“England’s Immigrants 1330-1550,” is a database containing of over 64,000 names of people known to have migrated to England during the period of the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Death, the Wars of the Roses and the Reformation.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Organizing Genealogical Information Class-March 2016 Session
We are offering a new section of this popular course beginning in March of 2016. There are more details on our informational page.
Texas Fire Insurance Maps
Images of Sanborn fire insurance maps for most of Texas between 1877 and 1922 can be found on the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at The University of Texas at Austin.
FamilySearch: Filipinos to Honolulu & NY and MD Crew Lists
The following databases have been updated on FamilySearch since our last update:
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946
New York, New York, Soundex to Passenger and Crew Lists, 1887-1921
Maryland, Piney Point Crew Lists, 1950-1956
These are apparently small databases.
FamilySearch Update: Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, Cole County, MO, and More
The following databases have been updated on FamilySearch since our last update:
Missouri, Cole County Circuit Court Case Files, 1820-1927
United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
Virginia, Alexandria Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels, 1946-1957
Florida Digital Newspapers
The Florida Digital Newspaper Library provides access to the news and history of Florida and currently has over 2 million pages of historic newspapers thorough the state.
FamilySearch: Ohio & Tennessee Marriages
FamilySearch has listed the following new databases since our last posting:
Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888
These smaller databases appear to have been made from microfilmed records that FamilySearch does not have the authority to put online.
Spring Break Genealogy Webinars 9-12 March
We are back with live webinars the week of 9-12 March.
Topics include:
- Illinois Research
- Preserving Past You
- Creating Families from Pre-1850 Census Records
- Organizing Online Database Searches
- Tip and Tricks for Using FamilySearch
- Genealogical Problem-Solving
Join us! There’s more information and registration details on our webinar page. Registration is limited.
FamilySearch: Maryland, Church Records 1668-1995
Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers
Louisiana State University has published between 1836 through 1922, a total of 211,500 pages. More are in the works.
newspapers from 78 titles from the state of Louisiana