Category Archives: Prison Records

Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary Admissions Books (1830 and 1840s) Digitized, Transcribed & Posted

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The following teaser is from a posting by Rebecca Onion at Slate.com: The American Philosophical Society‘s library holds four fascinating admissions books offering details on prisoners held at Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary in the 1830s and 1840s. Three of those Continue reading Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary Admissions Books (1830 and 1840s) Digitized, Transcribed & Posted→

New Crime, Prisons & Punishment Records Available at FindMyPast

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The following is from FindMyPast: To celebrate the release of over 1.9 million new additions to our England and Wales, Crime, Prisons and Punishment records, this week’s Findmypast Friday highlights some of the fascinating record sets that are now available Continue reading New Crime, Prisons & Punishment Records Available at FindMyPast→

644,000 New Records & Newspaper Articles At FindMyPast

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The following is from the June 26, 2015 FindMyPast Friday Announcement at FindMyPast: Australia Convict ships 1786-1849 Containing over 188,000 records, Australia Convict ships 1786-1849 date back the ships of First Fleet and include the details of some of the Continue reading 644,000 New Records & Newspaper Articles At FindMyPast→

Historic Prisoner Record Book Surfaces and is Given to the Tasmanian Archives

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The following teaser is from the Feb. 28, 2014 edition of abc.net.au: An historic prisoner record missing for decades is in the hands of Tasmania’s Archives and Heritage Office. Inside the weathered exterior of the leather-bound book are 525 previously Continue reading Historic Prisoner Record Book Surfaces and is Given to the Tasmanian Archives→

“In Cold Blood” Case Files Digitized and Online

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The following excerpt is from HaysPost.com. The Kansas Historical Society announced that the inmate case files for notorious murderers Richard Eugene “Dick” Hickock and Perry Edward Smith have been added to Kansas Memory, the Historical Society’s online archives of photographs, Continue reading “In Cold Blood” Case Files Digitized and Online→

Manchester “Bad Boys” Revealed in City Archive Records Released Online

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The following news release was received from Amy Sell, with findmypast.co.uk: Fascinating Victorian prison and workhouse records for Manchester have gone online for the first time ever at leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk. ‘The Manchester Collection’ is a rich Continue reading Manchester “Bad Boys” Revealed in City Archive Records Released Online→

Genealogy Search Leads to the County House of Correction

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The following excerpt is from an interesting article by Vicki-Ann Downing, published in the July 3, 2011 edition of the Enterprise. Easton {Massachusetts] – When retired teacher Elaine Anderson decided to learn more about her great grandmother Elizabeth Dunphy McManus, Continue reading Genealogy Search Leads to the County House of Correction→

New Database of Atlanta GA Penitentiary Records 1880-1922 at Ancestry.com

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Have you any family members who may have served time in the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia between the years 1880 & 1922? If so, the Ancestry.com has a database that you need to check out. It doesn’t show any Continue reading New Database of Atlanta GA Penitentiary Records 1880-1922 at Ancestry.com→