is from the July 16 McGill Library blog: Last winter we were able to digitize over 50 rolls of microfilm containing over 9,000 issues of the McGill Daily. Continue reading McGill University is Posting the McGill Daily 1911-2001 to the Internet Archive.

FamilySearch Adds Over 5.8 Million Indexed Records & Images for Australia, Canada, Hungary, Russia, South Africa, & the USA

The following is from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch has added to its collections more than 5.8 million indexed records and images for Australia, Canada, Hungary, Russia, South Africa, and the United States. Notable collection updates include 2,435,483 indexed records from the Canada Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 5.8 Million Indexed Records & Images for Australia, Canada, Hungary, Russia, South Africa, & the USA

110 Searchable Oregon State University Yearbooks Available Online

Steve and I are making a quick run down into Oregon tomorrow. Preparing for the trip got me to thinking about the yearbooks found at the Oregon State University website. The following is from the site. The Oregon State University Continue reading 110 Searchable Oregon State University Yearbooks Available Online