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By Kimberly, on August 18th, 2011
There has been quite a bit of chatter in the genealogy blogosphere about a new search engine called Mocavo. Basically, it is a powerful search engine that only concentrates on finding genealogy results. Mocavo only searches genealogy records sites, genealogy blogs, USGenWeb (and the like) plus many more to find the most relevant results for family historians. Have you ever tried to Google your ancestor and the first page is full of white page listings for people with the same name that are still alive? Well, Mocavo will help eliminate those kinds of results so you can find what you are really looking for. The folks at Mocavo offer these tips to help you use the search engine better: Continue reading Mocavo – A New Search Engine Just for Genealogy
By Kimberly, on May 28th, 2011
If you have English ancestors, then get thee over to Ancestry.com to take advantage of several free databases on English records. If your ancestors lived in England or Wales in the 19th and early 20th century, then you just might be able to find them in these resources.
Continue reading Free Vital Records Search for English Ancestors
By Kimberly, on May 10th, 2010
Rootsweb is perhaps the largest and oldest free genealogy community online. It used to be entirely run by volunteers but in 2004 was acquired by Ancestry.com which provides the funds to support it. Never fear, however, as all of the genealogy records on Rootsweb still remain free to access by anyone. If you haven’t made you way to Rootsweb before, then add it to your to-do list. You won’t want to miss the free genealogy resources! Continue reading Free Genealogy Searches at Rootsweb
By Kimberly, on May 3rd, 2010
The United States has been the destination for millions of immigrants. You can find out if your immigrants entered the United Stated through New York City by checking out Ellis Island immigration records. Ellis Island opened in 1892, taking over from the Castle Garden facility. There is a lot of information about Ellis Island immigration that is available to you on the Ellis Island website. Information such as the island’s history, its immigrants, and its immigration records can be found within it’s easy to use search functions.
Continue reading Ellis Island Immigration Records – The key to finding your immigrant ancestors
By Kimberly, on April 26th, 2010
Cemetery burial records should not be overlooked in your research. Burial records can substitute for missing death records or add value in their own right to your research of your ancestors. There are many, many free genealogy websites that have transcriptions of burial records, however, most of them are on small sites that perhaps only cater to an individuals family research or maybe a particular county. Your best friend here is Google to try to ferret out those hard to find lists online. Continue reading Free Genealogy Websites to Find Cemetery Burial Records
By Kimberly, on April 19th, 2010
The Gravestone Photo Project came into being from the brainstorming of one IAGenWeb county coordinator and his son. The first Gravestone Photo Project was from Iowa and now, at least 15 other states have their own Gravestone Photo Projects! As of today, those states include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Utah! The code to create a gravestone project is free and available at the Gravestone Photo Project website. Continue reading Gravestone Photo Project – Search gravestone photos for free
By Kimberly, on April 12th, 2010
It’s not a surprise that Ancestry.com has come up with a new gadget to help you find your ancestors. Recently, Ancestry.com released a new toolbar which you can install to your web browser. What the toolbar allows you to do is grab information off any genealogy website you might be looking at and add it your your free family tree. It can also help you organize any information you have found online and access your family tree very quickly, in the event you don’t have that information at your fingertips (perhaps while you are surfing the Internet on your lunch break at work).
Continue reading Ancestry Toolbar Helps Search and Organize Genealogy Sources
By Kimberly, on April 5th, 2010
County vital records are one of the most sought after pieces of genealogical information. Vital records are the official records left behind by your ancestors as they moved through life. These are the “facts” about your ancestor – when and where they were born, when and where they got married, when and where they died, and where they were buried.
Continue reading Where to find County Vital Records for Free
By Kimberly, on March 14th, 2010
Those with Canadian ancestry can get all the information they need when undertaking a genealogy research project through the internet. Canada genealogy information is available in a collection of databases developed by the Canadian Genealogy Centre in the Library and Archives Canada. The Library and Archives Canada has a significant collection of cultural and historical information captured in documents and made accessible to genealogists and the general public. Not only is this Canada genealogy institution responsible for collecting and preserving these records, audio-visual materials, photographs, and other pertinent documents, it is also responsible for acquiring and sharing the materials to as many people as possible. Continue reading Find Canada Genealogy Information for Free at the Library and Archives Canada
By Kimberly, on January 31st, 2010
Castle Garden in New York City was one of the processing centers where immigrants from all over the world passed through when they immigrated to the United States. Castle Garden immigration records are available for the 10 millions plus immigrants to the United States passing through this port even before Ellis Island was opened. Castle Garden was in operation from 1830 to 1892, which was when Ellis Island was opened.
Continue reading Castle Garden Immigration Records – Free Immigration Records for the Port of New York
By Kimberly, on January 17th, 2010
The most well known site on the Internet for finding your ancestors in free passenger lists is the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG). The ISTG has been online since September 1998 with a few volunteers who transcribed passenger lists. The ISTG now has over 500 volunteers who are completing this important work to be published on their website. As of today, there are over 9,000 passengers lists that have been transcribed! The lists that they transcribe are mainly from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm collection.
Continue reading Find Ancestors for Free in Ship Passenger Lists – Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
By Kimberly, on December 20th, 2009
Family Tree Magazine recently recognized Virginia as one of the top 10 states for genealogy research. Once you visit the Library of Virginia online (or in person) you will agree that it is one of the best free Virginia genealogy resources available to you. Virginia can be called the ancestral home of millions of Americans so chances are, you might have a Virginian in your family tree! Several of my lines originated in Virginia and I now call the state home (by coincidence!) and have personally been to this wonderful library in Richmond.
Continue reading Virginia Genealogy Treasures at the Library of Virginia
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