http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/ This is the Genealogy blog for the Plymouth District Library. en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 29 May 2008 17:26:50 -0500 Thu, 29 May 2008 17:29:04 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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,... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000606 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000606 New Genealogy Sites Thu, 29 May 2008 17:26:50 -0500 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... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000589 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000589 New Genealogy Sites Thu, 01 May 2008 13:26:05 -0500 The Library of Michigan released this announcement: LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN'S FREE FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP MARCH 29 SHOWS HOW TO MAKE MOST OF INTERNET RESEARCH AND RESOURCES "Learning More at the Library of Michigan," a free annual genealogy seminar set for... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000543 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000543 Classes & Local Events Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:34:50 -0500 Treasure of all treasures - my grandmother's old photo album has recently passed into my hands. Problem of all problems - how to get those 90 year old photos off the old black pages that are now falling apart!! My... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/misc/#000517 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/misc/#000517 Misc. Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:02:05 -0500 Kay Spears from the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne Indiana shares these tips online for scanning old photographs. I thought they were worth passing on: "Do you have some old photographs you want to scan, but you're not... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/misc/#000456 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/misc/#000456 Misc. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:46:55 -0500 We have just added two new books to the Library's genealogy collection. Both are from Ancestry Publishing and may be found on the Upper Level in the Genealogy Collection - 929.102 call number. 1. The Official Guide to Rootsweb.com by... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_library_materials/#000453 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_library_materials/#000453 New Library Materials Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:16:35 -0500 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... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000442 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000442 New Genealogy Sites Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:10:59 -0500 The Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society will feature Barbara Madison at their meeting Wednesday, October 24 speaking on: "Who says there ain't no Indian records? An overview of the many records created for the Great Lakes Anishnabe." Meetings are held at Plymouth... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000431 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000431 Classes & Local Events Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:31:33 -0500 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... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000428 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_genealogy_sites/#000428 New Genealogy Sites Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:55:37 -0500 This posting comes to us from the Library of Michigan: October's genealogy workshops will focus on a wide range of resources, from rare, printed primary sources to online databases and Web sites. Classes will cover the following topics: Getting Started... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000423 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000423 Classes & Local Events Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:26:26 -0500 There is a new two-day seminar taking place in Lansing Michigan on July 20 - July 21st of interest to genealogists. For a complete listing of topics and times, please see the Michigan Dept. of History, Arts, and Libraries web... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000380 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/classes_local_events/#000380 Classes & Local Events Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:45:17 -0500 The Northville Genealogical Society offers several great resources for sale and the Library recently purchased the following from them: 1. Northville Township...from the Beginning..a journey recalled. 2. Rural Hill Cemetery, Northville Michigan. Burials August 15, 1835 to November 22, 2003.... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_library_materials/#000364 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_library_materials/#000364 New Library Materials Tue, 15 May 2007 14:41:55 -0500 A patron asked me last week about my opinion of genealogy software packages. Rather than go strictly by personal preference, I found this fairly recent review of several different commercial products in About.Com. Although done in 2006, I believe it... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/misc/#000359 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/misc/#000359 Misc. Sun, 06 May 2007 12:43:26 -0500 The Library just added the book Courthouse Research for Family Historians to the genealogy collection. Find it at 929.1 R. This book may be checked out for three weeks.... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_library_materials/#000348 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/new_library_materials/#000348 New Library Materials Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:59:27 -0500 The Library of Congress has put up a new web site called Chronicling America that allows you to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 to the present. You may search by location, time period, or name of paper.... http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/#000344 http://genealogy.plymouthlibrary.org/archives/#000344 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:35:53 -0500