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The cursor in the box stops the scrolling, or use the scroll button to move up or down.
Have a number of old documents that are either slightly torn or in some cases already in pieces?
| RIP | Ever wonder what those initials actually mean? Yeah, I know, Rest in Peace. But no, there is a bit more to it. RIP means: Requiescat In Pace (May he rest in peace) |
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| Yellow and crumbling newspaper clippings can be preserved using this technique suggested by the National Archives and reported in
an edition of Tree Climber.
Mix 2 teaspoons of magnesium carbonate and a quart of club soda in a large plastic dish. Sandwich the clippings between 2 pieces of screen or Pellon (sold in fabric stores) and soak for 30 minutes. Mop excess water with blotting paper and allow to dry overnight on more blotting paper. Then store clippings in a well-sealed flat plastic bag. They should last forever. |
| * Test for water solubility first by using a drop of water on text. If it doesn't run, then continue with preservation. If a drop of water seems to dissolve the printing, then you cannot remove the acid from that paper using any of the commonly available methods. In that case, photo copying onto acid free paper might be the only way to preserve the content of the document. There are no methods I know of that an amateur could use that do not involve water. |
| Another method to preserve new newspaper clippings: Mix one quart club soda with two tablespoons [unflavored] Milk Of Magnesia, ( or one [unflavored] M-of-M tablet with 1/4 cup of club soda) and refrigerate for eight hours before using. Pour the solution into a shallow pan; submerge the clippings, one at a time (try placing pellon or net between each clipping for ease of removal), and let soak for one hour. Carefully remove each newspaper article, and place it on several layers of white paper towel to absorb any excess moisture. Then move it to a clean, flat surface to dry completely. You could use a weight to keep the clipping flat, if you laid the weight on top of a paper towel that covers the clipping.. |
A Guide to Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA - for genealogists and other researchers.
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| KY Vital Records are on-line and can be searched! Death records are from 1911-1986 and 1987-1992 and Marriage/Divorce records are from 1973-1993. | Indiana State Archives is online. Land Office Databases for 2 out of 6 offices are offered here. A map of the Tippicanoe Battlefield is also offered. There are more things to look at too. | Madison County, Iowa Marriage Records. A searchable database. | The Virtual Wall a digital/interactive website commemorating those who gave their lives in Viet Nam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin Land Records -- Interactive Search is an interface to the Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents from the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Automated Records Project. Take a look! | Pioneers in Kansas can be searched via a compilation of pioneers in Kansas that genealogists have researched and submitted data for public use. Kansas Pioneers List. | Hood County, Texas has an online database with tons of records available for searching. Tax Records, Birth Records, Gov't Records just to name a few. | The MASTER LIST of BURIALS (Texas State Cemetery) has a database of names of those interred in this cemetery. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CIMO - Cimorelli Immigration Manifests Online This is an online collection of databases comprised of the Morton Allan Directory, M1066 Microfilm series from NARA, various newspaper articles, Internet sources, and personal contributions 11-16-98 | ROOTS-L Resources Page. Roots Surname List and Roots Surname Location are available for on-line searching here, in addition to other offerings such as Mail Lists! | Family Finder Index (FTM World Family Tree) is the site to search for a surname. | GNIS Online Database Query Form is the government's Geographical Names Information System that stays current. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Electric Cemetery has a database of Union Soldiers Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK., and Medal of Honors Recipients also. There are other sites in this homepage that pertain to the Civil War and Indian Wars. | Tisbury, MA has a searchable database online. This contains Federal Census Indexes, Death records for 1850-1875, and Marriage records for those years. | Search the Catholic cemeteries of St. Louis, MO | Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklynn NY is searchable| The Valley of the Shadow: Living the Civil War in Virginia and Pennsylvania is a site that *should* be on your bookmark! This site has: Population and Agriculture Censuses - Tax Digests - Slave Owners - Free Blacks - Military Rosters to name a few of the actual records that can be searched. Very interesting reading!
| The RHONE Family of Fayette County, Texas is a page with some pictures of the Rhone family.
| FEEFHS (Federation of East European Family History Societies) is the largest East European web site on the Net. This site has 20+ searchable databases plus 9+ Megs of maps!
| Illinois Civil War Veterans is a searchable database of the veterans from Illinois. | Alton Federal Military Prison housed Civil war prisoners from 1862-1865, and has a database of the soldiers.
| Marathon County, WI. Marriage Index, 1852-1883 is an index of 1,665 marriages which appear in the first three official books of the Marathon County Register of Deeds office, Marathon County Court House, Wausau, Wisconsin
| GENERAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH HELP Sites to help you get started in your research.
| Scots Origins is a database of over 20 million Scottish births, deaths and marriages from 1553 to 1897 | Ohio Death Index for years 1913-1937.
| inGeneas is a Canadian homepage with a free database online for searching, among their other databases.
| Roots Surname List is a list or registry of 450,00+ surnames and grows daily.
| Social Security Death Index is a Family Tree Maker online search engine for their CD. | The Navy Log Online, the only publicly accessible register of the names and service information of naval service personnel, has been compiled and submitted by the individuals themselves without independent verification by the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
| Genealogical Death Indexing System, Michigan from the Michigan Department of Community Health
| Pearl Harbor Casualty List December 7, 1941
| Indiana Cemetery Locator Database via the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division. | McKeesport, PA 1865 Tax List-page 1 | and McKeesport, PA 1865 Tax List - page 2 Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, and image access to more than two million Federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908.
| Galveston Immigration Database at the Texas Seaport Museum. | Join TSM free, so you can use the database. Pennsylvania Civil War Veterans is a database of the veterans from PA. | |
| ONE LINERS One Name research |
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| CASE Clearing House mostly the CASE surname, with a few variations on the name. Has scanned wills from John CASE (CT) and others in that line....also has CASE extracts from genealogical CDs listed. | |||||||||
| Rick's Genealogy has a slew of McKeesport PA data. And other resources too! | |||||||||
The Clover Family Page is sponsered by the Clover Family Exchange Newsletter. 06-02-02| BATCHELOR / BATCHELDER MARRIAGES are just that...marriages everywhere, of the surnames listed here! 04-12-99 | Bransom/Branson Information Center and other variant spellings. Nice clear page! 04-12-99 | Standerfer, Etc. Research Site is a one-name study of Standerfer, and its variant spellings. 01-22-99 | Scott Family History is a site dedicated to bringing all SCOTT researchers together. 09-12-98 | Wilson's Network is a site that wants to be able to list all types of Wilson Genealogical information. | O'Kelly the Clanns of Ireland has the O'Kelly history from 874AD-1800. | Phelps Connections Phelps Connections is a not-for-profit family research organization dedicated to expanding knowledge of all branches of the PHELPS surname in the United States and Canada. And this site has links to more great sites! | SPRAGUE DATABASE The purpose of the Sprague Database, a computerized database currently over 78,000 individuals, is to treat the entire Sprague family as a single entity. | The Allsup Update has surnames and newsletter information. | |
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| If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the
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If you know the year and the name of the steamship your ancestors came on, you can send a letter with the information, along with
$5.00 and get a picture of the boat and any other available history on it. Write to: Langsdale Library, Steamship Historical Society of
America Collection
1420 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
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Links updated 2-9-2010
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77 Grenville Street
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GENEALOGY BOOKS & OTHER STUFF
The Clover Family Chronicles is a surname newsletter published twice a year, spring and fall. Subscription is $12 a year. This newsletter publishes original research, bible records and any material relating to early Clover families in America.
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The Clover Family Exchange was begun in the mid 1980's. It was a surname newsletter with much fascinating information. 340 pages from the first seven volumes of this newsletter have been reprinted with an everyname index of 30 pages. It is available for $25. This is a resource that every Clover reseacher should want to see.
For more information on either of the above, contact June Byrne, the editor at Junebyr@aol.com
Hanks Historical Review is a surname newsletter all about the historic Hanks
family, who originated from the medieval town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire,
England and came to the U.S. in the 1600's. (maternal ancestors of Abraham
Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln).
The newsletter consists of articles, stories, charts, photos, etc. which are
contributed by subscribers and other interested parties all over the U.S.,
Canada, England and Hawaii.
Hanks Historical Review was started in May of 1991. They publish three issues
a year, Jan., May, and Sept. Subscription rate is $12.00 yr. Questions and
Queries are free to subscribers. For a complimentary issue plus a detailed
list of back issues,
Email your name and address to Barbara. Or you can write to Hanks Historical Review, P.O. Box 191, Monroe, OH 45050.
The Caswell Clan Newsletter is a semi-annual letter for
descendents of any Caswell Line. Initially begun as a correspondence
tool for the descendents of Gilbert & Polly EGGLESTON Caswell, it has
been expanded to other family lines. Any contributions or queries
welcome.
Email
Eva for more information- or send snail mail to: The Caswell Clan Newsletter, 4125 B
Street, Lincoln, NE 68510
Tennessee Marriage Records and On-line genealogy can be found by
dialing up a Bulletin Board called "The Instant Relatives Bulletin
Board System" at this phone number: 801-466-5374. They also have other
sources available. There is no charge for this BBS. I haven't tried this
BBS so I can't say what it is or how good it is.
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