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I spotted obituaries for the following genealogists this last week: Vangie Way – Age 98 – Pictou County, Nova Scotia Canada Vangie Way has been called a rock star in the genealogical world, an ambassador for the region and a Continue reading Obituaries for Vangie Way & Ellen Pyle – R.I.P
Sad news – my friend, Connie Bradbury, passed away on the 20th of August. During the “Heritage Quest” years, Connie and I worked together on Alaska-oriented genealogy projects. She will be missed. Following is an excerpt from her obituary in Continue reading Connie Bradbury 1939-2021: RIP
Word was received this morning that our dear friend, and fellow researcher, Loni Gardner, passed away July 4. According to her obituary at the Russon Brothers Mortuary website, she was born Loni Gayle Johnson on 4 March 1944 in Phoenix, Arizona, Continue reading Loni Gardner 1944-2020 RIP
I wrote a few days ago about some to the new things happening at Ancestry.com. One of those is the new Newspapers.com obituary index. Besides that, ancestry has several other resources that include obits – one of those being the Continue reading Obituaries Are Getting Easier to Find & Ancestry.com Has Provided Some Great Tools to Help With That
The following was received from FamilySearch: Search these new records and images by clicking on the collection links below, or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images. Find and share this announcement online from the FamilySearch Newsroom. Country Collection Indexed Records Digital Continue reading New or Updated Database Collections at FamilySearch the Week of Sept. 30, 2019
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 27). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New or Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch From Feb. 28 to March 20, 2019
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 5). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New FamilySearch Databases added Between February 5 & February 27, 2019
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (October 11, 2018). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database Name – Number of Continue reading New FamilySearch Databases added Between October 11 2018 & February 4, 2019
The following excerpt is from the online Oct 15, 2018 edition of newsexaminer.com: Charles Edward Hughes, 95, of Connersville, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Fayette Regional Health… Charles retired from Stant Mfg. after 61 years. He Continue reading R.I.P. – Charles Edward Hughes 1923-2018
The following databases were posted or updated at FamilySearch.org between September 1 and October 11, 2018. Database – Number of Indexed Records – Dated Posted or Updated Find A Grave Index, 171,490,666, Sep 28, 2018 BillionGraves Index, 26,142,664, Sep 25, 2018 Argentina, Santa Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch September 1 through October 11, 2018
The following databases were either added or updated at FamilySearch.org between the dates of August 1 and 30, 2018: DATABASE – NUMBER OF INDEXED RECORDS – DATE BillionGraves Index – 25,823,344 – Aug 27, 2018 Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005 – 1,122,425 – Aug 9, Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch August 1 – 30, 2018
I was saddened to hear of the death of our friend, Laura Prescott. She passed on last Sunday, August 26. We always enjoyed the time spent with her at conferences over the years. She will be missed by all. Following Continue reading R.I.P. Laura G. Prescott
The following info is extracted from FamilySearch.org. Click on the links to search. Collection – Number of Records – Date Posted or Updated BillionGraves Index – 25,551,766 – Aug 1, 2018 Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981 – 1,114,946 – Jul 31, 2018 Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted July 25 through 31, 2018
The following new records were announced by FindMyPast this last Friday: Lancashire Baptisms Discover your ancestors in original baptism registers covering 191 Lancashire Parishes and spanning 379 years of the county’s history. Learn when and where your ancestor’s baptism took Continue reading New Records at FindMyPast
The following was received from FamilySearch June 7, 2018: FamilySearch added over 700,000 New York naturalization records and one million more historical records and images from Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Ohio, and New Jersey. The BillionGraves Index has added over 600,000 Continue reading New Historical Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of June 4, 2018