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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
The following news release is from FindMyPast. Click on the illustration or the links to check out this new collection. ● New Suffragette Collection containing over 3,000 Police and Home Office records now available to search online at Findmypast. ● Continue reading FindMyPast Publishes New Suffragette Collection in Association With The National Archives
“Which genealogy website should I use?” It’s one of the most-asked questions in genealogy — and this quick reference guide answers it! Use this jammed-packed cheat sheet to quickly and easily compare all of the most important features of the Continue reading Genealogy Giants: Comparing the Four Major Websites
As my readers all know, I am a great fan of MyHeritage. Sure – I have other database subscriptions, but my MyHeritage subscription is my go-to site for finding more relatives. To celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday, I have arranged a Continue reading MyHeritage Complete on Sale for 50% Off – thru Thursday, Nov 23
The following databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org between the dates of August 11, 2017 and October 20, 2017. DATABASE – NUMBER OF RECORDS – DATE BillionGraves Index – 22,500,536 – 26 Sep 2017 Find A Grave Index Continue reading Databases Added or Updated at FamilySearch.org From August 1 1 thru October 20
Digital North Carolina just announced that the last batch from a set of photos contributed by the Benson Museum of Local History is now up on DigitalNC. They embarked on the digitization project in 2015, and the complete set of Continue reading 1K Historic Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina Photos Posted Online.
A new database, to be released for purchase, and later to be published online has been created by the Catholic Family History Society. The database lists approximately 275,000 English Roman Catholics who lived between 1607 and 1840. The Margaret Higgins Continue reading English Roman Catholic Database 1607-1840 to be Published
The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT — This week, millions of new historic records were made freely available from the Netherlands, Kansas, Sweden, and Washington. Many more were published from Argentina, Italy, Louisiana, Paraguay, and South Africa! Continue reading New Historic Records Databases at FamilySearch the Week of August 28, 2017
The following Press Release is from FreeCEN: FreeCEN offers a free-to-search online database of the 19th century UK censuses. Transcribed entirely by volunteers, we have more than 32 million individuals available on our website that anyone can search without having Continue reading FreeCEN Makes 19th Century British Censuses Available Online Free of Charge
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
This is great news! For reasons we won’t go into here, the conservation of documents, followed by digitization by Ancestry.com was halted over a year ago. It has been announced that work is now resuming. The following press release is Continue reading Preserve the Pensions Announces Resumption of Document Conservation at the National Archives
MyHeritage has acquired Millenia Corporation. Based on my experience with both companies, I think this will be a good deal for the users of both companies. The following news release is from my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage.com: TEL AVIV, Continue reading MyHeritage Acquires the Legacy Family Tree Software and Webinar Platform
Databases added at FindMyPast this last week: WWI Draft Registration Cards Over 5.1 million new records have been added to our collection of United States WWI draft registration cards. This final update completes this fascinating collection, which now totals more Continue reading New Records at FindMyPast This Last Week
The following databases were published or updated at FamilySearch between May 1 and June 1 2017: Title – Number of Indexed Records – Last Updated Argentina, Entre Ríos, Catholic Church Records, 1764-1983 – 601,470 – 30 May 2017 Canada, New Continue reading Databases Posted at FamilySearch May 1 through June 1, 2017
Do you have relatives or ancestors who were involved in the American Foreign Service? If so, you need to check out this new website. Search it for any name by clicking on the tiny “magnifier” in the upper right-hand corner. Continue reading 99 Years of the Foreign Service Journal Now Available Online – 1919-2017