Google to Digitize the Austrian National Library’s Old Books

Google has now made agreements with the Austria National Library to digitize their 400,000 out-of-copyright books. This should be of significant help to those of us doing European research. Very exciting! Following is a teaser from the article found at Continue reading Google to Digitize the Austrian National Library’s Old Books

The East Texas Cherokeean Herald Newspaper to be Digitized

The following excerpt is from the May 5, 2010 edition of the Cherokeean Herald. After four months of waiting, Mrs. Gonzalez and Singletary Memorial Library head librarian Amy Derrington received the news they had been waiting for: the library received Continue reading The East Texas Cherokeean Herald Newspaper to be Digitized

Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site

The following information was received this morning from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million records — over 300 million new names — from Continue reading Over 300 Million New Names Added Online @ the New Beta.FamilySearch.org Site

New at GenealogyBank.com

The following newspaper titles were recently added to the family history archives found in GenealogyBank.com and ObitsArchive.com. They recently added more than 104 newspapers from 35 states – over 130 million new articles. ObitsArchive.com NEW CONTENT: (1977 to present day) Continue reading New at GenealogyBank.com

African American Newspapers 1827-1999 Added at GenealogyBank.com

I got a note from my friend, Tom Kemp, this morning, apprising me of the fact that GenealogyBank.com is now up to over 280 African-American newspapers in their online offerings. The following is from the website: This fully searchable and Continue reading African American Newspapers 1827-1999 Added at GenealogyBank.com

The New 1950 Census Substitute at Ancestry.com

One of the resources that we were informed about on January 8 when the bloggers visited Ancestry.com was the 1950 census substitute. Ancestry.com announced this last week that the resource was now posted. This “substitute” for the yet-to-be-released 1950 census Continue reading The New 1950 Census Substitute at Ancestry.com

Thousands of Files Available from the Government Attic

An interesting article was posted in the Washington Post site yesterday. The article deals with files on soldiers, celebrities, and non-celebrities alike that are easily available through the Freedom of Information Act. The info came from the GovernmentAttic.org website initially. Continue reading Thousands of Files Available from the Government Attic

Searching the Wilkes-Barre “Sunday Independent” 1913-1927

Tom Mooney wrote a good column for the Times Leader today. It included suggestions on how to go about locating online data for Northeastern Pennsylvania. One important bit of information I got from the article is that The Sunday Independent, Continue reading Searching the Wilkes-Barre “Sunday Independent” 1913-1927

Hamilton County, Ohio, Digitized Documents Online

There was a good article by Kimball Perry posted at cincinnati.com last week that dealt with the many records posted by the Hamilton County Probate Court. It set me to searching records at the site, and I can tell you Continue reading Hamilton County, Ohio, Digitized Documents Online

West Virginia Online Vital Records Reviewed

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s Archives and History Section has been posting birth, marriage, and death data, as well as images, at their website for some time. They now have over 5 million records indexed and available Continue reading West Virginia Online Vital Records Reviewed

New Databases Posted at The Original Record

The following databases have been posted at The Original Record website in the last two weeks: 1763-1766 – Board of Stamps Apprenticeship Books: Country Collectors’ Returns Apprenticeship indentures and clerks’ articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound Continue reading New Databases Posted at The Original Record

New Images Released at Scotland’s People

Scotland’s People has now released the new years statutory images containing records from the Statutory Register of Births for 1909, the Statutory Register of Marriages for 1934, and the Statutory Register of Deaths for 1959.

Victorian Scottish Trade Directories Provide a Fascinating Insight into Scottish Heritage

The following news release was received from FamilyRelatives.com: Familyrelatives.com is proud to announce the addition of over a quarter of a million Victorian Scottish Trade Directory records online. Familyrelatives.com continues to add to its collection of Trade directories by releasing Continue reading Victorian Scottish Trade Directories Provide a Fascinating Insight into Scottish Heritage

New Databases at TheOriginalRecord.com

The following databases have been added at The Original Record this past week: 1847-1922 Brighton College Register This edition of the register was published in 1922. The plan of the publication was to list boys by year or, later, term Continue reading New Databases at TheOriginalRecord.com

Melbourne’s “The Argus” Newspaper 1848-1945 Posted Online

The National Library of Australia, using their Trove online database system, has posted the historic newspaper, The Argus, published in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The digitized newspaper runs from Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 15, 1848) through about 1945. The newspaper Continue reading Melbourne’s “The Argus” Newspaper 1848-1945 Posted Online