FamilySearch is indicating the following database has been update:
Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939
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| Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953 |
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Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921
From the description:
Name index and images of birth, marriage, and death returns acquired from the State Board of Health, Division of Vital Statistics and the state archives. Records are organized by surname and date. The collection is divided into three parts: Vital Records Prior to 1892, 80 towns; Vital Records, 1892-1921; and Delayed returns for births, deaths, and marriages, 1670-1891.
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FamilySearch is announcing that the following database is new or updated since our last posting:
California, San Mateo County Records, 1851-1991
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A part of the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture at the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries has re-activated their interactive maps of county boundary changes.
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As a reminder, FamilySearch has enumeration district maps online for the early 20th century. This can be an excellent way to access old city street maps.
There is no way to be entirely certain a tree is one hundred percent correct. Ever. Humans will make errors. However there are some ways to reduce the number of errors in your tree, creating a more accurate tree for future generations and reducing the chance you create more brick walls for yourself in the process. This presentation is aimed at those who have been researching their genealogy for a while and would not consider themselves experts but are no longer real beginners either.
Moon People–probably not your ancestors!
This discussion will concentrate on:
This hour-long session will be held on 16 April 2017 at 8 pm central daylight time. Registration includes PDF handout and ability to download lecture after the recording has been processed. Registrants who cannot attend will receive PDF and media file after recording has been processed.
Register to reserve your spot. Early registration is encouraged to guarantee your spot. Paypal account not necessary–simply hit “checkout–Pay without a PayPal account.”
Attendance is online via GotoWebinar.
Thanks…hope to virtually see you there!
This website has information on a variety of media formats that have fallen from use or become obsolete. While not comprehensive, you may find something about a media format you’ve encountered in someone’s collection of old materials.
Search Ancestry.com’s 1993-2002 database by phone number
The database, “U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002,” was recently updated or released on Ancestry.com.
The database can be searched by phone number by entering in the number (without any dashes as three separate numbers) in the keyword box:
217 555 2132
It will pull up 9-digit zip codes that have the last four digits of the phone number. So this search could pull up results with the phone number:
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