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JEANUT
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this week (April 17 - 21 ) www.ancestry.com/ is allowing free marriage look-ups I'm using this time to add the links to my free family tree I have on that site.
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There are a lot of local histories on line that can be read for free. I have identified some of my ancestors and the towns they settled in and have used local histories to cross check my facts as well as learn new things!
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There are a lot of town history books on line that can be read for free. I have identified several of my ancestral families and the NE towns they settled in. These local histories are a great source of info and often give details about a person or family that cannot be found in a census or on a grave marker. Check it out!
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ILOVETOCRUISE
Posts: 6,801 3/13/13 10:02 A
I just finished re-reading all the messages.
Some new ideas for me are to look at Cyndi's list again for updates.
.wikitree.com
Geni.com
KMVBBAM- gave info on ship list
Genealogyarchives.com (death)
Mytrees.com
I did know about findagrave and the historical socirety sites. Minnesota has a good site and I have gotten a lot of information from them.
Leona
JEANUT
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Was looking for some Alabama civil war records and ran across this site. I forgot states might have historical records sites that are on-line and free. www.archives.alabama.gov/searchcoll.html
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JEANUT
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A friend sent me this site to help with common nick-names that might be confusing when searching for ancestors. usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml
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Was looking for a decent family group sheet to use, and came across this website.
http://misbach.org/pdfcharts
The neat thing, besides being 100% FREE, is that we can fill it in and save it as completed...as well as print it! I had gone looking for a printable blank form to take with me when out researching, but this is SO much better! And the other charts are great too!
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JEANUT
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It's not a genealogy site, but I have inherited some family papers that are in French and am finding that google translate a great help in deciphering those papers.
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IRMA63
Posts: 371 1/13/13 6:47 P
Hi, That is a great way to help others save some money, as well as you. As I don't have a car, that would not work for me, but there are lots of cemeteries here in the city of Hot Springs, AR.
Irma63
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UUCEEJAY
Posts: 1,284 1/10/13 5:58 P
I discovered a new site and pictures of the graves of several family members there. findagrave.com It is amazing that people will photograph and record information about the graves of people who are not even related. There is also a way to request the picture of a grave from someone who lives near the cemetery and to help others out by responding to requests for cemeteries near you.
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Posts: 1,284 12/5/12 8:42 P
Alaskan, what a great list! I wasn't aware of all these places to research.
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ILOVETOCRUISE
Posts: 6,801 8/2/12 9:36 A
"Yesterday, I put a message in ancestry.com about an obit my in-laws had kept, no relation I can find. I got one response and he wanted a date, place, etc. This was a different obituary because the notice had information and names of the honorary pallbearers, active pallbearers, soloist, organists and the ministers names. He was buried next to his wife, again no name or date. I did get two Lutheran churches, one ?? and the other in Milton, N.D.. This was different to me. Leona" I put this in another message before seeing the info about Norwegian site, I think I will send it to the man, Jim, who contacted me about the man who died. He sent me a message yesterday and thinks it may be his realtive. I will send him the original obit from the paper also. Irma- my husband waters and I know the problem. He has a neurological disease and the exercise is good for him even he is really tired when he finishes.Have to beat the sun and heat.
IRMA63
Posts: 371 8/1/12 9:07 A
Good morning, I have not had time to do anything of Genealogy. Between my garden things needing to be watered in the morning, before the sun gets to them & some other things besides it beening so very hot. I am glad for the ones who are able to work on their Genealogy & found out things, they had not known.
Irma
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ALASKAN
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HI LADIES HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING ON THE SITES I LISTED BELOW? MY SON FOUND OUT FROM HIS AUNT THAT SOME OF THEIR ANCESTORS RODE ON THE MAYFLOWER. THAT IS WHAT SURPRISED ME WHEN HE TOLD ME. AND SO HE WAS WORKING ON HIS TO HELP ME. MY OTHER SON FOUND OUT THAT HIS GREAT GRANDPA WAS IN THE WORLD WAR 1 AND 2. ALONG WITH HIS GREAT UNCLES ( GREAT GRANDPA'S BROTHERS).
WORKING ON YOUR FAMILY GETS MORE AND MORE INTERESTING AS YOU GET MORE INFORMATION. I JUST LIKE I HAD FOUND OUT THAT MY GRANDMA(ON DAD'S SIDE) WAS FROM HAMBURG, GERMANY AND MY GRANDPA WAS FROM STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN FROM MY DAD BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY IN 1/2000.
Edited by: ALASKAN at: 7/31/2012 (22:51)
Live 1 day at a time and live it to the fullest. Wish you all the best that life has to offer.... Stay focused, positive and it will get you where you want to be or done in life itself. My name is ERNA
I'm leader of a new team : "A Safe and Happy Home For Grievers"
I was reading on a team someone needed a Norwegian site. I made a note of it. Thanks for the info. Leona
Edited by: ILOVETOCRUISE at: 7/26/2012 (09:41)
QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 7/10/12 10:46 A
DIGITALARKIVET - is a free website for Norwegian genealogy. Lots of parish records!!
Was trying to remember some Norwegian, but the basics are:
Dopt - baptised Fodt - born Dod - died
Other than that, I can only count to 10...LOL
Beyond that I would suggest using 'babble fish' for translations.
~Annie B
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BARBARASCH
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and here is another one: Austria seems to be quite advance when it comes to online research. The diocese Vorarlberg put it's church records online for research: www.vla.findbuch.net
I am just hoping that "my" areas are getting online in my lifetime, too ;)
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BARBARASCH
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Is anyone of you searching in Bavaria or Austria, the diocese Passau to be exact? It is incredible but they put ALL their church records for baptisms, marriages and deaths online for FREE. I just found them in the myheritage.com blog. Too bad I am not looking in the south of Germany.. ;) www.matricula-online.eu that's the link and they have an english version of the website, too.
This is a British website where I found Army records for my Irish ancestors. You can see the listing, without paying. But if you want access or a copy of the original document, then you need to pay (which was about 4.38 per record - depending on current days exchange rate).
Since I have other ancestors from England - I opted to get a one year subscription to the website. At $70 is was still cheaper than purchasing records "as you go".
~Annie B
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"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
Thanks! Just checked out this website....unfortunately my ancestors arrived during their "gap" in immigration....1806 to 1823. Drat!!
Was researching the 'Battle of Waterloo', as my ancestor & his brothers were part of the 37th Foot Soldiers (part of Wellington's Army). However, I can't find where the 37th was even part of that battle. This is all so frustrating! lol
~Annie B
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"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
One of my favorite (go to) places, from your list, includes: Cyndi's List
While I do have a paid subscription to Ancestry and am able to obtain many resources through their website, I have used a couple of your resources....have obtained a few hits off the newspaper website, just this week.
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~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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ALASKAN
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LADIES,
ANYONE USING THE SITES I POSTED ? HOPE THEY ARE USEFUL AND THAT YOU ARE FINDING YOUR RELATIVES OR INFORMATION YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. IT'S LIKE A BIG MAP OR PUZZLE PUTTING IT TOGETHER. I REMEMBER WHEN MY SONS WERE IN SCHOOL, THEY HAD TO FIND SOME SITES TO LOOK UP THEIR FAMILIES. AND THEY ENJOYED LOOKING THEM UP. IT'S FUN AND NEVER ENDS, B/C YOU FIND SOMETHING EVERY TIME YOU GO TO ANOTHER SITE. ONE OF MY SONS FOUND OUT THAT HIS GREAT GRANDPA RODE ON THE MAYFLOWER AND MY OTHER SON FOUND OUT THAT HIS GREAT GRANDPA WAS N THE WORLD WAR 1 AND 2. SO ENJOY AND HAVE FUN
Live 1 day at a time and live it to the fullest. Wish you all the best that life has to offer.... Stay focused, positive and it will get you where you want to be or done in life itself. My name is ERNA
I'm leader of a new team : "A Safe and Happy Home For Grievers"
ALASKAN, that is quite an impressive list. You certainly have no need to apologize to me for taking so long to post the sites. We really appreciate your contribution & I had no idea you were going to give us so much to work with. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
I've been doing genealogy for about 30-35 years now & I've got to say that - for me - digging in old paper records was a difficult thing to give up. I'm still not up to par on all the computerized information that's out there, but I'm trying.
There's so much available via computer, but I really miss digging through the old records even if it was a lot slower because I'd get sidetracked reading about people that I found interesting even if they were'nt connected to my research.
Oh well. Times they do change.
ALASKAN, thanks again for all the information you gave us. And thanks to all the rest of you who have contributed information to make our lives a little easier & our search a little more productive.
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THANK YOU LADIES. I WANT TO POST THEM SOONER, BUT I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY LOOKING THEM UP. HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE USEFUL TO YOU ALL. I HAVE BEEN USING THEM TO LOOK UP MY FAMILY AND BOTH OF MY SON'S SIDES OF THEIR FAMILIES. I HAVE GOTTEN THEM INVOLVED LOOKING UP THEIRS TOO.
Live 1 day at a time and live it to the fullest. Wish you all the best that life has to offer.... Stay focused, positive and it will get you where you want to be or done in life itself. My name is ERNA
I'm leader of a new team : "A Safe and Happy Home For Grievers"
Wow....that's quite an impressive list! Thank you for taking the time and sharing with the team!!!!
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.
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IRMA63
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Hi, Thank you. There are really a lot of them.
Irma63
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ALASKAN
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HELLO MEMBERS
I HOPE ALL THESE SITE WILL WORK FOR YOU. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE LINK AND IT SHOULD TAKE YOU THERE. IF YOU WANT TO COPY THEM, THAT 'S FINE TOO. HOPE YOU WILL FIND THESE SITES USEFUL IN YOUR RESEARCH AND HAVE FUN. IT TOOK ME ALONG TIME TO FIND THESE FOR YOU.
Live 1 day at a time and live it to the fullest. Wish you all the best that life has to offer.... Stay focused, positive and it will get you where you want to be or done in life itself. My name is ERNA
I'm leader of a new team : "A Safe and Happy Home For Grievers"
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Sandy & Genealogists
There may be some that are repeats that had been posted on the page that other members have posted. Just letting you know ahead of time. I will try to be more active in this team if I get caught up on my others. Thank you for letting me post them.
Live 1 day at a time and live it to the fullest. Wish you all the best that life has to offer.... Stay focused, positive and it will get you where you want to be or done in life itself. My name is ERNA
I'm leader of a new team : "A Safe and Happy Home For Grievers"
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hello Members,
1st - I need to apology to Sandy. I'm so sorry it's taking long for me to post these I have been busy with so many different things. Don't know if I'm coming or going. I have been trying to be active with my team.
But here are some sites that I have been looking at and hope you will like using them. I have been working on my family tree forever, but I like finding out about my family and both of my sons.
Sorry for taking the page, but I wanted to share these with all members. Enjoy and happy searching for your families. Copy and paste these links. If you want to, you may go to my blogs if you need to. I would like your opinions on these sites. HAVE FUN WITH THE SITES.......
Edited by: ALASKAN at: 2/13/2012 (22:17)
Live 1 day at a time and live it to the fullest. Wish you all the best that life has to offer.... Stay focused, positive and it will get you where you want to be or done in life itself. My name is ERNA
I'm leader of a new team : "A Safe and Happy Home For Grievers"
GenealogyWise is a free social website for genealogists. It has many different groups covering countries, occupations, surnames etc. Also, for those with Australasian links the national libraries of Australia and New Zealand have free on-line access to newspaper archives at trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper and paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspa st
The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.
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AAEEFDCA
Posts: 2,080 1/13/12 6:16 A
I'll have to visit some of these sites, have been stuck for a while and took a break.
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 1/6/12 4:31 P
If you are using search engines - try different ones. Google may have the most name recognition, but other search engines can give you different results for the same keywords.
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 1/6/12 4:23 P
Search Historical newspapers for obituaries, social columns, legal notices and other articles naming your kin. Even ordinary folks sometimes made the news.
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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QUILTINGB52
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Take advantage of National Archives - they're great sources of federal records and historical information. Both the US National Archives and Records Administration archives.gov and the Library and Archives Canada collectionscanada.gc.ca/index-e.html have a wealth of genealogy information and even free databases you can search.
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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QUILTINGB52
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Not everything on subscription sites are behind a "pay wall".
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 1/6/12 10:08 A
Genes Reunited has British records. There are free memberships. It's worth checking out.
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Don't forget state and local historical societies. Many have free on-line databases. Familysearch is amazing for Illinois research. And make sure you browse the collections. They have a lot of stuff that isn't indexed.
YES ~ the world access will list Prussia. Even some of the state census' will list that they came from Prussia. I have found that more German records are becoming available, so it doesn't hurt to check back every once-in awhile.
Knowing the language is a plus, since they have increased access to German immigration records. It was the Gothic German that really threw me for a loop....even my German speaking friend had some difficulty translating the information for me.
@ Lynda - thanks for the assistance....but I already know all I can find about my great uncle Herbert Gebert. His wife was Nola (unknown maiden name) and she lived with my great grandparents when Herbert was stationed overseas, during WWII. They divorced and I have no idea where she ended up. Herbert was the "black sheep" of the family...I remember my grandmother trying to find him through the Red Cross, back in 1964 when their mother died. After WWII and until I found him in Raymore....no-one seems to know where he was. Since he never had any children...it's not something I dwell on.
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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I don't know much about world, but I'll check it out for you tomorrow.
With the world ancestry.com can you get information on people from a country that no longer exists? I know that my great grandfather was born in Germany, but his parents were born in Prussia. I also can't remember the town that my great grandfather was born in other than it started with a "W" and I don't know where I found that out. His name was Carl Ludwig Bunte, which was changed to Louis Bunte in the U.S. He lived in Monroe County, Illinois.
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I have a subscription to Ancestry.com for the US and for the next month for the World records. I'll be happy to look up someone for any of you. Of course, the more information you can give me, the better.
FamilySearch.org is a whole lot different than it used to be; if you haven't checked it out recently you might want to give it a try.
For state information I like usgenweb.com.
I've found a LOT of information by putting husband and wife names in google within " " and with a "+" between them.
I have a lot of information on families from New England and my grandmother's family go there (primarily Massachusetts) and will be glad to look up what names I have in my database.
Good hunting!
Lynda ~Let it be a Challenge to you~
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Name: Herbert Gebert SSN: 356-26-2590 Last Residence: 64083 Raymore, Cass, Missouri, United States of America Born: 30 Jun 1911 Last Benefit: 64083 Raymore, Cass, Missouri, United States of America Died: Nov 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (1951)
I subscribe to Ancestry.com and will be happy to look him up. I found the above but would need more info to look further (ie parents names, spouse if possible).
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Posts: 4,095 12/27/11 10:54 P
Geni.com is another site that has some free information along with different levels of membership.
Good morning, It is good to know about The Family Tree Maker & what you can now do on it. That will save a lot of headaches & being stressed out from not being able to find what is needed. When I have some extra money may look into it. The thing, that has slowed me up is not having any extra money, there is a lot I have not been able to get any information on. Can find a lot, but then they want you to pay for a membership to see the results.
Happy New Year! Irma63
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 12/25/11 6:46 P
@ GRANMABOAT ~ do you also have a software that you use to organize your records at home? I think many of us use Family Tree Maker (myself included). While I like an older version, I know that the newest version 12 has a new feature - that if you make an update online, it also updates your records on your FTM files.
I have a laptop that's just dedicated to my genealogy and easy to take with, like when I'm heading off to a cemetery. Everything is portable.
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
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IRMA63
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Hi, Keep up the good work.
Irma63
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just want to thank everyone head of time...a lot of sites here to check out.
My daughter and I have been useing GENIE.com it has a free and paid subscription. It does not give sources, and is not always accurate. It does give the name of the people who put the information up. and you can send them a note. I have never received an answer from anyone ....but who knows....
Vinaya (Discipline):
You need only believe... everything is creaed from mind alone.
I was trying to find my grandmother's brother ~ Herbert Gebert. I know he died in Raymore, Nov 1982. But have no further information. I was just surprised to find him, since he distanced himself from family, many years ago.
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 11/25/11 7:27 P
You're right. I guess I didn't consider that because I was searching for my paternal grandfather, Charles Cottingham, who died in 1910. My maternal ancestors did not live in Misso9uri.
Sandy - those Missouri records are only good for 1910 to 1960......
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 11/25/11 4:56 A
Try this website for Death Certificates ~ genealogy records:
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 11/24/11 5:13 P
I'm not cure about Illinois, but here's the link to the Missouri records.
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SCHAUJODY
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If you're researching ancestors in Missouri their digital death certificates are a real find. I've found parents' names, cemetery locations as well as dates and causes of death.
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IRMA63
Posts: 371 10/7/11 1:57 P
Hi, Glad I desided to look at this site, as I haven't in awhile, been busy. I can only do genealogy sites, that are totally free. That is for the search & also the results. Have not found one yet with free results. So have not done any added genealogy, for awhile.
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SCHAUJODY
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Our library has several links for genealogy research that can be accessed with the library card number. These include Ancestry and other sites that would not be free.
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This week Ancestry.com Offers Free Access to Immigration and Naturalization Records.The free access week begins August 29th and runs through the Labor Day holiday ending September 5th. To start researching the immigration and naturalization records for free, please visit www.ancestry.com/immigration
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 8/24/11 5:57 P
I like how it has references to every State's genealogy websites. I put it into my "fav" file on my laptop and will check it out later. Thanks!
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 8/24/11 11:25 A
This site is free. Haven’t had time yet to check out all the links it provides, so I don’t know if all of them are free. Looks like it could be helpful.
That's how I got my start....many, many years ago and LONG before the "age of computers". I would head to the local Mormon History Center and pour through microfilms of records.
I'm so thankful that it's become easier with the use of computers!
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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FANTABULOUS777
Posts: 398 8/23/11 4:12 P
For those of you who don't know, the Mormon Church has Family History Centres that are free of charge and you don't need to be a Member of the Church to use any of them, just phone and book a slot on a computer.
From there you will get access to www.genealogist.com, www.ancestry.com, www.findmypast.co.uk, etc, etc. so is well worth the effort to visit.
For myself, ancestry.co.uk (I am in the UK) has been a godsend. You can access all the census' plus public family trees. I have found 80 people on my tree in the last 3 weeks, just by using Ancestry
Edited by: FANTABULOUS777 at: 8/23/2011 (16:16)
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Posts: 529 7/22/11 3:49 P
Thanks for the information ANNE-ELIZ. I signed up right away. I did find someone pretty quickly on one of my lines. I'm sure with more time I will find many others. I always love ways to connect with others. I've gotten some of my best documents and pictures that way. I've made contact with 3 new people already this week. I love new information!
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 7/22/11 10:05 A
I've only briefly looked at Wikitree.....haven't really dived into it yet, nor set up anything. Just something on my "to do list"....
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
It is free, but it's main attraction is that it's open-source and collaborative.
It isn't for research as such, that is, it doesn't have direct access to records.
However, it's a way to share your tree and perhaps find people whose trees intersect with yours. Some of them might be further along on that particular branch than you are. Also, members are asked upon joining, what kinds of help they would be willing to provide to others, from advise on searching, to looking up local resources or copying documents.
It has very flexible privacy settings, so you can have your tree completely private if you wish, give access to specific people or to no one else. Of course if you opt for total privacy, you wouldn't get the benefit of interacting with others who might be researching the same people. There are numerous other variations within the settings. The amount of exposure is up to you.
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findagrave.com has been a very successful free site.
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QUILTINGB52
Posts: 8,418 6/9/11 4:21 P
Thanks so much for the "heads up".....I frequently use Cyndi's List....especially helpful when needing access to countries 'across the pond'......Thanks!
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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I received this notice today from my genealogy club...
There is a new Cindi's List! Here is an article from the weekly newsletter of NEHGS about it:
Research Recommendations: The NEW Cyndi's List by Michael J. Leclerc
Have you check out Cyndi’s List lately? And by lately, I mean since yesterday? The venerable Ms. Howells has spent a considerable amount of time designing a brand new website from the ground up. Cyndi worked with fusionSpan of Maryland to make improvements and implement new technology into the website.
The new homepage is well organized and easy to read. It has a rolling genealogy news feed, and a link to The Cyndi’s List Daily, a Twitter feed, and Facebook links. The Categories page is very easy to maneuver; finding subjects is a breeze. Category pages now have sub-categories that display 20 links (with the ability to page forward and back through the pages).
The What’s New section allows users to browse through new and updated links by the date they were created or updated. The new database on which the website is designed will make it much easier for Cyndi to create and update links. Indeed, she hopes to be able to review, approve, and categorize new links within 24 to 72 hours of submission.
Cyndi’s List has been a go-to website for genealogists for years. Serious researchers always check her pages to find information to help with research problems. What is truly amazing to me is that with all the effort she puts into the site, she still leaves it available to everyone for free on the Internet. If you find it helpful, consider making a donation to help support Cyndi’s efforts to keep the website free and available to everyone. There is a convenient link in the navigation bar that can be accessed from any page in the site.
Check out the new Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet today!
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 6/6/11 8:25 P
Went to another genealogy class at the library today - "History & Genealogy in Newspapers." Most of the resources have to be accessed through the library database, but they gave us a few that can be accessed from anywhere. Some are just St. Louis or Missouri sites, but others are national.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat clipping file at: www.umsl.edu/mercantile/special_collections/slma-112.html This database of more than 10,000 articles covers the 1920s to the 1980s.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituary/Death Notice Index at: www.slpl.org From the St. Louis Public Library homepage, click on Reference and Research. Then click on Genealogy. Search by name by clicking on the Obituary Search at left or search by year by clicking on Obituaries by Year. This index covers 1880-1930; 1942-1945; 1960-1966; an 1992-2009. It is always being updated, so check back often.
Missouri's Digital Heritage at: www.sos.mo.gov/mdh Click on "Collections" and then on "Newspapers."
Chronicling America at: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov Newspapers or selected states.
Small Town Newspapers at: www.smalltownpapers.com Over 250 newspapers are available; most coverage is fairly recent.
Cyndi's List Guide to Newspaper Links at: www.cyndislist.com/newspaper.htm
Wikipedia - List of Online Newspaper Archives at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives
ALWAYS fun to break thru a brick wall!!! Congrats!
~Annie B
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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Posts: 529 6/3/11 5:35 P
Matt, I'm so happy to hear that the information was helpful.
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MATTDEL
Posts: 720 6/3/11 3:35 P
Sorry-Thanks to everyone else for the sites listed, I was just excited that I found another link and singled out Carol.
It's time to get pick this up again, I've let it sit idle for a couple of years.
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Posts: 720 6/3/11 3:34 P
Carol-Thanks
I had a road block with some Bennigars that came out of West Virginia, I've seen the name spelled many ways, went and looked it up and found my wife's Great Great Grandfathers mom and dad, as well as their marriage date with documents. I now know that it is spelled Binegar.
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CAROLEHZ
Posts: 529 6/2/11 6:27 A
I have had great success using the Land Record site. It shows early Land Patents. Sometimes you get lucky and it tells how the land is being given based on Military Service. In one case for my research it was land in another state where I never woud have thought to look for that family so it was really a treasure trove of information. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
I have also had great luck using Find a Grave. Often people have posted headstones. Or if you know the cemetery you can ask if someone will take a picture. Sometimes one link will lead you to the rest of the family.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
I love the familysearch pilot page because it will let you look at the records that they have and search using things like mothers maiden name or just the parents first names. It's only quirk is that you must put in the name of the place with United States afterwards. http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start
for Illinois I like http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html
West Virginia http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 5/24/11 10:41 P
FamilySearch.com is the LDS site. It has tons of material & family records available. but be sure to check out the information since it's not always accurate. It's a great resource to lead you in the right direction.
My day is not complete until needle, thread & fabric meet!!
"In the final recollection, if the essence of my being has caused a smile to have appeared upon your face or a touch of joy within your heart, then in living I have made my work." ~Thomas L. Odem, Jr.
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STLOUISWOMAN
Posts: 4,095 5/24/11 6:45 P
Please use this forum to post any free genealogy research sites that you know of. We often have new members - both those who have done genealogy for a while & those new to it. As most of you know, genealogy can be an expensive pastime & it will help all of us if we share resources, especially those members who are new to it. Thanks for your help.
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