Ancestry has expanded their Florida death index to include more years. The index now covers 1877-1998 (previous coverage was from 1936-1998). Note that the entries prior to 1917 are spotty. You must be an Ancestry subscriber to get full results when using the database. See...
Online Florida Death Records and Indexes
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Buddy Holly's Passport
Buddy Holly's passport was recently offered for auction by his widow, Maria Elena Holly, and it sold for $26,290.00 (whoa!). If you want to see what a nearly 50-year-old passport looks like, or if you're a Buddy Holly fan, the auction house has some nifty scans on their website.
Buddy Holly's Passport at Heritage Auction Galleries
(scroll down on that page to the Buddy Holly Passport link)
Buddy Holly's Passport at Heritage Auction Galleries
(scroll down on that page to the Buddy Holly Passport link)
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Looking Around at Genealogy Blogs
Since starting this blog I decided to look around the "blogosphere" (yeah, that's what it's called) at some other genealogy-related blogs. When I come across a blog I find interesting or useful I'll occasionally tell you about it here. I'm going to start today with "Megan's Roots World."
Megan Smolenyak is a genealogy lecturer and writer. Her specialties are tracing families of servicemen killed or missing in Korea, World War II and Vietnam, and exploring genealogy and DNA. But she also writes and speaks about a variety of topics to help further your research. Like mine, her blog is a relatively new. You can see what she and her cool contributors are up to at... Megan's Roots World
More genealogy blogs I like can be found in my Mini Directory of Cool Genealogy Blogs
Megan Smolenyak is a genealogy lecturer and writer. Her specialties are tracing families of servicemen killed or missing in Korea, World War II and Vietnam, and exploring genealogy and DNA. But she also writes and speaks about a variety of topics to help further your research. Like mine, her blog is a relatively new. You can see what she and her cool contributors are up to at... Megan's Roots World
More genealogy blogs I like can be found in my Mini Directory of Cool Genealogy Blogs
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Online Canadian Census Records
Here you can find a nifty directory of some major online census indexes for Canada - some of them are free to use...
Online Canada Census Records
You will also find links to some online city directories for Canada there.
Online Canada Census Records
You will also find links to some online city directories for Canada there.
Friday, April 21, 2006
New Additions - Online Death Indexes
The following links were recently added to Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records ...
Colorado
- Denver Death Index 1870-1905
- El Paso County: Evergreen & Fairview Cemeteries Burial Search - Colorado Springs
Indiana
- Marion County: Indianapolis Commercial Newspaper Death Index 1925-1945 -- 40,000 entries (not a complete death index for this time frame)
Kentucky
- Kenton County Death Records 1852-1880 (incomplete) - also includes many other records for Kenton County & Northern Kentucky
Missouri
- Missouri Death Certificates Index 1910-1955
- 1850 St. Louis County Mortality Schedule Index (June 1, 1849-May 31, 1850)
- St. Louis County Will Book Index 1875-1889 (does not include St. Louis City)
- Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers 1861-1899
- Harrison County Cemeteries
- Mercer County Cemeteries
New York
- Brooklyn: Canarsie Cemetery Burials
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County: St. Clair Cemetery Burials (Mt. Lebanon, PA)
- Butler Area Public Library Online Obituary Database 1818-2000
- Cumberland County Cemeteries
- Lackawanna County Will Indexes 1878-1927
- Pennsylvania Necrology Scrapbook -- searchable digitized scrapbooks (from microfilm) of obituaries clipped from Pennsylvania newspapers from 16 October 1891 to 3 March 1904 - includes many Civil War veterans
Tennessee
- Hamilton County Cemeteries Thru 1937 (WPA)
Virginia
- Rockbridge County Cemeteries
Washingtion
- Clark County Cemeteries
- Ferry County Register of Deaths 1899-1911
- Spokane County Death Returns 1888-1907
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Death Index Pre-1907 -- has entries from 1852 to September 30, 1907 (also includes birth records)
Colorado
- Denver Death Index 1870-1905
- El Paso County: Evergreen & Fairview Cemeteries Burial Search - Colorado Springs
Indiana
- Marion County: Indianapolis Commercial Newspaper Death Index 1925-1945 -- 40,000 entries (not a complete death index for this time frame)
Kentucky
- Kenton County Death Records 1852-1880 (incomplete) - also includes many other records for Kenton County & Northern Kentucky
Missouri
- Missouri Death Certificates Index 1910-1955
- 1850 St. Louis County Mortality Schedule Index (June 1, 1849-May 31, 1850)
- St. Louis County Will Book Index 1875-1889 (does not include St. Louis City)
- Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers 1861-1899
- Harrison County Cemeteries
- Mercer County Cemeteries
New York
- Brooklyn: Canarsie Cemetery Burials
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County: St. Clair Cemetery Burials (Mt. Lebanon, PA)
- Butler Area Public Library Online Obituary Database 1818-2000
- Cumberland County Cemeteries
- Lackawanna County Will Indexes 1878-1927
- Pennsylvania Necrology Scrapbook -- searchable digitized scrapbooks (from microfilm) of obituaries clipped from Pennsylvania newspapers from 16 October 1891 to 3 March 1904 - includes many Civil War veterans
Tennessee
- Hamilton County Cemeteries Thru 1937 (WPA)
Virginia
- Rockbridge County Cemeteries
Washingtion
- Clark County Cemeteries
- Ferry County Register of Deaths 1899-1911
- Spokane County Death Returns 1888-1907
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Death Index Pre-1907 -- has entries from 1852 to September 30, 1907 (also includes birth records)
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Some Helpful Genealogy Records Directories - USA
Online County Histories, Biographies & Indexes
Directory of Historical Newspapers on the Internet
Free Genealogy Stuff Online - Charts, Forms, and Online Records
Some Free Online Census Records Indexes
Not all states are covered in these directories, but you might find something useful. And they are occasionally updated. Enjoy.
Directory of Historical Newspapers on the Internet
Free Genealogy Stuff Online - Charts, Forms, and Online Records
Some Free Online Census Records Indexes
Not all states are covered in these directories, but you might find something useful. And they are occasionally updated. Enjoy.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Missouri Death Index 1910-1955 Now Online
Hello All,
The Missouri State Archives now has an online death index for 1910-1955...
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/
They also have digitized death certificates 1910-1920 (so far), and put these online as well.
For more Missouri death indexes see...
Online Missouri Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries
The Missouri State Archives now has an online death index for 1910-1955...
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/
They also have digitized death certificates 1910-1920 (so far), and put these online as well.
For more Missouri death indexes see...
Online Missouri Death Indexes, Records and Obituaries
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