WorldVitalRecords.com sent this press release. “In honor of Thanksgiving, through November 30, 2009, we have over 200 early American databases available to the public for FREE. This free access include vital records, court and land records, and military records.” It includes early Colonial Databases from 1607 – 1800 such as Mayflower family lineages, DAR lineages, […]
Paula Stuart, age 4 1/2 months with her paternal Grandfather E. J. Stuart.
November 25, 2009 THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING “Thanksgiving, like Ambassadors, Cabinet officers and others Smeared with political ointment, Depends for its existence on Presidential appointment.” -Ogden Nash Washington, DC . . . On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789, as an official holiday of “sincere and […]
Over at GenealogyBlog.com, Leland Meitzler announced that Dollarhide and Thorndale’s Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses 1790-1820 is back in print! As Leland states, “The county has always been used as the basic Federal census unit. Genealogical research in the censsus, therefore, begins with identifying the correct county jurisdictions. This work (one of the […]
I have not found anything as far as criminal activity regarding my Great Grandfather, Alexander Charles Stuart, but he still wasn’t a man that his family always looked up to. Alex Stuart was born 2 August 1847 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, the son of James Stuart and Helenor Edward. James Stuart was born about 1815 […]
Over at Genealogy Roots Blog, Joe Beine has posted a list of “Recently Added Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes.” If you haven’t seen the links that Joe has compiled check them out. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see his other ongoing links. I know you will agree with me that Joe […]
Well, it has actually had a name change from that before today. But that doesn’t matter when the place will now be closed to the public as of Friday, 20 November 2009 at 5:00 p.m. The name change to Minnesota Discovery Center didn’t help the complex which is located in Chisholm, Minnesota. The announcement says […]
Eric Grundset, Director of the DAR Library in Washington, DC has just released some great news about the DAR and its website: “After nearly a decade of scanning, indexing, and other behind-the-scenes work by DAR members and employees, the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce the availability of the DAR Genealogical Research […]
The discount registration deadline for this wonderful week of courses right in the backyard of the Family History Library is tomorrow, November 16th. You save $25.00 if you register today or tomorrow! For all the course details click here. If you wish to read my previous lengthier blog entry about SLIG, click here.
The Catholic News Agency recently distributed a story with that title about the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida. The opening paragraph stated “The oldest extant European documents written in U.S. continental territory are now hosted at the Archives of the Diocese of St. Augustine.” The story also said “One of the earliest documents, dated […]