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Monday, February 28, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 28, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Hayzlett Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Lincoln County) - 200 records

Johnson Family Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Lincoln County) - 14 records

May Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Lincoln County) - 167 records

Friday, February 25, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 25, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

McKune Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 2 records

Prairie Lawn Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 257 records

Cookshire Cemetery - (Canada, Quebec, Compton County) - 1,548 records

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 24, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Luray Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 712 records

Saint Mary Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 504 records

Rootsweb Database Update February 23, 2005


RootsWeb, the oldest and largest FREE genealogy siteThe following files were added this week:

Book Indexes
  • MISSISSIPPI. Amite County. Archibald Buchanon Steele Store ledger, 1832-1840; 799 records; contributed by Mildred Venitucci, Barbara Sherlock

Cemetery Records
  • ILLINOIS. DuPage County. Gretna. St. Stephen's Cemetery, Caretaker's Transcription; 119 records; contributed by Courtland Yockey
  • ILLINOIS. Weiser Transcription; 126 records; contributed by Courtland Yockey, F. L. Weiser, J. Moore, D. A. Sender, and R. Leroy
  • NEBRASKA. Greeley County. O'Connor Catholic Cemetery; 614 records; contributed by Kathy Sweeney
  • NORTH CAROLINA. Camden County. Wesley Methodist Church, (partial); 9 records; contributed by Mary B. Wilson

Death Records
  • MAINE. Cumberland County. Gorham. Death records from town reports, 1893-1944; 3,475 records; contributed by Brenda Caldwell

Marriage Records
  • IOWA. Adair County. Marriages, 1854-1914 (partial listing); 2,092 records; contributed by Norma L. Neilson

School Alumni Records
  • FLORIDA. Dade County. Miami. North Miami Senior High School, Class of 1960; 1,133 records; contributed by Mary B. Wilson

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 23, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Dorrance City Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 654 records

Fairport Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 171 records

Immanuel Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 119 records

Lucas Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 1,428 records

Saint Joseph Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 119 records

Utica, New York 1867-8 City Directory


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Utica, New York 1867-8 City Directory, originally published by Joseph Arnott. The publication includes miscellaneous information about Utica including a list of churches and residential listings. The page images are accompanied by a surname index.

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

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 22, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Bowen Cemetery - (USA, Maryland, Montgomery County) - 14 records

Amherst Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 153 records

Battle Hill Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 4 records

Bender Hill Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 56 records

Blooming Grove Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 97 records

Bunker Hill Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 738 records

Colony Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 150 records

Cross Plains Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 136 records

Monday, February 21, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 21, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Watkins Hill Cemetery - (USA, Ohio, Clermont County) - 36 records

New Hope Cemetery - (USA, New York, Cayuga County) - 537 records

Saint Mark Episcopal Cemetery - (USA, Pennsylvania, Chester County) - 1,163 records

1914 Farm and Business Directory of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the 1914 Farm and Business Directory of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, originally published by Wilmer Atkinson Company. The page images are accompanied by subject and surname indexes.

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

Sunday, February 20, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 20, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Draper Cemetery - (USA, Utah, Salt Lake County) - 2,082 records

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery - (USA, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County) - 251 records

Saturday, February 19, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 19, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published genealogy transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Ebenezer Cemetery - (USA, Kansas, Russell County) - 39 records

Greenwood Friends Cemetery - (USA, Iowa, Polk County) - 535 records

Cedar Hill Cemetery - (USA, New York, Orange County) - 732 records

Olive Branch Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Harrison County) - 41 records

Old Baptist Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Harrison County) - 13 records

Bowman Cemetery - (USA, Michigan, Saint Joseph County) - 1 record

Trinity United Church of Christ Cemetery - (USA, Pennsylvania, Bucks County) - 1,069 records

Friday, February 18, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 18, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Mount Zion Cemetery - (USA, Illinois, Richland County) - 14 records

Saint James Churchyard - (UK, England, Northumberland) - 26 records

Pleasantville United Church of Christ Cemetery - (USA, Pennsylvania, Bucks County) - 20 records

Plains Mennonite Cemetery - (USA, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County) - 10 records

Rootsweb Database Update February 16, 2005


RootsWeb, the oldest and largest FREE genealogy siteThe following files were added this week:
Birth Records
  • LOUISIANA. Orleans Parish. New Orleans. Birth records, 1808-1899 — Bauer, Leimkuhler, Duefler, Didlot, Meistier families (and others); 285 records; contributed by Mary Greene

Obituaries
  • CALIFORNIA. Kern County. Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Californian, Obituaries and death notices published in 2004;   5,288 records; contributed by Sharon Dulcich 

School Alumni Records
  • ALABAMA. Tuscaloosa County. Tuscaloosa. University of Alabama, 1930; 1,729 records; contributed by Karen Cuccinello
  • OREGON. Multnomah County. Portland. Benson Polytechnic School students and staff, January 1929; 180 records; contributed by Patricia L. Dunn-Hanning

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 17, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Holt Family Cemetery - (USA, Virginia, Patrick County) - Contributed by Cindy Munson, 8 records

Simla Cemetery - (USA, Colorado, Elbert County) - Contributed by Dorothy King, 1,042 records

Pleasant Plains Cemetery - (USA, Colorado, Elbert County) - Contributed by Dorothy King, 129 records

Pershing Memorial Cemetery - (USA, Colorado, Lincoln County) - Submitted by Dorothy King, 1,557 records

Lacy-Shelton Cemetery - (USA, Texas, Grimes County) - Contributed by Kathleen Osborn, 6 records

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 17, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Jolley High School 1916 Graduation - Exercises of Graduation of the Jolley High School on the evening of Friday, June second at eight o'clock at the Auditorium. Baccalaureate Service at M. E. Church, Sunday Evening, May Twenty-Eighth. Includes program and class roll (four graduates).


Greene County District No. 3 School Souvenir for 1897-1898 - Souvenir for School District No. 3, Greene County, Illinois, 1897-1898. Includes names of teacher, directors and pupils.


Memorial Exercises and Dedication of Monument 1909 - Memorial Exercises and Dedication of Monument by Samuel Kress Post, Union Cemetery, Slatington, Penna., Memorial Day, May Thirty-first, Nineteen Nine. Includes order of parade, membership roll and officers.


First Church of the Brethren 1928 Year Book - Year Book and Directory, First Church of the Brethren, York and Fifth Streets, Pottstown, Pa. 1928.

Hunterdon County, New Jersey 1914 Farm and Business Directory


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Hunterdon County, New Jersey 1914 Farm and Business Directory, originally published by Wilmer Atkinson Company. The page images are accompanied by a surname index.

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

Somerset County, New Jersey 1914 Farm and Business Directory


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Somerset County, New Jersey 1914 Farm and Business Directory, originally published by Wilmer Atkinson Company. The page images are accompanied by a surname index.

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

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 16, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

White Cloud School 1916-1917 Souvenir - Souvenir for White Cloud School, District No. 55, Canaan Township, Henry County, Iowa, 1916-1917. Includes names of teacher (with photo), pupils and directors.


Woodville School 1917 Souvenir - Souvenir for Woodville School, Indiana, April 6, 1917. Includes names of teacher (with photo), school board and pupils.


American Ambulance Hospital 1916 Annual Report - The American Ambulance Hospital in Paris, Annual Report 1916. American Headquarters, 14 Wall Street, New York City. On September 6, 1916, the hospital began its third year of active operation. Includes the American Committee, board of governors, employees of the hospital, trained nurses, and auxiliaries in service in the wards.


Second Congregational Church 1893 Year Book - Year Book. Second Congregational Church, Bennington, Vermont. May, 1893. Includes the Ecclesiastical Society, Sunday School, members deceased, children baptized, members received and dismissed.

Sunapee, New Hampshire 1917 City Directory


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Sunapee, New Hampshire 1917-18 City Directory, originally published by Union Publishing Company. The publication includes miscellaneous information about the area including a list of cemeteries and churches, the business directory and residential listings. The page images are accompanied by a complete index and a surname index.

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

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 15, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

George Westinghouse High 1919 Annual Commencement - Annual Commencement of the George Westinghouse High School, Thursday, June 26, 1919, Homewood, Presbyterian Church. Includes program and list of graduating class.


Thompsontown High School 1901 Commencement - Thompsontown High School Commencement Exercises, Thursday evening, June 13th at eight o'clock.


16th Annual Medico-Churgical College of Phila. Commencement - Medico-Churgical College Commencement Exercises, Tuesday, May the eighteenth at twelve o'clock, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 1897. No Flowers. Includes class roll and list of officers.


Army and Navy Club 1907 Members - By-Law and House Rules, Officers, Directors and Members, of the Army and Navy Club, Washington. Includes a list of resident and non-resident members (with rank) and those members who past away in the prior year.

Claremont, New Hampshire 1917-18 City Directory


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Claremont, New Hampshire 1917-18 City Directory, originally published by Union Publishing Company. The publication includes miscellaneous information about the area including a list of cemeteries and churches, the business directory and residential listings. The page images are accompanied by a complete index and a surname index.

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

Monday, February 14, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 14, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Bullen School 1923-1924 Souvenir - Souvenir for Bullen School, District No. 11, Aurelius Twp., Ingham County, Michigan. 1923-1924. Includes names of teacher, pupils and school board.


Medical College of Virginia 1918 Commencement - Annual Commencement of the Medical College of Virginia, June Second to Fifth, Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen, Richmond, Virginia. No Flowers. Includes names of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy graduates.


Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection 1916 Notice - Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Valley of Boston, Of The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Masonic Temple, Boylston Street, Friday, October 6, A. D. 1916 at Six o'clock P.M. Includes a listing of candidates with their residence, occupation, other memberships and who proprosed them.


First Presbyterian Church 1869 Members and Admissions - Manual of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, New Jersey, No. 2, By Order of the Session, November, 1869.

Newport, New Hampshire 1917-18 City Directory


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Newport, New Hampshire 1917-18 City Directory, originally published by Union Publishing Company. The publication includes miscellaneous information about the area including a list of cemeteries and churches, the business directory and residential listings. The page images are accompanied by a complete index and a surname index.

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

Sunday, February 13, 2005

The Farm Journal Illustrated 1916 Directory of Williams County, Ohio including Bryan and Montpelier


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the The Farm Journal Illustrated 1916 Directory of Williams County, Ohio including Bryan and Montpelier, originally published by Wilmer Atkinson Company. The publication includes miscellaneous information about the area including a list of cemeteries and churches, the business directory and residential listings. The page images are accompanied by a complete index and a surname index.

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

Saturday, February 12, 2005

Ancestors At Rest - Update (Feb 12, 2005)


Ancestors at RestBrian Massey, the publisher of Ancestors At Rest, sends along the following update regarding new content:
Hi Folks

Just to keep you all up to date on the new data that I have put on line in the last few days.

I have put more Cross Creek Cemetery records in Washington County, Pennsylvania. I have the entire cemetery now. If you care to take a look go to http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/pennsylvania.shtml and pick Cross Creek.

Some Obituaries and Death Notices from various Detroit newspapers at http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/michigan.shtml

And I have put a bunch more Coffin Plates for the U.S. and Canada on line in the last week at http://www.ancestorsatrest.com/coffin_plates/

Friday, February 11, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 11, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Buzzle Public School 1916 Souvenir - Souvenir for Public School, District No. 72, Buzzle Twp., Beltrami Co., Minn. Includes names of teacher, school board and pupils.


White Cloud School 1919 Souvenir - Souvenir for White Cloud School, District No. 7, Canaan Twp., Henry Co., Ia. Includes names of teacher, school board and pupils (listed by grade).


Nassau Chapter R.A.M. 1897 Members - By-Laws of Nassau Chapter, No. 109, of Royal Arch Masons of the State of New York. Instituted A. D. 1825. Brooklyn. Includes listing of officers, members and past high priests.


Kilbourn Chapter R. A. M. 1913 Roster of Officers - By-Laws of Kilbourn Chapter, No. 1., R. A. M. With Historical Sketch and Roster of Officers.

Thursday, February 10, 2005

GenWeekly - Update (Feb 10, 2005)


GenWeekly.com

GenWeekly has published several new genealogy articles on its website:

The Immigrant Fascination, Part Two: Departure - Emigrants left their native lands for a variety of reasons and officials have sporadically shown interest in the identities of those exiting their countries. . . . resulting in the creation of a variety of sources found in many different nations.


Bringing Your Family History to Life - How do you step back into time and see the world through the eyes of your ancestor who was born in the 1700s or 1800s?


The 3-D Schedule (it's not a list of cheesy movies!) - An overview of the information found in the 1880 Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Schedule and how it can be used to find 'lost' ancestors or compile family health histories.


Picture This! - Looking for more information in additional sources can lead to finding illustrations and photos of your family.

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 10, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Lincoln Academy Graduation Exercises (Undated) - Lincoln Academy Graduation Exercises, Lincoln Hall, Friday June 18, 10 A. M. Includes program and list of graduates.


Howe School 1913 Graduation - Howe School Exercises of Graduation, Class of 1913, Town Hall, Billerica, Mass. June 19, 1913, 2:00 P.M. Includes class roll and program.


The Exponent, Vol. III, No. 2, May, 1907 - The Highland Park College of Engineering, Des Moines, Iowa. Published monthly. Includes listing of faculty, graduates and non-graduates.


16th Annual Navy Mutual Aid Assoc. Report - Sixteenth Annual Report of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Navy Mutual Aid Association with a List of Members. January 1, 1895. Washington, D. C. On listing, shows rank and grade. Also includes a statement of mortality for 1879 to 1894.

National Photo Album


National Photo AlbumHewlett Packard has created a "National Photo Album" of the United Kingdom, in which any member of the public can upload photos to. The website says:
We are urging the nation to dust off its old photograph albums and rummage through its attics to help us create an album of the UK's most striking and interesting images.

The average household contains around 1,500 non-digital photographs - that's about 24 billion photos - so we are convinced that lurking out there in the nation's cellars and cupboards are thousands of pictures that have real social and cultural value.

We are after photos of individuals, families, workplaces, events, outings, cities, towns and villages; anything which reveals something of the way we have lived over the past hundred years or so.
You can browse photos by category or run a keyword search. The site has a category just for "Family History and Friends". You can see photos dating as far back as the late 1800's.

I haven't done any significant amount of research on the National Photo Album to determine what relationship, if any, it has with the British Government. But based on the Terms and Conditions, all submitters of photos retain copyright of their photos. They only permit Hewlett-Packard to use the photos to promote the website.

Rootsweb Database Update February 9, 2005


RootsWeb, the oldest and largest FREE genealogy siteThe following files were added this week:
Birth Records
  • MAINE. Cumberland County. Gorham, Maine Birth Records, Town Reports, 1893-1944; 2,493 records; contributed by Brenda Caldwell

Marriage Records
  • MAINE. Cumberland County. Gorham. Maine Marriage Records, Town Reports, 1893-1944; 3,718 records; contributed by Brenda Caldwell
  • MINNESOTA. Blue Earth County. Marriages — selected records;   26 records; contributed by W. G. Van Hemert

Groups (Professional, Society, Religious, etc.)
  • MONTANA. Sweet Grass County. Big Timber. Volunteer Fire Department Roster, 1904-2004; 489 records; contributed by John Becken of the Big Timber VFD

School Alumni Records
  • NEW JERSEY. Hudson County. West New York. Memorial High School graduates 1922-1924 (formerly West New York High School); 180 records; contributed by Mary B. Wilson


Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 9, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Trenton M. E. Sabbath School Souvenir - Souvenir for Trenton M. E. Sabbath School, Compliments of Mrs. Ella Evans, Teacher of Class No. 3. Includes a listing of pupils. Undated.


Harrison Township Schools 1890 Commencement - Commencement of Harrison Township Schools at Stutsman School House on Saturday Evening, June 21, 1890 at Eight O'clock. Includes program, names of teachers and graduates.


Portland Animal Refuge 2nd Annual Report - Animal Refuge, Portland, Maine, Second Annual Report, 1906. Includes list of contributors.


39th Hillman College Annual Catalogue - 1891-'92 Annual Catalogue of Hillman College, formerly Central Female Institute, Clinton, Hinds Co., Miss. Thirty-Ninth Collegiate Year.

Interment.net - Update (Feb 9, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Dunkard Cemetery - (USA, Colorado, Elbert County) - Contributed by Dorothy King, 7 records

Mennonite Cemetery - (USA, Colorado, Elbert County) - Contributed by Dorothy King, 15 records

Mountain View Cemetery - (USA, Colorado, Elbert County) - Contributed by Dorothy King, 86 records

Millican Cemetery - (USA, Georgia, DeKalb County) - Contributed by Lewis Murray, 7 records

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 8, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Henderson City Schools 1901 Commencement - Annual Commencement Exercises for the Henderson City Schools, at the Main School Building, May 29th, 30th and 31st, 1901. Includes program and names of the four graduates, along with names of students performing musical pieces.


Pioneer School 1905 - 1906 Souvenir - Souvenir for Pioneer School, District No. 2, Morgan Township, Decatur County, Kan. Term 1905 - 1906. Includes picture of teacher, names of school board and pupils.


Directory of the Mendham Hill Top Cemetery - Diagram and Directory of the Mendham Hill Top Cemetery (Old Yard), Mendham, New Jersey. Includes date of death and section each person is buried in.


Vermont State Prison 1897-98 Biennial Report - Biennial Report of the Officers of the State Prison of Windsor, Vermont for 1897-98. Includes listing of prisoners, where born, convicted and when admitted.

Monday, February 07, 2005

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 7, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

High Prairie School 1906 Souvenir - Souvenir for High Prairie School, District No. 9, Warren Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa. Includes picture of teacher and names of pupils.


Greenwich High School 1885 Commencement - Commencement Exercises of Greenwich High School, Friday Evening, June 19, 1885. Exercises Begin at 8 O'clock, Opera House, Greenwich, N. Y. Music by Doring's Orchestra, Troy, N. Y. Includes programme and names of the three graduates.


First Parish Congregational Church 1909 Manual - Manual of the First Parish Congregational Church, Brunswick, Maine, June 15, 1909.


Pine Street Church 1852 Members - The Articles of Faith and Covenant of the Pine Street Church, Boston: With a List of its Members. 1852.

Interment.net - Update (Feb 7, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published transcriptions for the following cemeteries:

Oberschlettenbach Cemetery - (Germany, Rheinland Pfalz) - Contributed by Recs Jenkins, 175 records

Tong Family Cemetery - (USA, California, El Dorado County) - Contributed by Candis Ward, 16 records

Morrison Ranch Cemetery - (USA, California, El Dorado County) - Contributed by Candis Ward, 7 records

Clarksville Cemetery - (USA, California, El Dorado County) - Contributed by Candis Ward, 80 records

Clarksburg, West Virginia 1923 City Directory including Bridgeport, Shinnston and Wilsonburg


DistantCousin.comDistantCousin.com today published scanned images of the Clarksburg, West Virginia 1923 City Directory including Bridgeport, Shinnston and Wilsonburg, originally published by R. L. Polk & Co.. The publication includes miscellaneous information about the area including a list of cemeteries and churches, the business directory and residential listings. The page images are accompanied by a complete index and a surname index.

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

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Deaf Biographies


DeafBiographies.com is an online database of biographical information on deaf people. You can search the database by name and event type. The website describes itself:
DeafBiographies.com is a website devoted to biographical information about Deaf Americans through the early 20th century.

This site contains a database of information which researchers -- genealogists and historians -- can use to find a more complete picture of this oft-overlooked population.

The database is filled with facts about Deaf individuals and their families. These may be facts about births, deaths, marriages, admissions to Deaf schools, etc. They can be anything in a person's life. Each fact has a source citation, which allows researchers to evaluate the relevancy to their research problem and lead them to the original source of the information.
There are currently more 6,500 records in the database. You can search the database for free, or add your own records to it.

Friday, February 04, 2005

Interment.net - Update (Feb 4, 2005)


Interment.netInterment.net published transcriptions of the following cemeteries:

Bryant Cemetery - (USA, California, El Dorado County) - Contributed by Candis Ward, 141 records

Rock Ridge Cemetery - (USA, New York, Sullivan County) - Contributed by Allan Rauner, 970 records

Old Benge Cemetery - (USA, Oklahoma, Mayes County) - Contributed by Jo Melton, 6 records

Long Run Cemetery - (USA, West Virginia, Doddridge County) - Contributed by Susan L. Ritter, 55 records

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 4, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Woodside School 1917 - 1918 Souvenir - Souvenir for Woodside School, District No. 3, Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, 1917 - 1918. Includes name of teacher and list of pupils.


Viola High School 1910 Souvenir - A Souvenir of the Senior Class of 1910 of the Viola High School, Viola, Wisconsin. Includes class roll and faculty.


Vermont Mutual Fire Ins. 35th Annual Report - Thirty-Fifth Annutal Report of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company for the Annual Meeting, October 15, 1862. Includes listing of claims paid for the year.


59th Norwich Free Academy Annual Catalogue - The Norwich Free Academy. Annual Catalogue, Fifty-Ninth Year, Norwich, Connecticut, 1914-1915.

Rootsweb Database Update February 2, 2005


RootsWeb, the oldest and largest FREE genealogy siteThe following files were added this week:
Cemetery Records
  • PENNSYLVANIA. Susquehanna County. Lenox Township. Tower Cemetery (also known as Acre Lake Cemetery and West Lenox Cemetery); 786 records; Harry Biesecker

Marriage Records
  • U.S.A. Marriage Records:  Selected marriages, 1800-1900s -- Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; 4,338 records; Marianne Collier
  • IOWA. Adair County. Marriages 1854-1914 (partial listing);   2,092 records; Norma L. Neilson

School Alumni Records
  • TEXAS. Gregg County. Longview. Pine Tree High School Class of 1937; 42 records; Pat Almquist

Thursday, February 03, 2005

GenWeekly - Update (Feb 3, 2005)


GenWeekly.com

GenWeekly has published several new genealogy articles on its website:

Genealogica Hispanica de Tejas: Celebrating 25
Years
- If you look in most history books about Texas, you find a
lot of information about settlements, but very few of them will tell you the
history of the Hispanic people of Texas!


The Immigrant Fascination, Part One: The Experience
- Learning the origins of immigrant ancestors is one of the most fascinating
pieces of information we learn while tracing our family trees.


An Overview of the International Genealogical Index
- If you have ever found an ancestors name on the International Genealogical
Index (IGI), quoted it as a souce on your family tree, or puzzled over
multiple entries or conflicting information, you may find this article
enlightening.

Family Tree Connection - Update (Feb 3, 2005)


Family Tree Connection

Family Tree Connection has added and indexed the following genealogy databases to its website:

Leon School Christmas 1900 Souvenir - Christmas Souvenir for Leon School, Dist. No. 5, Leon, Illinois. Christmas 1900. Includes name of teacher and pupils.


Lancaster Public Schools 1905 Commencement - Commencement Exercises of the Lancaster Public Schools at the M. E. Church, Friday Evening, May 12, 1905. Includes name of faculty, graduates and ushers.


Roster of Vestal Camp, No. 33 W.O.T.W. 1909 - Roster of Vestal Camp, No. 33, Woodmen of the World, Johnstown, PA. 1909. Includes list of members with home addresses.


11th Annual South Jersey Institute Catalogue - Eleventh Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, N. J., 1880 - 81.

New Genealogy Website Hosting Service


For those of you looking for an easier way to publish your genealogy research online, you might try the latest entry in the world of genealogy webhosting, Shanon's Genealogy Website Hosting. According Shanon Crowther, who created this new service:
Shanon's Genealogy Website Hosting provides genealogists an easy method of publishing their genealogy data online. Using the ever more popular PHPGEDView website tools, it is simple to create an attractive website to post your data to. All that is needed is for you to upload a copy of your GEDCOM file to our server, and we do the rest. Then as your genealogy data changes you simply upload a new GEDCOM whenever you need. There is an annual fee for this service of $50.00 per year with a 1 month free trial.
You can see a sample website to get an idea of what your website might look like.

New York Genealogical and Biographical S