July 14, 2008
FamilySearch Wiki
FamilySearch (web site from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) has launched a new wiki to help researchers in tracing their family history. Find this wiki at: https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Main_Page. You may search by country or explore general topics. This site is in beta format which means that it is still being tested and so you may experience some program errors from time to time.
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May 29, 2008
Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, Will Be Digitized; Microfilm Will Be Unavailable After May 24
From the Library of Michigan's web site comes this exciting news for genealogists:
"The Michigan death records, 1897 to 1920, will be available to researchers through Saturday, May 24. At that time, the microfilm set will be sent for digitization, which will take several months. The digitized death records will be loaded into a free database that will be indexed and easily searchable. Users from across the country will be able to access the database and download death records from the comfort of their home computer."
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May 1, 2008
Proceedings from the Old Bailey now online
The Proceedings from the Old Bailey, London's primary criminal court on now online for the time period 1674 - 1913. These are searchable by keyword and results are in full text. According to their web page, this site is "A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court."
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November 5, 2007
ARCHIVES ANNOUNCES INITIAL RELEASE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES
This is a press release from the National Archives:
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has announced it will open for the
first time all of the individual Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) of
Army, Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard military
personnel who served and were discharged, retired or died while in the service,
prior to 1946.
Collectively, these files comprise more than six million records. This is the
second step in the progressive opening of the entire paper and microfiche OMPF
collection of over 57 million individual files. Additional military personnel
records will be made available to the public each year through 2067 until the
entire collection is opened.
To view an original record, individuals may visit the NPRC Archival Research Room
in St. Louis, MO. Research room hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time Tuesday
through Friday. Visitors are strongly encouraged to call ahead (314-801-0850) to
make reservations.
The National Personnel Records Center, Military Personnel Records (NPRC-MPR) is
the repository of millions of military personnel, health, and medical records of
discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century (Records
prior to WWI are in Washington, DC). NPRC (MPR) also stores medical treatment
records of retirees from all services, as well as records for dependent and other
persons treated at naval medical facilities.
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October 3, 2007
Ten Ways to Celebrate Family History Month
October is Family History Month. About.com has a new list of Ten Ways to Celebrate Family History Month. Find this article here: http://genealogy.about.com/od/holidays/tp/family-history-month.htm
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January 29, 2007
Back issues of Everton's Genealogical Helper now online!
From World Vital Records.com comes the exciting news that more than 200 back issues of Everton's Genealogical Helper will be available online at this site as of January 31, 2007. This means approximately 10,000 pages of informative articles and columns have been digitized and mounted on the web for the use of genealogists. If you haven't read older issues of the Genealogical Helper Magazine before, you will be in for a real treat ! (NOTE: This is a fee-based, subscription website, not endorsed by this Library.)
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December 6, 2006
New Web Page on the History of Immigration
This site is composed of web-based materials gathered from the Harvard Libraries, Archives, and Museums. The focus is on Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930. Included are texts, pamphlets, and maps in electronic format. Users may either browse or search the collection. Find this new resource at http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/.
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September 26, 2006
Unique Gravestone Website
A fellow librarian told me about a very interesting website called the Farber Gravestone Collection. Made up of over 13,500 images of 9,000 gravestones, this site offers a unique view of the work of pre-1800 era stone carvers in New England.
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April 28, 2006
New Reminders for Census Searching
Sometimes we need to be gently reminded about how to thoroughly search a source, whether it's online or in book format. Top Ten Search Tips for Census Sucess from About.Com is one of those reminders. Take some time to read and heed the next time you are looking for that elusive relative in Census records!
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March 23, 2006
Ancestry Library Edition updates Philadelphia Passenger Lists
I'm not sure how many of you check Ancestry's "recent databases" link, but if you don't - you might be interested in this update. According to Ancestry, they updated the Philadelphia Passenger Lists on March 21, 2006.
Their website states: "This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1800-1945. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm M425, rolls 1-108 and microfilm T840, rolls 1-181."
Come into the Library and check it out. Happy ancester hunting!
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November 7, 2005
West Virginia Records On-Line
Sandy Day also had this good information: "It has just been brought to my attention that WV Division of Culture and History has many vital records online.
For instance, for deaths from 1917-1954 you can see and print an actual death certificate. It appears to have every county in WV listed!! I have seen these prints and they are excellent!
Also they are now adding some marriages and births. Just a few counties have been added but many are very early (pre 1900) records. Must see to appreciate." Go to: http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx
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November 1, 2005
New Index to Canadian Passenger Arrivals
According to Leland Meitzler on GenealogyBlog.com:
"Dave Obee sent me the following information about the Nanaimo Family History Society’s project to index arrivals at Halifax and Quebec (Montreal is included in the Port of Quebec) from 1900 to about 1921.
There is no index to the passenger arrivals in Canada in the first years of the 20th century, when immigration was it its highest. The Nanaimo FHS, a small society on Vancouver Island, has taken it upon themselves to do the work. And the beauty of it is that you don’t have to be in Nanaimo to take part; they can sent the material to you wherever you may be, and you can file your work to them electronically, and all that. The society posts the index as it is completed, so it is already there, and will grow with time.
The Passenger Lists Indexing Project now covers Quebec Ports for the periods 2 Jul 1908 to 5 Jun 1909, 25 Jul 1909 to 26 Apr 1910, and 17 Sep 1910 to 13 Oct 1910."
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September 16, 2005
New Jersey Archives Images
If you have ancestors from the state of New Jersey, this is an interesting database to visit. The New Jersey Archives Image Collection has images of New Jersey soldiers from the Civil War and Spanish-American War as well as pictures of the Wanaque Waterworks; Bordentown Manual Training School, and the Morris Canal.
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August 8, 2005
New Castle Garden Immigration On-Line Database
Prior to the opening of Ellis Island, immigrants arriving by ship to New York came in through Castle Garden. The records of approximately 10 million immigrants covering the years 1830 - 1892 are now available free of charge at the CastleGarden.org web site. There are an additional 2 million records yet to be digitized. This is an amazing database, covering a time period when many immigrants arrived from not only Ireland, but also Germany and eastern European countries. Be sure to check it out!
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November 22, 2004
Missouri Soldiers Index Online
The State of Missouri has unveiled a new Soldiers Index that covers the time period from the War of 1812 to World War I. There are more than 575,000 names included in this searchable archive.
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October 15, 2004
New On-line Encyclopedias for states
Tennessee has just released its on-line encyclopedia and it's certainly worth a look if you have ancestors from this state. They followed the lead of Georgia, which released the Georgia Encyclopedia last year. North Carolina is currently working on their new encyclopedia but it will be a while before it is complete. All of these works include history, geography, maps and more. These are all great places for finding background information on your ancestors' places of residence. Hopefully more states will start putting this type of material on the Web.
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October 9, 2004
From Haven to Home - 350 years of Jewish Life in America
The Library of Congress has mounted this new exhibit celebrating Jewish Life in America on their web page. One section highlights Jewish Immigration in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. This is a fascinating look at immigrants' experiences whether you have Jewish ancestors or not! Thanks to Internet Scout Report for this information.
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October 4, 2004
Genealogy for Mac Users
If you use a Macintosh computer for your genealogical research, check out MacGenealogy.Org. This site details changes and updates in software and other information to assist you in doing research on your Apple Mac.
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October 1, 2004
World War I Document Archive Site
Brigham Young University has mounted a new site with primary source documents on World War I. Also included in this collection is a section on diaries as well as some photos. These might be of interest to those whose ancestors fought in the Great War. This site is certainly worth a look! Thanks to the Internet Scout Report for bringing it to my attention.
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September 17, 2004
Canadian Geographical Names
This Canadian site allows users to search for cities,towns and geographic features (lakes, mountains etc) easily. Will also do destination directions. Great for locating that small Canadian town of our ancestors!
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Historic Directories from England & Wales online
Local and Trade Directories covering a period from 1750 to 1919 are now digitized and are on-line for searching.
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