If your research takes you to the Garden State, this collection of databases from the New Jersey state archives might help.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
1861 Canadian Census update
The release of the 1861 census was plagued by missing and misplaced data. This post on the Discover blog, via ResearchBuzz, reports the correction of 133,000 records.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
A genealogy game for kids
This article was posted on the Olive Tree genealogy blog in 2007. A genealogy enthusiast takes her visiting grandchildren on a hunt for their ancestor in a local cemetery. A nice family outing, and
edcuational for the kids.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Who Do You Think You Are
Interested in a unique way to share your ancestry with family, friends, and the public? Submit information and photos to Who Do You Think You Are? Story and they will turn it into an animated presentation.
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War of 1812 pension files
Pension files for the War of 1812 are now available at Fold3 on the library's website. 83% of the 7.2 million pages have been added so...
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Buncombe County (NC) has added 50,000 names to its Slave Deeds database. To read about it and find links to the database, click here. ...
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Sometimes information about our ancestors can come from places where we'd rather not find it, such as arrest and prison records. This ...
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Volunteers organized by the nonprofit Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund have found photos for all of the 58000 Americans who lost their lives ...