A seven-month long Army investigation has revealed a disturbing degree of mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery including misplaced remains, mislabeled graves and one case of bodies buried on top of one another.
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Specializing in Death Records for Ancestors. Cemeteries, Death Certificates, Coffin Plates, Funeral Cards, Obituaries, Gravestones and more.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Coffin Plate of Silas Hanchet 1780 ~ 1848
I have just added the Coffin Plate of Silas Hanchet 1780 ~ 1848 on AncestorsAtRest.com This plate for old Silas is kind of interesting and rare. The date of 1848 makes it is an early plate. In fact this style of coffin plate is perhaps the first industrial manufactured plate. Up to this time most coffin plates had been manufactured locally by craftsmen. It is also interesting in that the inscription tells us Silas was a Mason. The date of death is written using the Masonic Calendar.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
The Coffin Plate of Susie Pink 1865 ~ 1897
I have just added the Coffin Plate of Susie Pink 1865 ~ 1897.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Revised Edition Van Slyke Family in America NOW AVAILABLE!
The Van Slyke Family in America: A Genealogy of Cornelise Antonissen Van Slyke, 1604-1676 and his Mohawk Wife Ots-Toch, including the story of Jacques Hertel, 1603-1651,
Father of Ots-Toch and Interpreter to Samuel de Champlain REVISED EDITION by Lorine McGinnis Schulze is now available for purchase.
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Father of Ots-Toch and Interpreter to Samuel de Champlain REVISED EDITION by Lorine McGinnis Schulze is now available for purchase.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Irish Famine Migration to New Brunswick, 1845-1852
I spoted this on the Olive Tree Genealogy Blog Weekly Featured Database. In the Wake of Dark Passage: Irish Famine Migration to New Brunswick, 1845-1852 is a fantastic new database that is worth a look.
* Saint John Almshouse Records
* Brenan Funeral Home Records: Traces of Ireland
* Fitzwilliam Estate Emigration Books 1847-1856
* RS555 Provincial Secretary: Immigration Administration Records
* Immigrant Letters
* Newspapers
* Passenger Lists
* Teachers Petition Database
* Irish Immigrants in the New Brunswick Census of 1851 and 1861
* Saint John Almshouse Records
* Brenan Funeral Home Records: Traces of Ireland
* Fitzwilliam Estate Emigration Books 1847-1856
* RS555 Provincial Secretary: Immigration Administration Records
* Immigrant Letters
* Newspapers
* Passenger Lists
* Teachers Petition Database
* Irish Immigrants in the New Brunswick Census of 1851 and 1861
Monday, May 17, 2010
Help Find a WW2 Soldier from Illinois
The Olive Tree Genealogy Blog has another interesting little puzzle. Jill in Australia found another Dog Tag belonging to an American WW2 soldier. This military identification tag belonged to Randall E. Packard. His next of kin was Margaret [L.?] Packard of 406 Ash Street in Carbondale Illinois. Can you help with this?
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
More Coffin Plates Added
I have added a few more coffin plates to the database today. Julia M Morrison, Alice Burke, Celia Connelly, Thomas Kelly and Mary Foley. You can search the index to coffin plates at Coffin Plates
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Coal miners' grave sites tell a little-known story
The Newcastle Historic Coal Miner's Cemetery is the kind of place familiar to a few local kids and invisible to most everyone else. It's tucked up on a hill and secured by a locked gate. The closest most visitors get is a sign that says "King County Historical Site."
But a couple of years ago, some curious genealogists from the Seattle Genealogical Society were drawn to the 2-acre site where tall trees shade crumbling headstones. They don't have ancestors of their own buried there, but they wanted to document the cemetery, which hadn't been mapped since the 1960s. The city of Newcastle granted them access.
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But a couple of years ago, some curious genealogists from the Seattle Genealogical Society were drawn to the 2-acre site where tall trees shade crumbling headstones. They don't have ancestors of their own buried there, but they wanted to document the cemetery, which hadn't been mapped since the 1960s. The city of Newcastle granted them access.
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Thursday, May 06, 2010
Over 300 Million New Names Added Online
There were over 150 new collections added or enhanced this week at
FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million
records—over 300 million new names—from original source documents to
accomplish this great feat. The massive release was announced this
past week at the National Genealogical Society annual conference in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The records can be found at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot
http://pilot.familysearch.org/ (FamilySearch.org, click Search
Records, and then click Record Search pilot) or Beta.FamilySearch.org.
http://beta.familysearch.org/Be sure to share the good news with
family and friends.
Collection Name
Records Indexed
Argentina Baptisms , 1645—1930
4,209,653
Argentina Marriages , 1722—1911
150,895
Australia Deaths and Burials , 1816—1980
106,767
Austria Births and Baptisms , 1651—1940
88,885
Austria Burials , 1768 – 1918
31,756
Austria Marriages , 1722 — 1898
25,383
Bahamas Births , 1550—1891
53,476
Barbados Baptisms , 1739—1891
222,010
Barbados Burials , 1854—1885
92,226
Barbados Marriages , 1854—1879
15,666
Belgium Births and Baptisms , 1560—1890
354,038
Belgium Deaths and Burials , 1564—1900
67,182
Brazil Baptisms , 1688—1935
3,597,609
Brazil Deaths , 1750—1890
43,931
Brazil Marriages , 1730—1955
475,107
Canada Births and Baptisms , 1661—1959
2,160,243
Canada Deaths and Burials , 1664—1955
101,189
Canada Marriages , 1661—1949
262,982
British Columbia Death Registrations , 1872—1986
928,851
British Columbia Marriage Registrations , 1859—1932
124,593
New Brunswick Births , 1819—1899
25,414
Nova Scotia Births , 1702—1896
125,791
Nova Scotia Marriages , 1711—1909
32,245
Ontario Births , 1779—1899
455,469
Ontario Marriages , 1800—1910
28,574
Quebec Births , 1662—1898
27,212
Caribbean Births , 1590—1928
438,073
Caribbean Deaths , 1790—1906
13,088
Caribbean Marriages , 1591—1905
88,186
Costa Rica Baptisms , 1700—1915
176,574
Costa Rica Deaths , 1787—1900
31,505
Costa Rica Marriages , 1750—1920
57,849
Czech Republic Births , 1637—1889
33,062
Czech Republic Marriages , 1654—1889
12,698
Dominican Republic Baptisms , 1726—1924
114,209
Dominican Republic Deaths , 1666—1862
14,636
Dominican Republic Marriages , 1743—1929
31,992
Ecuador Baptisms , 1680—1930
593,710
Ecuador Deaths , 1800—1920
43,852
Ecuador Marriages , 1680—1930
271,061
El Salvador Baptisms , 1750—1940
218,500
El Salvador Marriages , 1810—1930
28,162
France Deaths and Burials , 1546—1960
347,368
France Marriages , 1546—1924
1,397,204
Germany Births and Baptisms , 1558—1898
33,749,332
Gibraltar Marriages , 1879—1918
2,201
Gibralter Births and Baptisms , 1704—1876
30,515
Great Britain Deaths and Burials , 1778—1988
69,278
Great Britain Marriages , 1797—1988
22,036
Channel Islands Births and Baptisms , 1820—1907
41,647
Isle of Man Births and Baptisms , 1821—1911
224,489
Isle of Man Deaths and Burials , 1844—1911
42,389
Isle of Man Marriages , 1849—1911
42,662
Wales, Births and Baptisms , 1586—1907
773,392
Wales, Deaths and Burials, 1586—1885
15,109
Wales, Marriages, 1541—1900
39,630
Grenada Births and Baptisms , 1866—1891
33,239
Guatemala Baptisms , 1730—1917
466,223
Guatemala Deaths , 1760—1880
20,921
Guatemala Marriages , 1750—1930
112,610
Hondurus Baptisms , 1730—1930
220,317
Hondurus Marriages , 1800—1910
31,686
Hungary Baptisms , 1734—1895
14,210
Iceland Marriages , 1770—1920
42,954
India Births and Baptisms , 1800—1945
887,579
India Deaths and Burials , 1800—1945
566,529
India Marriages , 1800—1945
203,970
Ireland Deaths , 1864—1870
51,249
Italy Births and Baptisms , 1806—1900
1,940,693
Italy Deaths and Burials , 1809—1900
438,494
Jamaica Births and Baptisms , 1752—1920
331,497
Luxembourg Births , 1662—1840
7,835
Luxembourg Deaths , 1702—1798
1,554
Luxembourg Marriages , 1700—1810
1471
Mexico Deaths , 1680—1940
362,067
Mexico Marriages , 1570—1950
6,232,176
Panama Baptisms , 1750—1938
269,054
Panama Deaths , 1840—1930
21,463
Panama Marriages , 1800—1950
39,839
Paraguay Baptisms , 1800—1930
101,337
Paraguay Marriages , 1800—1900
14,400
Peru Baptisms , 1556—1930
4,013,461
Peru Deaths , 1750—1930
101,257
Peru Marriages , 1600—1940
443,248
Philippines Births and Baptisms , 1642—1994
334,139
Philippines Deaths and Burials , 1726—1957
5,128,622
Philippines Marriages , 1723—1957
2,247,381
Portugal Baptisms , 1570—1910
424,354
Portugal Deaths , 1640—1910
100,234
Portugal Marriages , 1670—1910
59,735
Russia Births and Baptisms , 1755—1917
170,844
Russia Deaths and Burials , 1815—1917
100,647
Russia Marriages , 1793—1919
33,559
Samoa Baptisms , 1863—1940
28,013
Samoa Burials , 1895—1970
42,061
Spain Deaths , 1600—1920
186,259
Sweden Baptisms, 1611—1920
9,280,828
Sweden Burials, 1649-1920
1,207,501
Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920
2,243,064
Switzerland Baptisms , 1491-1940
1,001,685
Switzerland Burials , 1613-1875
138,011
Switzerland Marriages , 1532-1910
268,739
Switzerland, Basel City Church Books, 1380-1917
Images Only
Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories, 1460-1952
Images Only
Ukraine, Births and Baptisms
14,166
Uruguay Marriages , 1840—1900
19,810
United States 1910 Federal Census (AZ, CA, DE, FL)
4,078,117
United States Births , 1867—1931
20,946
United States Deaths , 1867—1961
3,705
United States Marriages , 1733—1990
7,176
Arizona Births and Christenings , 1909—1917
27,483
Arizona Deaths , 1910—1911; 1993—1994
10,168
Arizona Marriages , 1888—1908
75,094
Arkansas Births and Christenings , 1880—1893
11,724
Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882—1929; 1945—1963
38,956
Arkansas Marriages , 1837—1944
1,005,608
Delaware Births and Christenings , 1710—1896
30,298
Delaware Deaths and Burials , 1815—1955
209,592
Delaware Marriages , 1713—1953
70,024
District of Columbia Births and Christenings , 1830—1955
121,224
District of Columbia Deaths and Burials , 1840—1964
372,173
District of Columbia Marriages , 1830—1921
242,760
Florida Births and Christenings , 1880—1935
28,301
Florida Deaths and Burials , 1900—1921
24,800
Florida Marriages , 1837—1974
860,110
Hawaii Births and Christenings , 1852—1933
150,992
Hawaii Deaths and Burials , 1862—1919
105,519
Hawaii Marriages , 1826—1922
103,871
Idaho Births and Christenings , 1856—1965
75,881
Idaho Deaths and Burials , 1907—1965
31,253
Idaho Marriages , 1878—1898/1903—1942
88,588
Kansas Births and Christenings , 1818—1936
59,392
Kansas Deaths and Burials , 1885—1930
39,907
Kansas Marriages , 1840—1935
378,903
Kentucky Births and Christenings , 1839—1960
547,119
Kentucky Deaths and Burials , 1843—1970
1,971,681
Kentucky Marriages , 1785—1979
1,532,718
Louisiana Births, Christenings , 1811—1830; 1854—1934
16,890
Louisiana Marriages , 1816—1906
129,641
Maine Births and Christenings , 1739—1900
940,882
Maine Deaths and Burials , 1841—1910
172,879
Maine Marriages , 1771—1907
597,508
Maryland Births and Christenings , 1650—1995
206,288
Maryland Deaths and Burials , 1877—1992
11,686
Maryland Marriages , 1666—1970
253,727
Montana Marriages , 1889—1947
197,930
New Mexico Births and Christenings , 1726—1918
435,411
New Mexico Deaths , 1788—1798; 1838—1955
9,627
New Mexico Marriages , 1751—1918
93,387
New York Births and Christenings , 1640—1962
1,351,166
New York Deaths and Burials , 1795—1952
701,396
New York Marriages , 1686—1980
859,927
North Carolina Births and Christenings , 1866—1964
156,156
North Carolina Deaths and Burials , 1898—1994
2,742,609
North Carolina Marriages , 1759—1979
2,128,391
Ohio Deaths and Burials , 1854—1997
2,535,557
Oregon Births and Christenings , 1868—1929
70,253
Oregon Deaths and Burials , 1903—1947
29,035
Oregon Marriages , 1853—1935
57,523
South Dakota State Census+B21 , 1935
673,322
Tennessee County Marriages, 1790—1950
10,145
Utah Births and Christenings , 1892—1941
48,049
Utah Deaths , 1888—1946
148,933
Utah Marriages , 1887—1966
308,854
Vermont Births and Christenings , 1765—1908
402,329
Vermont Deaths , 1871—1965
235,415
Vermont Marriages , 1791—1974
185,433
Virginia Deaths and Burials , 1853—1912
785,241
West Virginia Births and Christenings , 1853—1928
544,589
West Virginia Deaths and Burials , 1854—1932
56,688
West Virginia Marriages , 1854—1932
203,378
Wyoming Marriages , 1877—1920
14,070
World Misc Births , 1534—1983
616,742
World Misc Deaths , 1767—1950
15269
World Misc Marriages , 1662—1945
28668
FamilySearch.org. FamilySearch volunteers indexed over 120 million
records—over 300 million new names—from original source documents to
accomplish this great feat. The massive release was announced this
past week at the National Genealogical Society annual conference in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The records can be found at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot
http://pilot.familysearch.org/ (FamilySearch.org, click Search
Records, and then click Record Search pilot) or Beta.FamilySearch.org.
http://beta.familysearch.org/Be sure to share the good news with
family and friends.
Collection Name
Records Indexed
Argentina Baptisms , 1645—1930
4,209,653
Argentina Marriages , 1722—1911
150,895
Australia Deaths and Burials , 1816—1980
106,767
Austria Births and Baptisms , 1651—1940
88,885
Austria Burials , 1768 – 1918
31,756
Austria Marriages , 1722 — 1898
25,383
Bahamas Births , 1550—1891
53,476
Barbados Baptisms , 1739—1891
222,010
Barbados Burials , 1854—1885
92,226
Barbados Marriages , 1854—1879
15,666
Belgium Births and Baptisms , 1560—1890
354,038
Belgium Deaths and Burials , 1564—1900
67,182
Brazil Baptisms , 1688—1935
3,597,609
Brazil Deaths , 1750—1890
43,931
Brazil Marriages , 1730—1955
475,107
Canada Births and Baptisms , 1661—1959
2,160,243
Canada Deaths and Burials , 1664—1955
101,189
Canada Marriages , 1661—1949
262,982
British Columbia Death Registrations , 1872—1986
928,851
British Columbia Marriage Registrations , 1859—1932
124,593
New Brunswick Births , 1819—1899
25,414
Nova Scotia Births , 1702—1896
125,791
Nova Scotia Marriages , 1711—1909
32,245
Ontario Births , 1779—1899
455,469
Ontario Marriages , 1800—1910
28,574
Quebec Births , 1662—1898
27,212
Caribbean Births , 1590—1928
438,073
Caribbean Deaths , 1790—1906
13,088
Caribbean Marriages , 1591—1905
88,186
Costa Rica Baptisms , 1700—1915
176,574
Costa Rica Deaths , 1787—1900
31,505
Costa Rica Marriages , 1750—1920
57,849
Czech Republic Births , 1637—1889
33,062
Czech Republic Marriages , 1654—1889
12,698
Dominican Republic Baptisms , 1726—1924
114,209
Dominican Republic Deaths , 1666—1862
14,636
Dominican Republic Marriages , 1743—1929
31,992
Ecuador Baptisms , 1680—1930
593,710
Ecuador Deaths , 1800—1920
43,852
Ecuador Marriages , 1680—1930
271,061
El Salvador Baptisms , 1750—1940
218,500
El Salvador Marriages , 1810—1930
28,162
France Deaths and Burials , 1546—1960
347,368
France Marriages , 1546—1924
1,397,204
Germany Births and Baptisms , 1558—1898
33,749,332
Gibraltar Marriages , 1879—1918
2,201
Gibralter Births and Baptisms , 1704—1876
30,515
Great Britain Deaths and Burials , 1778—1988
69,278
Great Britain Marriages , 1797—1988
22,036
Channel Islands Births and Baptisms , 1820—1907
41,647
Isle of Man Births and Baptisms , 1821—1911
224,489
Isle of Man Deaths and Burials , 1844—1911
42,389
Isle of Man Marriages , 1849—1911
42,662
Wales, Births and Baptisms , 1586—1907
773,392
Wales, Deaths and Burials, 1586—1885
15,109
Wales, Marriages, 1541—1900
39,630
Grenada Births and Baptisms , 1866—1891
33,239
Guatemala Baptisms , 1730—1917
466,223
Guatemala Deaths , 1760—1880
20,921
Guatemala Marriages , 1750—1930
112,610
Hondurus Baptisms , 1730—1930
220,317
Hondurus Marriages , 1800—1910
31,686
Hungary Baptisms , 1734—1895
14,210
Iceland Marriages , 1770—1920
42,954
India Births and Baptisms , 1800—1945
887,579
India Deaths and Burials , 1800—1945
566,529
India Marriages , 1800—1945
203,970
Ireland Deaths , 1864—1870
51,249
Italy Births and Baptisms , 1806—1900
1,940,693
Italy Deaths and Burials , 1809—1900
438,494
Jamaica Births and Baptisms , 1752—1920
331,497
Luxembourg Births , 1662—1840
7,835
Luxembourg Deaths , 1702—1798
1,554
Luxembourg Marriages , 1700—1810
1471
Mexico Deaths , 1680—1940
362,067
Mexico Marriages , 1570—1950
6,232,176
Panama Baptisms , 1750—1938
269,054
Panama Deaths , 1840—1930
21,463
Panama Marriages , 1800—1950
39,839
Paraguay Baptisms , 1800—1930
101,337
Paraguay Marriages , 1800—1900
14,400
Peru Baptisms , 1556—1930
4,013,461
Peru Deaths , 1750—1930
101,257
Peru Marriages , 1600—1940
443,248
Philippines Births and Baptisms , 1642—1994
334,139
Philippines Deaths and Burials , 1726—1957
5,128,622
Philippines Marriages , 1723—1957
2,247,381
Portugal Baptisms , 1570—1910
424,354
Portugal Deaths , 1640—1910
100,234
Portugal Marriages , 1670—1910
59,735
Russia Births and Baptisms , 1755—1917
170,844
Russia Deaths and Burials , 1815—1917
100,647
Russia Marriages , 1793—1919
33,559
Samoa Baptisms , 1863—1940
28,013
Samoa Burials , 1895—1970
42,061
Spain Deaths , 1600—1920
186,259
Sweden Baptisms, 1611—1920
9,280,828
Sweden Burials, 1649-1920
1,207,501
Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920
2,243,064
Switzerland Baptisms , 1491-1940
1,001,685
Switzerland Burials , 1613-1875
138,011
Switzerland Marriages , 1532-1910
268,739
Switzerland, Basel City Church Books, 1380-1917
Images Only
Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories, 1460-1952
Images Only
Ukraine, Births and Baptisms
14,166
Uruguay Marriages , 1840—1900
19,810
United States 1910 Federal Census (AZ, CA, DE, FL)
4,078,117
United States Births , 1867—1931
20,946
United States Deaths , 1867—1961
3,705
United States Marriages , 1733—1990
7,176
Arizona Births and Christenings , 1909—1917
27,483
Arizona Deaths , 1910—1911; 1993—1994
10,168
Arizona Marriages , 1888—1908
75,094
Arkansas Births and Christenings , 1880—1893
11,724
Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882—1929; 1945—1963
38,956
Arkansas Marriages , 1837—1944
1,005,608
Delaware Births and Christenings , 1710—1896
30,298
Delaware Deaths and Burials , 1815—1955
209,592
Delaware Marriages , 1713—1953
70,024
District of Columbia Births and Christenings , 1830—1955
121,224
District of Columbia Deaths and Burials , 1840—1964
372,173
District of Columbia Marriages , 1830—1921
242,760
Florida Births and Christenings , 1880—1935
28,301
Florida Deaths and Burials , 1900—1921
24,800
Florida Marriages , 1837—1974
860,110
Hawaii Births and Christenings , 1852—1933
150,992
Hawaii Deaths and Burials , 1862—1919
105,519
Hawaii Marriages , 1826—1922
103,871
Idaho Births and Christenings , 1856—1965
75,881
Idaho Deaths and Burials , 1907—1965
31,253
Idaho Marriages , 1878—1898/1903—1942
88,588
Kansas Births and Christenings , 1818—1936
59,392
Kansas Deaths and Burials , 1885—1930
39,907
Kansas Marriages , 1840—1935
378,903
Kentucky Births and Christenings , 1839—1960
547,119
Kentucky Deaths and Burials , 1843—1970
1,971,681
Kentucky Marriages , 1785—1979
1,532,718
Louisiana Births, Christenings , 1811—1830; 1854—1934
16,890
Louisiana Marriages , 1816—1906
129,641
Maine Births and Christenings , 1739—1900
940,882
Maine Deaths and Burials , 1841—1910
172,879
Maine Marriages , 1771—1907
597,508
Maryland Births and Christenings , 1650—1995
206,288
Maryland Deaths and Burials , 1877—1992
11,686
Maryland Marriages , 1666—1970
253,727
Montana Marriages , 1889—1947
197,930
New Mexico Births and Christenings , 1726—1918
435,411
New Mexico Deaths , 1788—1798; 1838—1955
9,627
New Mexico Marriages , 1751—1918
93,387
New York Births and Christenings , 1640—1962
1,351,166
New York Deaths and Burials , 1795—1952
701,396
New York Marriages , 1686—1980
859,927
North Carolina Births and Christenings , 1866—1964
156,156
North Carolina Deaths and Burials , 1898—1994
2,742,609
North Carolina Marriages , 1759—1979
2,128,391
Ohio Deaths and Burials , 1854—1997
2,535,557
Oregon Births and Christenings , 1868—1929
70,253
Oregon Deaths and Burials , 1903—1947
29,035
Oregon Marriages , 1853—1935
57,523
South Dakota State Census+B21 , 1935
673,322
Tennessee County Marriages, 1790—1950
10,145
Utah Births and Christenings , 1892—1941
48,049
Utah Deaths , 1888—1946
148,933
Utah Marriages , 1887—1966
308,854
Vermont Births and Christenings , 1765—1908
402,329
Vermont Deaths , 1871—1965
235,415
Vermont Marriages , 1791—1974
185,433
Virginia Deaths and Burials , 1853—1912
785,241
West Virginia Births and Christenings , 1853—1928
544,589
West Virginia Deaths and Burials , 1854—1932
56,688
West Virginia Marriages , 1854—1932
203,378
Wyoming Marriages , 1877—1920
14,070
World Misc Births , 1534—1983
616,742
World Misc Deaths , 1767—1950
15269
World Misc Marriages , 1662—1945
28668
Friday, April 30, 2010
Who Do You Think You Are with Spike Lee
Tonight is the last episode of Who Do You Think You Are? This Week's Episode features Spike Lee and looks like it should be quite interesting. The website for Who Do You Think You Are? can be found at http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/. The website features bios of the celebrities featured in the show, photos, and several video clips as well as articles on how to get started in family history.
Ancestry.com
is a partner with NBC on this genealogy show.
I'm going to miss the show when it is over but NBC has picked it up for another season!
Ancestry.com
is a partner with NBC on this genealogy show.I'm going to miss the show when it is over but NBC has picked it up for another season!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Last nights episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Susan Sarandon was pretty good. I enjoyed this episode quite a bit more than the last one. This episode focused on Susan's attempts to find out what had what had happened to her grandmother Anita who was last seen in the 1930s. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has not had a chance to see it yet but I will say that they do find out what happened to Anita.
If you did not get a chance to watch last nights episode I would recommend you take the time. You can watch past episodes at NBC.Com
Or go to
Ancestry.com to start looking for your own ancestors. Ancestry.com is a partner with NBC on this genealogy show.
If you did not get a chance to watch last nights episode I would recommend you take the time. You can watch past episodes at NBC.Com
Or go to
Ancestry.com
to start looking for your own ancestors. Ancestry.com is a partner with NBC on this genealogy show.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Dont Forget, Who Do You Think You Are? Is Back On This Week
This Week's Episode of Who Do You Think You Are? will air this Friday. Susan Sarandon sets out to learn more about her grandmother Anita, who led a life shrouded with mystery and who disappeared out of Susan's mother's life when her mother was just a child. In the episode, Susan visits the New York City Public Library and the New City Library in Rockland, New York.
You can learn more about
Who Do You Think You Are? on the NBC website.
You can learn more about
Who Do You Think You Are? on the NBC website.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Soldier's cross found under junk pile
A rare historical artefact from World War I, found languishing among rubbish in a Lumsden church, has been preserved for future generations.
The hand-crafted wooden cross, which marked the grave of Captain Eric Buckingham Alley in a cemetery near Flanders, was believed to be one of only two crosses of its type in New Zealand.
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The hand-crafted wooden cross, which marked the grave of Captain Eric Buckingham Alley in a cemetery near Flanders, was believed to be one of only two crosses of its type in New Zealand.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
DNA from letters helps identify Pearl Harbor casualty
DNA lifted from envelopes sent home by a young sailor aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma in 1941 helped identify his remains 68 years after he died at Pearl Harbor.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Archaeologists discover a Roman-era mummy
A Roman-era mummy was recently unearthed in a Bahariya Oasis cemetery, about 190 miles southwest of Cairo. The 3-foot-tall female mummy was discovered by Egyptian archaeologists. The figure was found covered with plaster decorated to resemble Roman dress and jewelry,
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
'Vandal pinned down by Jesus tombstone Down Under'
A man was pinned to the ground by a tombstone bearing an image of Jesus during an alleged vandalism attack on a Brisbane cemetery, a court has heard.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Tip Of The Week - Manitoba Vital Stats
Manitoba Vital Statistics. Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records. Manitoba has unrestricted access to the following records online:
Births more than 100 years ago.
Marriages more than 80 years ago.
Deaths more than 70 years ago.
Births more than 100 years ago.
Marriages more than 80 years ago.
Deaths more than 70 years ago.
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Burial Records for Grace Church New York
Have you seen Grace Church, Jamaica (Queens) Burials 1710-1731 and
Grace Church, Jamaica New York Tombstone Recordings ? They are free online on Olive Tree Genealogy website
Grace Church, Jamaica New York Tombstone Recordings ? They are free online on Olive Tree Genealogy website
Tip Of The Week - Alabama Deaths On FamilySearch.org
Family Search has some great death records for Alabama. Alabama Deaths statewide 1908-1974
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Tip Of The Week - Michigan Death Records
In my travels around the net I often find interesting death record databases that I think are worthy of note. So I have decided that each Saturday I will Blog about a database that I have found useful. So with that in mind...........
Seeking Michigan has searchable indexes plus images of death records from 1897 to 1920. This Library of Michigan collection of Michigan death certificates features nearly 1 million records. Information includes the decedent's birth date and place, parents' names and birthplace, cemetery name and location, and much more.
Seeking Michigan has searchable indexes plus images of death records from 1897 to 1920. This Library of Michigan collection of Michigan death certificates features nearly 1 million records. Information includes the decedent's birth date and place, parents' names and birthplace, cemetery name and location, and much more.
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