This new database, “Illinois In the Mexican War” is on the ILGenWeb site.
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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Delaware Public Archives
The Delaware Public Archives has a variety of digital collections on their site, including:
- Beers’ 1868 Atlas of Delaware
- Kent County local records
- and other miscellaneous material
Nevada Historical Myths
The Nevada State Archives has an interesting page with the “real story” regarding a number of historical myths regarding Nevada, including:
- Blowing Smoke: Another State Seal Myth
- Divorcing in Minden
- Knowing Your Boundaries
- Largest Historic District in the Nation
- Levi’s 501 Jeans: A Riveting Story in Early Reno
- Nevada’s Oldest Family-Owned Working Ranches and Farms
- Pronouncing Nevada
- The First Electric Elevator West of the Mississippi
- Workers Buried in Hoover Dam
How We Choose Search Tips
The author at a very young age–before he discovered genealogy.
Search Tips get posted here for one of two reasons:
- FamilySearch updates–generally I post United States material, Canadian material and Western Europe.
- Other things that cross my desk.
Readers are encouraged to submit suggestions to me at michael.john.neill@gmail.com, but they will be used at my discretion.
These Search Tips are not generated from press releases and I don’t make any claims to being a “genealogy news” site. There are enough of those and that’s simply not how I roll.
“Other things that cross” my desk are, generally speaking, related to where my children have ancestors or where I have a research interest. I’m always open to ideas from readers of sites they’d like to see mentioned, but “other things that cross my desk” are ones I encounter when doing actual research.
And…thanks for listening…and for reading.
Michael
Using Cook County Births 1871-1940 on FamilySearch
Recently the FamilySearch database “Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940” was mentioned here as having been updated. That’s correct.
The actual images are on http://cookcountygenealogy.com/. That’s the website for the Cook County, Illinois’ vital records office. Their indexes are not as current as those on FamilySearch.
Databases at the New Jersey State Archives
The New Jersey State Archives has a variety of databases on their website. There are too many databases to list here completely, but they cover a variety of records and time periods. The databases are index only, but copies can be ordered.
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GedMatch.Com Webinar 2 (on Tier 1 Functionalities) Released
GedMatch.com Webinar 2
Tier 1 Options on GedMatch
This presentation focuses on an overview of the Tier 1 search options of GedMatch. Tier 1 is the “fee-based” part of GedMatch–it costs $10 a month and helps support the free portions of the site. GedMatch allows you to “see more” of your DNA and analyze it in ways that simply are not possible on AncestryDNA and some of the other sites.
We will look at the:
- One-to-many matches
- Matching segment search
- Relationship Tree Projection
- Lazarus
- Triangulation
Our focus will be on interpreting the results and using them for continuing your genealogical research. A basic understanding of DNA is required. You do not need to be a “Tier 1” member of GedMatch to participate. Our approach is practical, easy-to-understand, and engaging.
The grid shows the “matching segment search.”
Purchase this session for immediate download. If you registered for live attendance or pre-ordered, please contact me (using the email address in your receipt) for the download link–do not re-order.
England: Hampshire, Devon, and Lincolnshire
FamilySearch has indicated the following databases are new or have been updated since our last posting:
England, Hampshire Bishop’s Transcripts 1680-1892
England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980
England, Devon Bishop’s Transcripts, 1558-1887
England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990
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1940 US Census Enumerator Instructions
The United States Bureau of the Census website has a PDF document with a scan of the instructions for 1940 census enumerators.
2018 Research Trips
I will be taking two separate research trips in 2018. We always have a great time and welcome new participants. Our approach is relaxed–we don’t schedule activities non-stop. We want you to be in the library, not out sight-seeing.