Saturday, September 29, 2018

Archaeology at the Germanna Colony in Virginia

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

A Free genealogy program

For my friends who are always asking about Genealogy/family tree programs: take a look at Gramps 5.0.0
https://gramps-project.org/introduction-WP/

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Marriage Records for Washington County, Maryland

PDF images of marriage records from 1886-1970 for Washington County, Maryland have recently been added to the Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, Maryland. However, indexes to the names in the marriage records are available only from 1861 to 1919 and also from 1927 to 1949. The records were compiled, indexed, and edited by Marsha L. Fuller, Certified Genealogist and now are available to everyone online free of charge.
You can access the Washington County, Maryland Marriage Records by starting at https://www.washcolibrary.org/?q=marriage-records-pdfs.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Public record information-elegant. Look for it in your local law library.

One of my 'finds' during my recent IGHR Law Libraries adventure courtesy of the Georgia Genealogical Society is The Sourcebook to Public Record Information: The Comprehensive Guide to County, State, and Federal Public Record Sources 8th Edition  by Sankey. At over 1800 pages, it is a contemporary reference that no other genealogy related book I've run across can match.  I got my copy for less than $9 and that included postage. I saw a used copy today for $1.99

Friday, May 18, 2018



List of obit cards Ill be taking to the Thornton library soon.


http://www.comet-lines.com/home/free-references/2018-may-list-of-names-for-obit-cards-filed-at-the-thornton-library-from-roxboro-and-oxford-newspapers/

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Who has that book?

I was reading an old blog post that suggested looking at Librarything.com when you are looking for a specific book that you don't have or can't find a copy of it to check out.
I just tried it today for the Genealogy of Thomas Davis (1782-1846) and His Descendants.
There is a copy of the book at The Clallam Genealogical Society in Washington State. I've just sent them an email to see if they can help me out. 
So may odd books, so many other people who may have them.
Try it out!