Monday, July 22, 2013

Militia Records Webinar

ResearchBuzz reports that the Federation of Genealogical Societies has made its webinar on researching state and local militia records available to the public.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Cook County, Illinois Vital Statistics

If you have ancestors from Chicago, the Cook County government has a  genealogy website. There are birth, death, and marriage records going back to 1872. You just need to register. Basic info (names, date, event type) are free; copies of actual documents are $15.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Genealogy and EU Regs

This article from irishtimes.com discusses potential restrictions on genealogical data under European Union regulations.
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