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The Genealogical Forum of Oregon has some good indexes for those of us with Oregon roots. Each index is preceeded by an explanatory paragraph or two about the resource. If a copy service for the original document is available, fees Continue reading Fourteen Important Oregon Indexes Found at the GFO Website
Digital records from the Pennsylvania State Archives ARIAS (Archives Records Information Access System) have been available online at the Archives website for some time now. The databases are as as listed and linked below. Go to: www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp Pennsylvania National Guard Continue reading ARIAS: Pennsylvania State Archives Records Online
Over the last several days, I’ve been going back and looking at websites with digitized books that I use quite often, but haven’t written about for some time. I reviewed the books at HeritageQuest Online, and yesterday I brought you Continue reading Search Over 30,000 Genealogy & Local History Titles at the Family History Archives
Do you have an inventor in the family? Take a look at the MIND Database of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The Modern INventors Documentation (MIND) database pulls together information from hundreds of archives across Continue reading Find Your Ancestor in the MIND Database
The following press release was written by Ancestry24.co.za staff. I went to the site, and registered, so that I might fully use the various services available there, including the databases. The big news is the new online database to Cape Continue reading Marriage & Baptism Records of St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town Available Online at Ancestry24.co.za
UPDATE: As of May 26, 2009, the Nationwide Grave Locator website is down – thus the following link will not work. I can find no further information on the subject – and figure that this is most likely temporary – Continue reading Using the Department of Veterans Affairs “Nationwide Gravesite Locator”
Having a lot of family from Southwest Michigan, I’ve been very pleased by the progress being made on an index to obituaries from the counties of Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren. Over 89,000 obits are indexed. The obits Continue reading The SW Michigan Obituary Index with Over 89,000 Obits Indexed
A few days ago, I did a short review of the current state of the Book Search at HeritageQuestOnline. I was pleased to see about 4000 more titles there than there were just a couple years ago. I determined to Continue reading The Google Book Search for Genealogists Revisited
I was working for HeritageQuest when they posted the first digital books at HeritageQuestOnline. At that time, we were told that there were over 20,000 books available, but not all of them were accessible. Honestly, I can’t remember the numbers Continue reading 24,393 Digitized Family or Local History Books now Found at HeritageQuest Online
NewspaperARCHIVE.com announces a new column by genealogist Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., inviting readers to use historical newspapers to discover the details of ancestors’ marriages. Discover Your Family History In The World’s Largest Newspaper Archive! Cedar Rapids, Iowa (PRWEB) March 19, 2009 – Cedar Rapids-based NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE.com Announces New Genealogy Column
I received an email this morning from Ian Cantwell. The Cantwell name rang bells with me, and checking my CD-ROM collection, I found that I have a copy of his Memorials of the Dead, Counties Galway & Mayo (Western Seaboard). Continue reading Ian Cantwell’s Online Indexes to Irish Research CD-ROMs
The Library of Michigan has posted Death Certificates for Michigan Deaths covering the years 1897 to 1920. I did a quick search for Canfields – and found 50 documents. Note that the Search will search for the name of the Continue reading Library of Michigan Digitizes Michigan Death Records, 1897 to 1920
UPDATE: I posted another blog on March 18 which deals specifically with the new digitized Michigan Death Indexes. The following was written by The Department of History, Arts and Libraries staff: ‘Seeking Michigan’ Web site employs today’s technology to deliver Continue reading The New “Seeking Michigan” Website
The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: ALABAMA Alabama Technical Association 1917 Year Book – Alabama Technical Association, Year Book, Containing Lists of Officers and Members, Constitution and By-Laws, December 31, 1917, Birmingham, Ala. CONNECTICUT Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection
My friend, Dan Lynch, says that Google can be a genealogist’s best friend – or something close to that anyway. Dan spoke at the recently completed Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy, held here in Provo this weekend. Following Continue reading Dan Lynch Says that Google Can be a Genealogist’s Best Friend