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Frank Baum 1856-1919 – Going Beyond the Obits
Lyman Frank Baum, the author of the many books about the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was born today – May 15, 1856 – in Chittenango, Madison County, New York. When he died obituaries appeared in...
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Breaking News – GenealogyBank adds 219 newspapers from 37 States
In one of our largest releases ever GenealogyBank today added 219 newspapers from 37 States. You can search them right now. With well over 3,500 newspapers on GenealogyBank it has never been easier to...
View ArticleFamilySearch adding 1920 Census online
Complete US Census Index 1790-1930 to be free online. FamilySearch.org (the Family History Library – Salt Lake City, UT) announced today that it will complete its online index to the US Census 1790 to...
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GenealogyBank adding newspapers from 22 States
In a major release GenealogyBank today announced that it is adding 67 historical newspapers from 22 States – including 32 more Spanish language newspapers. With well over 3,500 newspapers on...
View ArticleGenealogyBank adds 63 newspapers from 21 States
GenealogyBank announced today that added 63 historical newspapers from 21 States – including 33 more Spanish language newspapers. With well over 3,500 newspapers on GenealogyBank it has never been...
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GenealogyBank adds more newspapers from 23 States – 63 titles!
GenealogyBank adds newspapers from 23 States – Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri,...
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More Newspapers Added to GenealogyBank – covering 1775-2008
GenealogyBank today added 115 newspapers from 29 States – with coverage from 1775 to today. Wow – GenealogyBank is growing at a rapid pace. That’s over 2 million more records and documents for...
View ArticleOn the road – Family History Expo – St. George, UT
This year’s Family History Expo in St. George, UT was a big success. This well attended conference is becoming the largest genealogy conference in the U.S. This, the 5th Annual Family History Expo had...
View ArticleGenealogyBank adds 14 newspapers from 9 states
GenealogyBank has added the following newspapers. Click here and start searching. O’Fallon Progress (O’Fallon, IL)Obituaries: 09/26/2008 – CurrentDeath Notices: 10/21/2008 – Current Elkhart Truth,...
View ArticleGenealogyBank adds 64 newspapers from 27 States
GenealogyBank has added more newspapers – 64 titles from 27 States.GenealogyBank has also created separate search pages for each newspaper. If you want to search a newspaper on this list – click on the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Library Lecture – Sat, 4 Apr – Braintree, MA
Thayer Public Library, 798 Washington St., Braintree, Massachusetts.For more information, call 781-848-0405 x4420 or visit www.thayerpubliclibrary.net Program: Discovering Your Ancestry Using the...
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Archivio di Stato (State Archive) L’Aquila, Italy Destroyed by Earthquake
Early this morning we got the news of the earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy. Klaus Graf sent me these before and after pictures of the Archivio di Stato (State Archive) there in L’Aquila, Italy. The post...
View ArticleGenealogist Obituaries – 12 Genealogists in 7 States have passed away.
12 genealogists in 7 States have passed away. Baker, Francis J. (1916-2009)News Journal (Mansfield, OH). May 1, 2009Beeson, Myron. (1926-2009)Salt Lake Tribune (UT). May 3, 2009 Cantwell, Nancy Carolyn...
View ArticleGenealogist Obituaries – genealogists in 11 states pass away
Genealogists in 11 states pass away. CT, MA, MI, MN, NH, OK, PA, TN, UT, WA, WV Bell, Frederick R. (1945-2009)Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) – May 6, 2009 Brown, Robert Arthur. (1927-2009)Knoxville...
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US Army Register, full-text, digital copies on GenealogyBank
GenealogyBank has over 250,000 historical documents and books.One of the more popular titles is the US Army Register. This annual register gives genealogical information about the personnel in the US...
View ArticleGenealogist Obituaries – genealogists in 10 states pass away
Genealogists in 10 States pass away. IN, KY, LA, NH, NY, TN, TX, UT, VA, VTAllred, LaRue Winn. (1923-2009)Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT) – May 7, 2009Alloway, Frances Patricia. (1917-2009)Indianapolis...
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Lowell, MA newspaper archive (1830-1879, 2001-Today) live on GenealogyBank
Photo: The confluence of the Concord and the Merrimack Rivers in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photo by Britt Stock, U.S. Geological Survey. (Photo courtesy, USGS.Gov) Lowell, MA newspaper archive (1830-1879,...
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David Rencher named Chief Genealogical Officer of Family History Department...
The Family History Department (Salt Lake City, UT) names David Rencher to new position – Chief Genealogical Officer. Today’s announcement from Jay Verkler reads: I am pleased to announce the creation...
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Genealogist Obituaries – genealogists in 26 states pass away
Genealogists in 26 States pass away. AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IN, LA, MA, MI, MO, NC, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI Antram, Jeanne. (1930-2009)Roswell Daily Record (NM) –...
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US Army Register, full-text, digital copies on GenealogyBank.com 1920-1929
GenealogyBank.com has over 250,000 historical documents and books. One of the more popular titles is the US Army Register. This annual register gives genealogical information about the personnel in the...
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Genealogist Obituaries – genealogists in 16 states pass away
Genealogists in 16 States pass away. AK, CA, DE, FL, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MO, OH, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. Bedgood, Pierrine Charlotte Claudine Cabral. (1938-2009)Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) – May 13, 2009...
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GenealogyBank.com adding more content for 16 states
GenealogyBank.com is adding 8,122 back issues — newspapers from 16 states – filling in gaps; 12 new titles. This new content will go live on GenealogyBank.com this week. New titles are indicated by an...
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Elizabeth Gladys Dean (1912-2009) Last Titanic Survivor Dies
Elizabeth Gladys Dean was born on 12 Feb 1912. Her parents sold their family business in England and planned to emigrate to America like so many others from the UK before them. Along with her mother...
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GenealogyBank adds and expands 25 newspapers in 17 states.
GenealogyBank adds and expands 25 newspapers in 17 states.AK. Juneau.Daily Record-Miner1 issue. 10/8/1903 CO. Colorado SpringsGazette-Telegraph. 12 issues. 5/24/1903 to 3/11/1920CT....
View ArticleGenealogyBank adds more newspapers – now over 4,000 titles
GenealogyBank adds 25 more newspapers – now has over 4,000 newspapers from 1690 to Today. GenealogyBank added 35 Million books, documents, genealogical records and articles this month. Wow what a way...
View ArticleMore newspapers go live on GenealogyBank – 26 States
GenealogyBank adds more newspapers from 26 states. If you haven’t searched GenealogyBank in awhile – it is time to sign-up and discover your ancestors. Do it now! We have more than doubled in size in...
View ArticleGenealogyBank adds 51 titles from 28 States
GenealogyBank keeps on growing. If you haven’t searched the historical newspapers – try it again – now! AKJuneauDaily Record-Miner1903-02-241907-05-25ALMobileMobile...
View ArticleNewspapers Go Online –
GenealogyBank keeps on growing! GenealogyBank.com added more newspaper coverage for over 1,600 newspapers – in all 50 States this week. Here is just a list of some of the new content that has been...
View ArticleMonthly Update: GenealogyBank Adds 24 Million Records in April!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more newspapers and obituaries, expanding our online collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research available...
View ArticleMonthly Update: GenealogyBank Just Added 24 Million More Records!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more newspapers and obituaries, expanding our collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research available online. We...
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Planning a Trip to Salt Lake City for Your Family History Research?
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena provides practical advice for genealogists planning a trip to Salt...
View ArticleMore Newspapers Online for Genealogists from GenealogyBank
GenealogyBank has added the backfiles of more than 100 newspapers from 28 U.S. states! This is great news for genealogists—so start searching now. Every day we work to fill in missing issues in our...
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The Polygamist’s Wife: The Story of My Favorite Ancestor Mary Ann
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena writes about her favorite ancestor Mary Ann, a Mormon who married a...
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Recent Obituaries Coming Online for 25 Newspapers!
GenealogyBank is constantly expanding, putting more newspaper records online to help with your family history research. Screenshot of GenealogyBank home page showing link to obituaries search form Over...
View ArticleGenealogyBank Is Growing Rapidly!
Every day we add more newspapers to GenealogyBank’s online newspaper archives, updating our coverage for more than 3,000 newspapers. Rain, snow, it doesn’t matter—we digitize and post daily papers...
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2013 Family History Expo Conference in St. George a Great Success
Over 700 genealogists packed the lecture halls at the Dixie Center in St. George, Utah, this past weekend to get training and sharpen their genealogy research skills at the 2013 Family History Expo....
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Top Genealogy Websites: Utah Genealogy Resources for Records
Are you researching your family roots in Utah? Here are two good sources of Utah genealogy information online—GenealogyBank and vital records put up by the state itself—to help with your family history...
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Extra! Extra! 5 Million More Newspaper Articles Recently Added!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more U.S. newspapers and obituaries, expanding our online archives to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research available...
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Planning Your Genealogy Trip: Summer Vacations for Genealogists
Introduction: Gena Philibert-Ortega is a genealogist and author of the book “From the Family Kitchen.” In this guest blog post, Gena gives advice and provides online resources for planning your summer...
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December Update: GenealogyBank Added 3 Million More Records!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more newspapers and obituaries, expanding our collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research available online. We...
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Congratulations! FamilySearch.org Celebrates 120 Years
FamilySearch International recently observed the 120th anniversary of the formation of its forerunner, the Genealogical Society of Utah. FamilySearch is the largest worldwide Internet genealogy service...
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January 2015 Update: GenealogyBank Just Added 8 Million Records!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more U.S. newspapers and obituaries, expanding our burgeoning collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research...
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February 2015 Update: GenealogyBank Just Added 26 Million Records!
Every day, GenealogyBank is working hard to digitize more U.S. newspapers and obituaries, expanding our burgeoning collection to give you the largest newspaper archives for family history research...
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World War II Japanese American Relocation Camp Newspapers
GenealogyBank has added newspapers published in the Japanese American Relocation Camps during World War II. Photo: Mochida family awaiting the evacuation bus. Source: National Archives photograph;...
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FamilySearch’s Discovery Center: My Family’s Fun with Family History
Introduction: Duncan Kuehn is a professional genealogist with over eight years of client experience. She has worked on several well-known projects, such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and researching...
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Utah Archives: 25 Newspapers for Genealogy Research
Although Utah is the 13th largest state in the nation, it is the 10th least-densely populated. The state capital, Salt Lake City, is also the world headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
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James L. Sorenson – DNA Pioneer Dies at 86
James L. Sorenson, a pioneer in DNA research has died. A self-made billionaire, he used his wealth in many causes. Genealogists in particular are aware of his efforts with DNA and genealogy. In 1999 he...
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