New or Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch From Feb. 28 to March 20, 2019

The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 27). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New or Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch From Feb. 28 to March 20, 2019

Loyalist Letters & Petitions to be Digitized

The following excerpt is from an article posted March 9 at the journal-news.net website. My emphasis added. SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture at the College of William & Mary has awarded Benjamin Bankhurst, assistant Continue reading Loyalist Letters & Petitions to be Digitized

New FamilySearch Databases added Between February 5 & February 27, 2019

The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 5). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New FamilySearch Databases added Between February 5 & February 27, 2019

FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018

The following databases were added or updated at FamilySearch.org between October 21, 2017 and February 8, 2018. We’ve sorted the following linked listing so you can check out your country or U.S. state of interest quickly and easily. DATABASE TITLE Continue reading FamilySearch Databases Added or Updated October 21, 2017 through Feb 8, 2018

Databases Posted at FamilySearch June 2 through August 10, 2017

The following databases were published or updated at FamilySearch between June 2 and August 10, 2017: Title – Number of Indexed Records – Last Updated BillionGraves Index – 21,969,173 – 02 Aug 2017 Find A Grave Index – 161,552,555 – Continue reading Databases Posted at FamilySearch June 2 through August 10, 2017

Arkansas SAR to Honor Revolutionary War Soldier, Asher Bagley Sr., April 8 2017

The following excerpt is from an article posted at arkansasonline.com Asher Bagley Sr. served in the American Revolution as a private in the first New Jersey Regiment. Following the war, he settled in Saline County in about 1828 near the Continue reading Arkansas SAR to Honor Revolutionary War Soldier, Asher Bagley Sr., April 8 2017

FindMyPast Adds Over 2.8 Million records this last week

Over 2.8 million additional records were available to search at Findmypast this last week, including: United States Marriages Over 2.7 million additional records have been added to our collection of United States Marriages. The new additions come from 13 different Continue reading FindMyPast Adds Over 2.8 Million records this last week

New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org the Week of October 31, 2016

The following is from FamilySearch: You can now access newly published indexed death records in Oregon, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Also, check out the indexed German civil registrations as well as the millions of new digital images available for GenealogyBank obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org the Week of October 31, 2016

North Carolina Militia Records 1747 to 1893 Posted Online.

The following excerpt is from the State Archives of North Carolina Blog: The Troop Returns from the State Archives of North Carolina Military Collection are now available online via the North Carolina Digital Collections. This collection includes lists, returns, records Continue reading North Carolina Militia Records 1747 to 1893 Posted Online.

FamilySearch Database Collections Added or Updated the Weeks of October 3 & 10, 2016

The following is from FamilySearch: WEEK OF OCTOBER 10 RECORDS ADDED OR UPDATED FamilySearch added significant historic records online for Belgium, Maine, New Zealand, and Tennessee, and Revolutionary War records for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. Special thanks Continue reading FamilySearch Database Collections Added or Updated the Weeks of October 3 & 10, 2016

Bundle of American Revolutionary War Research Aids – 30% off through August 9

Family Roots Publishing has again put together a bundle of 3 items, from three separate publishers, dealing with research on you American Revolutionary War ancestor. If you think you may have Revolutionary War ancestors, this packet is just for you. Continue reading Bundle of American Revolutionary War Research Aids – 30% off through August 9

New FamilySearch Database Collections Posted For October 26, 2015

The following is from FamilySearch: Take a virtual trip around the world by diving into FamilySearch’s 2044 free online historic record collections. Some of this week’s additions include Brazil São Paulo Immigration Cards 1902-1980, Czech Republic Land Records 1450-1889, Montana Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Posted For October 26, 2015

Revolutionary War Parker’s Revenge Battle Site Being Mapped Using Long-lost Artifacts

Using 21st-century equipment, archeologists are now mapping out exact spots British soldiers and Colonial militiamen were stood as they shot at each other on a rocky hillside on the border of Lexington and Lincoln the first day of the American Continue reading Revolutionary War Parker’s Revenge Battle Site Being Mapped Using Long-lost Artifacts

Revolutionary War Red Bank Battlefield Yielding Up Bone Fragments and Artifacts

The following teaser is from an article posted Sept. 3, 2015 at the USA Today website: ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Dan Sivilich was skeptical of what his colleagues would uncover during an archaeological dig at Red Bank Battlefield, site of Continue reading Revolutionary War Red Bank Battlefield Yielding Up Bone Fragments and Artifacts

Fold3.com & Ancestry.com Offer Free Access Packages This Weekend

Ancestry.com is offering free access to their records from the Original 13 Colonies This weekend. The sale ends on July 4. Click on the illustration below for more info. See the full list of the 13 Colonies Collections by clicking Continue reading Fold3.com & Ancestry.com Offer Free Access Packages This Weekend