Category Archives: Washington

FamilySearch Adds Collection Updates to Australia, BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, & the U.S.A.

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The following News Release is from FamilySearch.org dated January 15, 2013: FamilySearch added an additional 7 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,747,863 indexed records and images in the Slovakia Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Collection Updates to Australia, BillionGraves, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain, & the U.S.A.→

FamilySearch Adds New Collections from Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, & the United States

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FamilySearch added an additional 6.4 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,034,803 records for the Netherlands, Zeeland Province, Church Records from 1527-1907, the 1,436,121 added from Italy Civil Registrations from Continue reading FamilySearch Adds New Collections from Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, & the United States→

New Records Added at FamilySearch for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, & the U.S.A.

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FamilySearch added an additional 16.3 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 1,984,100 records for the United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards from 1917-1918, the 2,056,187 added to U.S., Continue reading New Records Added at FamilySearch for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, & the U.S.A.→

Washingtonians Celebrate Archives Month with a “Law & Order” Theme

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Washingtonians will celebrate their rich documentary heritage at a range of events throughout the state during October’s Washington Archives Month with the theme, “Law & Order in the Archives: Crooks, Cops and Courts.” They’ve posted a very interesting website to Continue reading Washingtonians Celebrate Archives Month with a “Law & Order” Theme→

Confederate Soldier Pvt. Hugh McLaughlin Found and Honored At Spokane’s Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery

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The following excerpt is from an AP article posted in the October 7, 2012 edition of tdn.com: An honor guard made up of Confederate and Union Civil War re-enactors fires a salute during the dedication of the final resting place Continue reading Confederate Soldier Pvt. Hugh McLaughlin Found and Honored At Spokane’s Greenwood Memorial Terrace Cemetery→

Western Washington University’s “The Western Front” Being Digitized and Posted Online

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The following excerpt is from the September 26, 2012 edition of the WesternFrontOnline.net: Since Western was founded in 1899, there has been a student newspaper, said Tamara Belts, Special Collections Manager at Western. People often come to the Special Collections Continue reading Western Washington University’s “The Western Front” Being Digitized and Posted Online→

Ancestry.com Adds Indexes to 15 More States for the 1940 Census

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Ancestry.com announced that this morning at 10 AM MST they added 15 more searchable indexed states to the 1940 US Census database. They also say that they are now very well ahead of schedule from their initial completion predictions. and Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds Indexes to 15 More States for the 1940 Census→

76M New US Historic Records & Millions more for Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Russia, & Spain Added at FamilySearch.org

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The following information is from FamilySearch.org: 76 million much-anticipated state census, naturalization, immigration, and vital records were added this week for 22 states, including Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Since partnering with the National Archives of Italy to Continue reading 76M New US Historic Records & Millions more for Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Russia, & Spain Added at FamilySearch.org→

76 New & Updated USA Vital Records, State & School Census, and Tax Record Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org

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The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog covers 76 new and updated entries. We’ve also updated four of our five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth Continue reading 76 New & Updated USA Vital Records, State & School Census, and Tax Record Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org→

FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census

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The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch published new, free records online for Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census→

Growing Need for International FamilySearch Indexers

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The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: More than 120 projects are currently available from countries outside the U.S., representing 16 languages. Since the first of the year, new projects have been launched from Bolivia, Paraguay, Switzerland, and the Continue reading Growing Need for International FamilySearch Indexers→

All 1940 US Census Images and Six States Now Published Online – 20 Million Records for 21 Other Countries Also Added

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The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: The 1940 US Census Community Project, which includes FamilySearch, Archives.com, Findmypast.com, NARA, and ProQuest.com, have now published browsable images online for 1940 U.S. Federal Census and the completed searchable indexes for six Continue reading All 1940 US Census Images and Six States Now Published Online – 20 Million Records for 21 Other Countries Also Added→

65,000 Names in Three Indexed Photo Collections from Washington and Oregon

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We received the following posting from our friends at the Washington State Genealogical Society and thought we would share: Subject:  Photo Collection Indexed — 65,000 names primarily from Washington and Oregon The Tri-City Genealogical Society and the CREHST museum (Columbia Continue reading 65,000 Names in Three Indexed Photo Collections from Washington and Oregon→

More New USA Vital Records Data Posted at FamilySearch.org

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The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since my last posting made December 26. New data has been added for 14 States and the District of Columbia. – Updated January 10, 2012. Beside the Continue reading More New USA Vital Records Data Posted at FamilySearch.org→