Oakland, California 1921 City Directory

DistantCousin.com today published scanned images of a city directory for Oakland, California, dated 1921, originally published by Polk-Hulsted Directory Co. The images are accompanied by a surname index. There are nearly 100,000 heads of household listed in the publication.

DistantCousin.com is home to one of the largest online archive of city directories in the world, combining both scanned images of directory pages with surname indexes.

German Language Translation Service

If you are tracing your family history into Germany, you have probably discovered a roadblock towards finding information: the German language. Most of us English speakers have difficulty obtaining records and finding records simply because we cannot read, write, or speak German. And even if you do obtain German records, you find it difficult to understand what the words means.

Clues2You.com offers German language translation services for genealogists. They specialize in translating German handwriting, which is perfect for genealogists. They also offer Dutch, Flemish, and French translation services.

Genealogy Link Search

A new website launched recently that categorizes links to a wide variety of genealogy websites. Genealogy Link Search has categories for genealogy directories, genealogy gifts and products, genealogy research, people finder software, genealogy books, and online databases.

Family Tree Connection - Content Update (Nov 29, 2004)

Family Tree Connection added and indexed several new genealogy databases to its website today:

City of Flint Masonic Directory - Masonic Directory, City of Flint, State of Michigan, Embracing the Lodges, Chapter, Council, Commandery and Easter Star.

General Electric Quarter Century Club 1926 - General Electric Quarter Century Club, July 1, 1926. The object of this Club is to bring about better acquintance and to promote good fellowship among those who have the common bond of long time service with the General Electric Company, and also to continue the cordial relations that have always existed between the old employees and the management.

Baltimore Club Members for 1927 - Officers, Members, Constitution and Rules of The Baltimore Club, Baltimore, MD. Organized January 9, 1878. Club House, Charles and Madison Streets. 1927.

Shawnee Public School 1907 Souvenir - Souvenir for Shawnee Public School, District No. 27, Shawnee Twp., Johnson Co., Kansas.

Cutler School 1911-1912 Souvenir - Souvenir for Cutler School, District No. 3 Cutler, Fairfield Twp., Washington Co., Ohio. 1911-1912

Banterville School 1908 Souvenir - Souvenir for Banterville School, District No. 8, Franklin Township, Wayne County, Ohio.

Vinalhaven High 1909 Commencement - Commencement Exercises, Class of '09, Vinalhaven High School at Memorial Hall, Friday, June the twenty-fifth.

Girls' High School 1897 Commencement - Commencement Exercises of the Girls' High School, Thursday, June 10th, 1897, Eight O'Clock P.M. San Francisco, California.

Sub-District No. 7 Winter Term 1894-95 Souvenir - Winter Term 1894-'95, Sub-District No. 7, Adams Twp., Defiance County, O. Commencing Nov. 12, Ending Mar. 29.

Sub-District No. 8 Spring Term 1899 Souvenir - Spring Term 1899, Sub-District No. 8 , Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio. Commencing March 20, Ending June 10.

Sub-District No. 7 Sessions of 1895-96 Souvenir - Sub-District No. 7, Adams Township, Defiance County, Ohio, Sessions of 1895-96.

Public School 1913-1914 Souvenir - Souvenir for Public School, District No. 3, Richland Township, Defiance County, Ohio, 1913-1914.

Maple Shade School 1908 Souvenir - Souvenir for Maple Shade School, District No. 49, Harrison Township, Nemaha County, Kansas.

Maple Hill School 1902-03 Souvenir - Souvenir for Maple Hill School, District No. 5, Orange Township, Black County, Vermont. 1902-1903.

Irwin School 1916 Souvenir - Souvenir for Irwin School, District No. 9, Busseron Twp., Knox County, Ind.

Drake School 1907-08 Souvenir - Souvenir for Drake School, District No. 75, Mills Township, Bond Co., Ill. 1907-1908.

Bradford Academy 1840 Catalogue - Catalogue of the Officers and Members of Bradford Academy, Bradford, Massachusetts, For the year ending November, 20, 1840.

The Society of Art and History 1910-11 - The Society of Art and History, Cleveland, Ohio, 1910-11. Organized 1881. Federated 1894.

1927 Perth Amboy High Commencement - Commencement, Perth Amboy High School, Friday, June Seventeenth, High School Auditorium, Nineteen hundred and twenty-seven.

Interment.net - Content Update (Nov 29, 2004)

Interment.net published transcriptions of the following cemeteries today:

Mount Sinai Cemetery - (USA, North Carolina, Columbus County) - Contributed by Teresa Hilburn, 345 records.

Christ Church Cemetery - (Canada, Quebec, Frontenac County) - Contributed by Joan Cruickshank, 385 records

Kinney Grove Cemetery - (USA, Alabama, Cullman County) - Contributed by Etheleen Stricklin, 48 records

Eaton Cemetery - (Canada, Quebec, Compton County) - Contributed by Leslie Nutbrown, 1,834 records

GenWeekly Content Update (Nov 28, 2004)

GenWeekly has published several new genealogy articles on its website:

Achieving Fluency in Reading Archaic English Documents - With anticipation, you begin to read the 17th century English will of one of your ancestors--or do you?

Utilizing DNA in Family History Research - Genetics and traditional genealogical research have merged to form what some call "genetealogy." This article discusses key points in the developing field of DNA family history research and how to participate in current projects.

Back to the Basics, Part 1 - When researching home sources for genealogical data, there are certain things you will want to look for beyond the obvious names, dates and places.

A Thanksgiving Heritage - A reflection on family roots that lead back to both sides of the Thanksgiving story.

Family Tree Connection - Content Update (Nov 28, 2004)

Family Tree Connection has updated its website by adding the following databases on November 28, 2004:

Athol High School 42nd Reunion - Athol High School Alumni, Forty-second Annual Reunion, Fifth Year Reunion Former Students, Starrett Memorial Methodist Church, Friday Afternoon and Evening, July 1, 1921.

University Club of Hudson County, N.J. 1912 Year Book - University Club of Hudson County, N.J. Organized December 28, 1897. Incorporated October 17, 1900. Eleventh Edition of Year Book.

Black Sheep Ancestors

Do you know if any of your ancestors were outlaws, convicted criminals, or wanted men? A website was launched recently that focuses on helping genealogists discover the answer to that question.

Black Sheep Ancestors organizes links to various online resources that publish criminal records, executions, prisoner lists, biographies, and court records.

The website is operated by Tyler Schulze, who was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry 2nd Battalion for six years completed tours in Bosnia and Afghanistan. But some of you might be more familiar with his mother, Lorine McGinnis Schulze, who runs the famous Olive Tree Genealogy website.

Family Tree Connection - Content Update (Nov 25, 2004)

Family Tree Connection has updated its website by adding the following databases on November 7, 2004:

Morocco Temple Arab Patrol 1913 Members - 1913 Constitution and By-Laws with List of Members of Morocco Temple Arab Patrol. Jacksonville, Florida. Date of Charter: August 10, 1911. A.A.O.N.M.S. stands for Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

First Church in Dover 1829 Covenant - Articles of Confession and Covenant of the First Church in Dover, N.H.

Piatt Lodge, F. & A. M. 1893 - Piatt Lodge, No. 194, F. & A. M. New York City.

Daily Genealogy News

If you are interesting in reading each day's offering of genealogy-related news, you should visit Daily Genealogy News.

Daily Genealogy News is a website which provides up to date genealogy news and articles compiled from various sources on the internet. It gathers newsfeeds from places like Genealogy Blog, Dick Eastman, Kimberly Powell of About.com, and others.

It also provides unique internet search tools powered by Google for locating genealogy resources on the internet.

England and Wales Vital Records

If you had ancestors from England or Wales, and are interested in obtaining a copy of their birth, death, or marriage certificate, then you will want to visit a new website called, "Discover Your Ancestors".

This website provides you with an ordering form for obtaining copies of English and Welsh certificates, and can accommodate payments through PayPal.

Discover Your Ancestors also provides other services, such as census record searches and providing copies of wills.

Ancestry.com Content Update (Nov 22, 2004)

Ancestry.com updated their databases as follows for the week of November 7, 2004 to November 13, 2004:

World War I Draft Cards - Added updates to Michigan, Texas, and Ohio adding 191,485 records bringing the total to 8,692,719 records.

Yorkshire, England: Parish Records - Added ten parishes to this database.

Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1892-1948 - Added the years of 1906-1907 and 140,264 records. Total records available are now 389,545.

Historical Newspaper Subscription - added the following newspapers:

• Fond Du Lac Reporter (Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin) - 1973-1976


• Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) - 1972-1976

Obituary Collection - 28,351 newspaper obituaries added.

New London and Vicinity, Connecticut City Directories, 1929-1965 - Database of city directories originally published by Price and Lee Co.

Northern Essex, Massachusetts City Directories, 1912-1925 - Database of city directories originally published by Henry M. Meek Publishing Co.

Hartford & Vicinity, Connecticut City Directories, 1913-1928 - Database of city directories originally published by Hartford Printing Co.

Central Oxford County, Maine Directories, 1915-1918 - Database of city directories originally published by Merrill and Webber Co.

Family & Local Histories - the following imaged books were added:

• The annals and history of Henrico Parish, Diocese of Virginia - The annals and history of Henrico Parish, Diocese of Virginia : and St. John's P.E. Church. Moore, J. Staunton. Baltimore. Genealogical Pub. Co.. 1979.


• History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska - History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska. Chicago. S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.. 1921.


• Duluth and St. Louis County, Minnesota - Duluth and St. Louis County, Minnesota : their story and people : an authentic narrative of the past, with particular attention to the modern era in the commercial, industrial, educational, civic and social development. Chicago. American Historical Society. 1921.


• Bible records compiled by Illinois Society, D.A.R., 1968-1969 - Bible records compiled by Illinois Society, D.A.R., 1968-1969. Illinois. The Society. 1969.


• Cemetery records of Adams County, Indiana - Cemetery records of Adams County, Indiana. Fort Wayne, Ind.. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, D.A.R.. 1957.


• The descendants of Thomas Beach of Milford, Connecticut - The descendants of Thomas Beach of Milford, Connecticut. Beach, Mary E.. Hartford Conn.. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co.. 1912.


• Gay, Cushman, Vickery genealogy - Gay, Cushman, Vickery genealogy. Morse, Theoda Mears.. unknown. unknown. 1962.


• Abstract of Book 1 & Book A, probate record 1791-1826, Hamilton County, Ohio - Abstract of Book 1 & Book A, probate record 1791-1826, Hamilton County, Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio. Hamilton County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society. 1977.


• Indian land sales in Delaware - Indian land sales in Delaware. De Valinger, Leon,. Wilmington, Del.. Archaeological Society of Delaware. 1941.


• Aunt Sally, or, The cross the way to freedom - Aunt Sally, or, The cross the way to freedom : a narrative of the slave-life and purchase of the mother of Rev. Isaac Williams, of Detroit, Michigan.. Cincinnati. American Reform Tract and Book Society. 1858.

Interment.net - Content Update (Nov 22, 2004)

Interment.net, publishes transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Troy Union Corners Cemetery - (USA, Michigan, Oakland County) - Contributed by Janet Neubauer, 432 records

Wilford Cemetery - (USA, Idaho, Fremont County) - Contributed by Sue Siepert, 2,230 records

Brock Memorial Park - (Canada, Quebec, Brome County) - Contributed by Marilyn Davis, 646 records

Sand Hill Cemetery - (Canada, Quebec, Compton County) - Contributed by Leslie Nutbrown, 385 records

3 Million Holocaust Victim Identities Published Online

Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust Museum posted online a database of the identities of 3 million Holocaust victims. You can search the database for free at their website: www.yadvashem.org

The database is based on more than two million "pages of testimony" submitted to the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem since 1950 by survivors or family members and friends of Jews killed in the Holocaust. Other information was extracted from historical documentation, such as correspondence of Nazi officials and lists of inmates at death camps.

You can also view scanned images of "pages of testimony" documents.

Prisoner Ships of Early Australia

A new article was published entitled "Prisoner Ships of Early Australia", written by Jim Schneider. This article gives a brief history of the first convict settlers of the East Coast of Australia, documents their hardships, and the living conditions on the ships.

If you have Australia convict ancestors dating back into the 1780's and 1790's this may be of interest to you.

The author, Jim Schneider, publishes an electronic newsletter focusing on Australia topics.

Canton, Ohio 1914 City Directory

DistantCousin.com today published scanned images of a city directory for Canton, Ohio, dated 1914, originally published by Burch Directory Co. The images are accompanied by a surname index. According to the directory's Introductory page, there are 30,492 names in all.

DistantCousin.com is home to one of the largest online archive of city directories in the world, combining both scanned images of directory pages with surname indexes.

Interment.net - Content Update (Nov 17, 2004)

Interment.net, publishes transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Sapp Cemetery (USA, Alabama, Cullman County) - Contributed by Etheleen Stricklin, 46 records

Morgan Family Cemetery (USA, Virginia, King George County) - Contributed by Anne Braun, 10 records

Spiegel Cemetery (USA, Michigan, Lenawee County) - Contributed by Ellen, 201 records

Hiko Cemetery (USA, Nevada, Lincoln County) - Contributed by Bob Wynn, 7 records

Interment.net - Content Update (Nov 16, 2004)

Interment.net, publishes transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

New Prospect Cemetery (USA, Alabama, Cullman County) - Contributed by Etheleen Stricklin, 230 records.

Powers Cemetery (USA, West Virginia, Nicholas County) - Contributed by Paul R. Greathouse, 92 records

Ancestry.com Content Update - Oct 31 to Nov 6, 2004

Ancestry.com updated their databases as follows for the week of Oct 31, 2004 to Nov 6, 2004:

Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 - 257,488 records. This was migrated over from Genealogy.com to Ancestry.com

Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 - 202,790 records. This was migrated over from Genealogy.com to Ancestry.com

Obituary Collection - over 100,000 newspaper obituaries added.

1830 United States Federal Census Index - Ancestry.com has replaced the AIS index with its own index, and converted the SID images.

1871 England Census - Added the counties of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire. 1,577,083 new records for a total of 17,369,375 records.

Ancestry Immigration Collection - Baltimore Passenger Lists, added the years of 1908-1913 and 130,122 records. Total records available is now 249,281.

Historical Newspaper Subscription - added the following newspapers:

• Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, New York) - 1905-1908, 1911 (12131 images, 1,479,982 names)


• Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York) - 1949, 1956, 1958, 1969, 1971 (621 images, 7452 names)


• Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)

Newport and Vicinity, Rhode Island City Directories, 1939-1942 - Database of city directories originally published by R. L. Polk & Co.

Bar Harbor and Vicinity, Maine City Directories, 1928-1935 - Database of city directories originally published by Fred L. Tower and H. A. Manning Co.

Family & Local Histories - the following imaged books were added:

• Cornell Cemetery records, Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana - published October 1962


• History and comprehensive description of Loudoun County, Virginia - History and comprehensive description of Loudoun County, Virginia. Head, James W.. Washington, D.C.. Park View Press. 1908.


• The descendants of Lewis Brigham, 1809-1873 - The descendants of Lewis Brigham, 1809-1873. Brigham, Ferdinand,. Cambridge, Mass.. unknown. 1961.


• Descendants of Joseph and Mary (Ogle) Zumwalt - Descendants of Joseph and Mary (Ogle) Zumwalt. Carlstrom, Alice Zumwalt.. unknown. unknown. 1968.


• The Indians of the Pike's Peak region - The Indians of the Pike's Peak region : including an account of the battle of Sand Creek, and of occurrences in El Paso County, Colorado, during the war with the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, in 1864 and 1868. Howbert, Irving,. New York. Knickerbocker Press. 1914.


• A glimpse at historic Madison County and Richmond, Kentucky - A glimpse at historic Madison County and Richmond, Kentucky. Dorris, Jonathan Truman,. Richmond, Ky.. Printed by the Richmond Daily Register Co.. 1934.


• The Fifty-fifth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Colord [sic] - The Fifty-fifth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Colord [sic] : June 1863-September 1865. Wilder, Burt G.. Brookline, Mass.. Riverdale Press. 1919.


• Slave life in Georgia - Slave life in Georgia : a narrative of the life, sufferings, and escape of John Brown, a fugitive slave, now in England. Brown, John,. London. May be had on application to the editor. 1855.


• A Larkins genealogy - A Larkins genealogy : Eldridge Larkins and Elizabeth Bledsoe, and their descendants. Perrigo, Winniferd Eyrich,. Richland, Wash.. Printed by Tri-City Genealogical Society Press. 1969.


• Allen-Isham genealogy - Allen-Isham genealogy : Jirah Isham Allen, Montana pioneer, government scout, guide, interpreter and famous hunter, during four years of Indian warfare in Montana and Dakota : from 1839 to 1929. Phinney, Mary Allen,. Rutland, Vt.. Tuttle Pub. Co.. 1946.

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