Happy New Year to all who enjoy the ongoing quest of genealogy. I hope your discoveries in 2023 leave you breathless (in a good way !!)
Friday, December 30, 2022
Free General Genealogy Websites
Access Genealogy https://accessgenealogy.com/
Click the Databases tab to search data from Southern states, military records, small-town newspapers and the Guion Miller Roll index to Cherokee tribal members. The latter supplements what was already a must-bookmark site if you have Native American roots.
FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/en/
More than 3,000 online collections, and more to come in the future. This is the web's largest home to free genealogy data, with recent updates on Italy, South America, and U.S. vital records. Share and record your finds in family trees and a “Memories” gallery, plus look for research help from the wiki.
Heritage Quest Online https://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/login
Free to your home computer courtesy of your library card via participating institutions, HeritageQuest is run by Ancestry.com. There are many collections, including the complete U.S. census, city directories, and various military records. Log in from your library, find Search and scroll to the bottom to access additional U.S. records, and select foreign databases.
Olive Tree Genealogy http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/index.shtml
Launched in 1996, the website has expanded into a useful collection of how-to help and databases. Available are, Passenger records, and heritage groups such as Palatines and American Indians. There is also info on residents of orphans and almshouses.
Roots Web https://home.rootsweb.com/
A long-time free site still serving surname databases, how-to articles, U.Ss locations, mailing lists, and pedigree files.
USGen Web http://www.usgenweb.org/
The USGenWeb® Project was established in 1996 by a group of genealogists who shared a desire to create free online resources for genealogical research. From then, it has grown into a network of over 3000 linked websites, all created and maintained by a community of volunteers. You may find a variety of unique county and state resources including maps, transcriptions, photos, historical documents, helpful links, and much more.
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Test Your Skills on an 18th Century Deed
Let's do something different this week. Let's put your skills to the test!
The images listed below are two pieces of same deed from the Nathan Brown brick wall case. As some of you may recall, Nathan Brown is Geoff Rasmussen's ancestor. This deed was one of the documents that was uncovered as we built a case for his parents being Jeriamiah Brown and Rebeckah Miller.
This should be considered an intermediate challenge.
In this document, particularly in the first image, you will see use of the long 's' which looks like an f.
See if you can answer the questions. The answers will be posted in one week, on Thursday, August 22, 2019.]
Want to try the Skill Challenge ? Go to: https://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2019/08/test-your-skills-on-an-18th-century-deed.html
Irish birth, marriage and death certificates now available online for free
Irish birth and marriage certificates from as far back as 1864 are now available for free online, while death certificates between 1878 and 1968 are also accessible.
A plethora of Irish genealogy records has been made available online thanks to a joint initiative from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
A wealth of historical registers of marriages, births, and deaths are available to view for free on the website Irish Genealogy and covers births from 1864 to 1918, deaths from 1878 to 1968, and marriages from 1864 to 1943.
Additional story at Irish Central: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/irish-geneaology-resource-free
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas to fellow family historians ... and thanks for following my family blog!
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Eight Christmas traditions you didn't realize were German
For many people across the world, whether as ex-pats or those of German heritage, Christmas is not Christmas without these customs. Which of these Christmas traditions do you and your family follow?
1. Advent wreath - Adventskranz
2. Christmas markets - Weihnachtsmärkte
3. Christmas tree - Tannenbaum
4. Advent calendar - Adventskalendar
5. Santa Claus - Weihnachtsmann
6. Gift giving on December 24 versus December 6
7. Christmas bauble - Weihnachtskugel
8. Tinsel - Lametta
For a complete description of each, go to:
Christmas Traditions and Genealogy
What clues do your family’s Christmas traditions hold to your genealogy? Here's how to use traditional Christmas customs around the world in genealogy research.
Listen to the podcast at https://ancestralfindings.com/genealogygold/
Christmas is a time for spending with family. It is also an excellent time for re-examining your genealogy research using knowledge of the Christmas traditions of your ancestors. Christmas has been celebrated in one form or another for the past 2,000 years. In that time, many cultures around the world have developed their own Christmas traditions, and they brought these traditions with them to America when they came. The ways your ancestors celebrated Christmas in America, and the way they may still do so today, can tell you a lot about your ancestral origins.
Additional text at: https://ancestralfindings.com/christmas-traditions-and-genealogy/
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