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The following is from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch added an additional 2 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 995,820 indexed records and images in the new Ohio County Births from 1841-2003 collection, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds New Collection for Ohio County Births from 1841-2003
The following teaser is from an AP article posted at the WPVI website. Funny… JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – January 17, 2013 (WPVI) — About 500 new Pennsylvanians will get the wrong answer to the question “Who’s your Daddy?” if they Continue reading Misprinted Pennsylvania Birth Certificates Give the Wrong Father
The following information is from Julie Hill at Archives.com: With the holidays behind us, it’s time to dig into finding more ancestors and Archives.com is here to help. We recently added more than 58 million United States vital records. These Continue reading Archives.com Expands U.S. Vital Records Collections by 58 Million
Pennsylvania has as diverse a background as any state in the Union. Comprising some of earliest settled lands by European colonists, there are over 300 years of records and historical events of genealogical interest waiting to be found. Veteran genealogist Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: Pennsylvania Genealogy Research
Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania. This is one title that just about says it all. Of course, the expanded title page gives even greater clarity as to the origin of these names: A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Continue reading Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants in Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Marriages 1700-1896 is a small straight forward book of marriages as compiled by Charles A. Fisher. Originally compiled and published in 1946, the book was last reprinted in 2005. Apart from the actual entries, the author makes only this Continue reading Central Pennsylvania Marriages 1700-1896
The following article came from timesunion.com: Court ruling eases access to Pa. death records MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Updated 12:53 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2012 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that coroners cannot withhold information about Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Eases Access to Pa. Death Records
American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790 represents an exhaustive research project to extract population data for the area encompassed by the United State as represented in 1790. Data was gathered from previous research studies, government studies, and independent Continue reading American Population Before the Federal Census of 1790
The following information is from FamilySearch.org: 76 million much-anticipated state census, naturalization, immigration, and vital records were added this week for 22 states, including Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Since partnering with the National Archives of Italy to Continue reading 76M New US Historic Records & Millions more for Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Russia, & Spain Added at FamilySearch.org
The following U.S.A. and Canada vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. We’ve also updated all of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth & Christening Records Found at FamilySearch.org United States Marriage Continue reading New & Updated USA & Canada Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
The following teaser is from an article by Luke Barley posted at theatlanticcities.com. I’m sorry, but it doesn’t get much more disgusting than this… The Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia seems like any other. It doesn’t have the grace of Continue reading How Thousands of Headstones Ended Up Under the Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog covers 76 new and updated entries. We’ve also updated four of our five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth Continue reading 76 New & Updated USA Vital Records, State & School Census, and Tax Record Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org
The following article was written by my friend, William Dollarhide: Dollarhide’s Rule No. 24: A cousin, once removed, may not return. Genealogists attempting to identify the places their ancestors lived using the federal censuses must first face the reality of Continue reading Census Records and County Boundary Changes
Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores is a scholarly book, full of details and amassed facts in an effort to explain the mass migrations from the war torn Rhine Valley in the Continue reading Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores
Genealogists have long used coroners’ records to fill out our family histories. These records are what we call “public records,” making them available to researchers as well as the media, and anyone else for that matter. Since most of the Continue reading Time Provisions of Pennsylvania’s Coroner’s Act Argued Before the State’s Supreme Court