Category Archives: United States

1950 US Census released today

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Gail Dever

The National Archives and Records Administration today made public the 1950 US Census — and a lot of genealogists are excited about it. The opening paragraph in yesterday’s New York Times reported: “At 12:01 a.m. on Friday, precisely 72 years … Continue reading →

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Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero to retire

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Gail Dever

After 12 years as the 10th archivist of the United States under three presidents, David S. Ferriero announced he plans to retire in April. Mr. Ferriero, 76, has been head of the National Archives and Records Administration since he was … Continue reading →

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‘Franco-Americans’ added to Canadian Encyclopedia

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Gail Dever

One of the newest additions to the online Canadian Encyclopedia is Franco-Americans, written by David Vermette, author of A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans, Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife. This is a brand new article about the almost … Continue reading →

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Franco American Digital Archives website launched

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Gail Dever

The Franco American Digital Archives/Portail franco-américain is now live after several months of testing a beta version. The online, bilingual website makes Franco American records more searchable and accessible to researchers, educators, students, genealogists, and the general public.  It addresses … Continue reading →

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More than 1.5 million US military records, 1916-1939, added to FamilySearch

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Gail Dever

A free new collection of military records is now available on FamilySearch, and it’s bound to send many genealogists down the research rabbit hole. This past week, FamilySearch added United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939, a … Continue reading →

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Black Archives to uncover and curate rarely seen photos of Black history from Getty Images archive

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Gail Dever

Earlier this week, Getty Images announced a partnership with Black Archives to provide the multimedia platform with unique access to its expansive archive. Black Archives Founder Renata Cherlise will cull through the trove of more than 11 million digitized and analog photographs and videos housed … Continue reading →

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American Ancestors releases database of Massachusetts Catholic cemetery records, 1833-1940

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Gail Dever

Researchers can now search hundreds of thousands of records containing detailed information about people buried in eastern Massachusetts Catholic cemeteries through a new online database, thanks to a partnership between American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Archive Department of … Continue reading →

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New American record collections on FamilySearch this week

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch has added two new record collections for the United States and expanded a number of other collections. The new collections are: Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947 899,360 records. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951 249,115 records. FamilySearch now … Continue reading →

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Enslaved — New website and database worth exploring

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Gail Dever

Michigan State University has built a website, Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade, for people to discover and explore nearly a half million people records and five million data points. The database explores or reconstructs the lives of individuals … Continue reading →

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Ancestry releases index to marriage announcements

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Gail Dever

Ancestry yesterday released its Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, that links to hundreds of newspapers. So far, there are more than 200 million records of marriage and engagement announcements. At this point, it appears the index links primarily — or entirely … Continue reading →

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