New Warwickshire Vital Records & Newspapers Posted at FindMyPast this Week

The following databases have been posted at FindMyPast this Friday: Warwickshire Parish Records Findmypast have added hundreds of thousands of new baptism, marriage and burial records from St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham. Specifically, the new releases cover: Over Continue reading New Warwickshire Vital Records & Newspapers Posted at FindMyPast this Week

New: Tracing Your Ancestors: A Genealogist’s Guide to Newspaper Research – 20% Off Though Dec. 31

The new Tracing Your Ancestors: A Genealogist’s Guide to Newspaper Research is now available! And FRPC is making it 20% off (just $7.96) through December 31. Following is a description of the new publication. Click on the link to order. Continue reading New: Tracing Your Ancestors: A Genealogist’s Guide to Newspaper Research – 20% Off Though Dec. 31

Historic Delaware Newspapers Now Available Free Online

The following except is from the delawarestatenews.com website. The Seaford Historical Society recently announced the opening of its new online archive of historic Seaford newspapers. The collection was made possible by generous archive and monetary donations, according to Seaford Museum Continue reading Historic Delaware Newspapers Now Available Free Online

The Zebulon Record 1925-1956 Now on Digital North Carolina

The following excerpt is from the DigitalNC blog. DigitalNC is proud to now host The Zebulon Record, the first contribution by our partners at Little River Historical Society. Just over 1,400 issues from this Wake County, N.C. publication are ready to Continue reading The Zebulon Record 1925-1956 Now on Digital North Carolina

Bundle of 3 Excellent Hardbound New York City Source Books – 50% Off – Just $22.50 thru March 15

Family Roots Publishing has put together a bundle of three excellent hardbound New York City source books – all priced at extremely low prices, even before the 50% bundle discount. Although new, all seem to be out-of-print as far as Continue reading Bundle of 3 Excellent Hardbound New York City Source Books – 50% Off – Just $22.50 thru March 15

The Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874 Are Now Online

The Frederick Douglas Newspapers have been posted online at the Library of Congress website. The following excerpt is from a fascinating blog on the topic, posted January 17, 2020 and written by Arlene Balkansky: The striking, forward-thinking motto, “Right Is Continue reading The Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874 Are Now Online

Obituaries Are Getting Easier to Find & Ancestry.com Has Provided Some Great Tools to Help With That

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

Records Posted at FindMyPast the Week Prior to Oct. 4, 2019

The following databases at FindMyPast were posted or updated the week prior to October 4, 2019. The following is from FindMyPast. Pennsylvania Cemetery & Burial 1700-1950 Were your ancestors laid to rest in Pennsylvania? Search over 276,000 new and exclusive Continue reading Records Posted at FindMyPast the Week Prior to Oct. 4, 2019

New Records Available at Findmypast – Friday, September 13, 2019

The following online records have been posted at FindMyPast and were announced Friday, September 13, 2019. Thanks to Niall Cullen, at FindMyPast for the information. Berkshire Marriages Index Over 63,000 additional records have been added to 16 parishes across the county. Continue reading New Records Available at Findmypast – Friday, September 13, 2019

State Library Providing Free Access To 190 Years Of The Tennesseean to Residents

The following is from the October 13 online greenevillesun.com: Oct 13, 2018: NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State Library and Archives has announced that Tennesseans will have free online access to the full run of The Tennessean newspaper, 1812 to present, Continue reading State Library Providing Free Access To 190 Years Of The Tennesseean to Residents

New Data at FindMyPast This Week

The following items were posted for FindMyPast Friday, August 3, 2018. 1939 Register Update Over 37,000 “closed records” have been opened up and are now available to search. Search today and find out what your ancestors were doing on the Continue reading New Data at FindMyPast This Week

Digital North Carolina Posting Newly Digitized Yearbooks, Newspapers & UDC Applications in July, 2018

I get notices from the Digital North Carolina blog every few days. In most cases they are announcing newly digitized yearbooks or newspapers. One of the collections digitized this last month was a United Daughter of the Confederacy Application collection Continue reading Digital North Carolina Posting Newly Digitized Yearbooks, Newspapers & UDC Applications in July, 2018

New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted July 16 Through 23, 2018

The following databases were posted or updated at FamilySearch.org between July 16 and 23, 2018: DATABASE NAME – NUMBER OF RECORDS – DATED POSTED OR UPDATED: Belgium, Namur, Civil Registration, 1800-1912 – 209,832 – Jul 19, 2018 British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted July 16 Through 23, 2018

Amador County Local Newspapers 1855-2004 – Digitized & Free Online

I got a note from Marilyn Watts with a link to the digitized newspapers of Amador County, California this last week. That’s gold-rush country. I didn’t know about the site, and thank Marilyn for the link. There are a total Continue reading Amador County Local Newspapers 1855-2004 – Digitized & Free Online

Free Chattanooga Digital Newspaper Website.

Do you has ancestors who lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee in the 1800s? If so, you’ve got to check out the http://chattanooga.advantage-preservation.com/ website. Over 6000 newspaper pages have been digitized and are searchable at the site. As of today, the following Continue reading Free Chattanooga Digital Newspaper Website.