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Upcoming databases:
The House of Gordon, Volumes 1 & 2
Our Garst Family In America
Gage Families: John Gage of Ipswich; Thomas Gage of Yarmouth; William Gage of Freetown
Genealogy of the Southern Lines of the Family of Howell
A History and Genealogy of the Henshie Family in America and Their Descendants
Ancestry of Colonel John Harvey of Northwood, New Hamphsire: An Officer of the Line in the War of the Revolution
Gideon Howland's Kith and Kin
Hargitt-Haddock Centenary History and Genealogy Including Collateral Lines of Gibson
Ye Horseforde Booke: Horsford-Hosford Families in the United States of America
Four Centuries of the Harding Family, Ancestry and Descendants of George Washington Hoskinson
History of the Hempleman Family in America
History of the Descendants of John Hottell, Immigrant from Switzerland to America
Royal Lineage of the Hamlins: Being the Branch of the Hamlin Family Descended through Mary Dunahm
Biographical Sketch of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard
The Book of Benjamin Hanna: His Children and Their Descendants
The Book of John Howelll and His Descendants with Supplementary Accounts of the Familie Related to Them by Marriage
The Howard Lineage: The Ancestry of Ida Ann Boydstrun Welch through our Mother Eoline Frances
The Carter H. Harrison who was a guest of the White Sulphur Springs Hotel, September 1, 186, was my Grandfather
History of the Hume Family
Charles Norman Harrington: La Crosse, Wisconsin Branch of the American Family Harrington
Genealogy of the Hord Family
Upcoming Conferences
October 6, 2007
32nd Annual Family History Workshop
The workshop is located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The theme for the conference is "Old Trails, New Highways." Dick Eastman will be the guest speaker.
October 8-12, 2007
7th Annual British Institute
The institute will be located in Salt Lake, City, Utah. Speakers include: Sherry Irvine, David Rencher, and Darris Williams.
October 18-20, 2007
11th Annual Conference of the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International
The conference will be held at the Alliant Energy Center Exibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin. Included as part of the conference will be workshops, tours, networking, products, and entertainment.
October 20, 2007
Illinois State Genealogical Society's Fall Conference
The conference will be located at Elmhurst, IL (2.5 miles north of Oak Brook Mall). Discounted registration is available until Friday, October 5th. Please visit www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/ and click on "Conferences" to read more about the conference. If you have questions or would like brochures mailed to you, please email at: ISGSConference@comcast.net
Vendors include: Roots 2 Leaves, Fun Stuff for Genealogists, Michiana History Publications, Origins, Maia's Books & Misc., Once Upon a Family, Finding My Irish, Crocheted Genealogy Names and Frames, IL State DAR, CAGG-NI and many more. PLUS, author, Grace Dumelle will be at the Newberry Library booth to sign copies of her book on Chicago research.
November 9-10, 2007
ICAPGen Family History Conference
“Becoming an Excellent Genealogist” is the theme of the conference, located in Provo, Utah. Whether you are a professional genealogist, or you would like to become one, this conference is for you.
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World Vital Records, Inc.: 1790-1920 Census Launch, Allcensus Partnership, MyWill New Facebook App, 3000+ Databases Online at World Vital Records
This week World Vital Records is launching portions of the 1790-1920 US Census. Facebook users should try out FamilyLink.com's' new application: MyWill. World Vital Records.com also launched its 3,007th database today (October 1, 2007). Learn more about how to perform calendar reports using RootsMagic and also how to find meaning in abbreviations using indexes.
Wonderbase of the Week: Sizeable Portion Of U.S. Census 1790-1920 Now Online At WorldVitalRecords.com
World Vital Records, Inc. is pleased to announced the inclusion of a sizeable portion of the U.S. census 1790-1920 in its collection. This collection includes more than 800,000 browseable images and 32 million names from various counties from all the United States, except Alaska. It also includes the 1930 census for Puerto Rico.
Because of the sheer size of the 1790-1920 census, the images will be launched throughout the week as follows:
- Monday - 1790-1840
- Tuesday - 1850-1870
- Wednesday - 1880-1910
- Thursday - 1920
- Friday - 1930 (Puerto Rico only)
Although the images are currently browsable, they are not yet indexed, with the exception of the 1790 Census, which is included as a separate database. In the future World Vital Records hopes to develop a comprehensive index to facilitate easier, faster searches. Meanwhile, the images are up and available free to access for the next 10 days.
World Vital Records, Inc. Launches Federal U.S. Census From 1790-1930
Allcensus partners with World Vital Records, Inc.
Provo, UT, October 1, 2007 ---Allcensus has partnered with World Vital Records, Inc. to bring the Federal U.S. Census from 1790-1930 online at WorldVitalRecords.com.
"We, at Allcensus, are excited about this opportunity to assist a broader audience in tracing their family history. Our high quality census pages and correction of errors in pagination will make it easier for researchers to find the data they need in a very convenient and easy to use fashion,” said Jon McInnis, President, Allcensus.com.
The Federal Census online at WorldVitalRecords.com contains more than 800,000 browseable images and 32 million names from select counties in every state, except Alaska. The Federal Census contains unique and pertinent information.
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Purpose of MyWill: Has someone done something good for you lately? Add them to da will! Someone messed with ya? Strike them out from your will.
Genealogical Tip: Finding the Meaning of Abbreviations in Indexes
by Amanda Forson, WorldVitalRecords.com
When looking up information in a recently uploaded database, List of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia: Special Report of the Department of Archives and History for 1911, Part 1, a user found possible entries for her relatives along with the following abbreviations:
The abbreviations, H.D. were unknown to her and to me. We found them in the guide to abbreviations located near the front of the book. In most index books, if there are abbreviations listed and they are not explained in footnotes on the page or endnotes at the end of the book of the end of the chapter, look in the introduction to the book or the back if the book is not organized alphabetically and has a surname index at the back.
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Genealogy in 15 Minutes a Day: Calendar Reports In RootsMagic Provide Fun for All
by Amanda Forson, WorldVitalRecords.com
Many family organizational database software systems offer interesting options for displaying and explaining family history information to other members of the family who may not be as enthusiastic about doing research, yet are still interested in knowing about their families. As the holidays come closer, these options may provide inexpensive and fun family gifts.
For purposes of this article, the author used RootsMagic.
Day One: In the latest edition of RootsMagic (version 3), click on Reports. Next click on Calendar. Look at the different charts available (Calendar option brings up a number of charts.)
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World Vital Records, Inc. Has Launched More Than 3,000 Databases
World Vital Records, Inc. launched its 3,007th databases today. Since its inital launch, World Vital Records has promised to launch at least one database each day. Since, August 1, 2006, World Vital Records has released an average of 9 databases each business day! Currently, World Vital Records has more than 530 million records online, with content continually being added each day.
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