Free U.S. Genealogy and Family History Website

USGebWeb.org contains links to all 50 states, with transcriptions of all kinds of records.  This is a wonderful site to search for your ancestors in the United States or become a volunteer to obtain and post research for others.

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48 More Newspapers Added to GenealogyBank

Here are the recently added newspapers from GenealogyBank:

Kodiak Daily Mirror (Kodiak, AK)
Death Notices: 02/01/2010 – Current

Birmingham Times (Birmingham, AL)
Death Notices: 04/01/2010 – Current

Pinal Nugget, The (San Manuel, AZ)
Death Notices:  05/14/2010 – Current

Midway Driller (Taft, CA)
Death Notices: 10/05/2009 – Current

Oakland Post, The (Oakland, CA)
Death Notices: 03/28/2010 – Current

Milford Beacon (Milford, DE)
Death Notices: 10/23/2009 – Current

Times-Herald, The (Newnan, GA)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Abbeville Meridional (Abbeville, LA)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Rayne Acadian-Tribune (Rayne, LA)
Death Notices: 10/06/2009 – Current

Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, LA)
Death Notices: 10/08/2009 – Current

Hanson Express (Hanson, MA)
Death Notices: 05/06/2010 – Current

North Attleborough Free Press, The (North Attleborough, MA)
Death Notices: 10/03/2009 – Current

Coldwater Daily Reporter (Coldwater, MI)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Jefferson Post (West Jefferson, NC)
Death Notices: 10/05/2009 – Current

Atlanticville (Long Branch, Oakhurst, NJ)
Death Notices: 12/29/2009 – Current

East Brunswick Sentinel (East Brunswick, NJ)
Death Notices: 01/20/2010 – Current

Examiner (Millstone, Englishtown, Allentown, NJ)
Death Notices: 03/08/2010 – Current

Hub, The (Red Bank, NJ)
Death Notices: 01/05/2010 – Current

Independent, The (Middletown, Hazlet, NJ)
Death Notices: 01/05/2010 – Current

North-South Brunswick Sentinel (North Brunswick, South Brunswick, NJ)
Death Notices: 01/13/2010 – Current

Suburban (Old Bridge, NJ)
Death Notices: 01/06/2010 – Current

Tri-Town News (Howell, Jackson, Lakewood, Plumstead, NJ)
Death Notices: 01/16/2010 – Current

Daily Sparks Tribune, The (Sparks, NV)
Death Notices: 11/12/2009 – Current

Cooperstown Crier, The (Cooperstown, NY)
Death Notices: 04/21/2010 – Current

Courier, The (Bath, NY)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Journal-Register, The (Medina, NY)
Death Notices: 03/17/2010 – Current

Long Beach Herald (Long Beach, NY)
Death Notices: 04/01/2010 – Current

Lynbrook – East Rockaway Herald (Lynbrook, NY)
Death Notices: 03/28/2010 – Current

Riverdale Press, The (Bronx, NY)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Villager, The (New York, NY)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Antlers American, The (Antlers, OK)
Death Notices: 03/27/2010 – Current

Express Star, The (Chickasha, OK)
Death Notices: 03/17/2010 – Current

Daily Press, The (St. Marys, PA)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Dispatch, The (Walterboro, SC)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Blount Today (Maryville, TN)
Death Notices: 12/23/2009 – Current

Morgan County News (Wartburg, TN)
Death Notices: 04/22/2010 – Current

Bay City Tribune, The (Bay City, TX)
Death Notices: 10/03/2009 – Current

Greenville Herald-Banner (Greenville, TX)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Northeast Herald (San Antonio, TX)
Death Notices: 10/18/2009 – Current

Journal Press, The (King George, VA)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Shenandoah Valley-Herald (Woodstock, VA)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Valley Banner, The (Elkton, VA)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Warren Sentinel (Front Royal, VA)
Death Notices: 01/16/2010 – Current

Progress-Index, The (Petersburg, VA)
Obituaries:10/31/2001 – 08/29/2005
Death Notices: 11/05/2001 – 08/29/2005

Statesman-Examiner (Colville, WA)
Death Notices: 10/08/2009 – Current

Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW (Brookfield, WI)
Death Notices: 10/04/2009 – Current

Kettle Moraine Index (Dousman, WI)
Death Notices: 10/02/2009 – Current

Oconomowoc Enterprise (Oconomowoc, WI)
Death Notices: 03/27/2010 – Current

Sussex Sun (Hartland, WI)
Death Notices: 10/03/2009 – Current

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Familysearch.org Adds 26 Million New Names

Familysearch.org announced that there are “26 Million New Names Added for Costa Rica, France, Hungary, Mexico, Spain, and the U.S.”

“Twenty-nine new collections were updated or added this week at FamilySearch.org—with 26 million names and 1.5 million digital images!”

Click here for the full description and directions on how to access these newly posted records.

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Find A Grave

You can search 47 million grave records on findagrave.com.  You can search for famous graves or graves of your ancestors.  If you are looking for a grave try this website.

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Ancestry.com Will Acquire Sweden’s Genline.se

Ancestry.com has announced an agreement to acquire Genline.se.  The deal should be finalized in July according to Ancestry’s blog.  If you have Swedish ancestors, this may benefit you!  New records available will include “a collection of Swedish church records that contain more than 26 million digitized pages of records spanning more than 400 years from the 16^th to the 20^th century.  These records consist of birth/baptismal, confirmation, marriage, death/burial, church ledgers and household examination rolls.”

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Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, and U.S. Records Added to Familysearch.org

Here is the official article released by Familysearch:

Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, and U.S. Records Added

Twenty two (22) new collections were updated or added this week at FamilySearch.org—over 11 million new, free indexed names and images from original source records!

This week the complete U.S. 1910 Federal Census name indexes for Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, and Texas were published online at FamilySearch’s Record Search pilot (FamilySearch.org, click Search Records, and then click Record Search pilot) or Beta.FamilySearch.org.

Massachusetts death records and Minnesota probate court wills were also added to U.S. collections.

Also released were collections for Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain!

See the chart below for the complete list of all the newly added or improved collections.

None of this would be possible without the great contributions of many online FamilySearch volunteers. These individuals donate the time and effort needed to make these collections freely available to FamilySearch patrons. If you would like to help by donating a few minutes here and there online with projects of personal interest, become a FamilySearch community volunteer at FamilySearchIndexing.org. Many hands produce great work. Thank you for your support!

Collection Name	Indexed Records	Digital Images	Comments
Brazil, Paraiba, Registro Civil [Part 2]		532,000	New Images
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration		665,000	New Images
Canada, British Columbia, Deaths 1872-1986 [Part 4]	5,000		Updated Index
Canada, Nova Scotia, Antigonish Diocese 1823-1905	92,000	9,000	New Index and Images
Czech Republic, Trebon, State Regional Archive Church Records 1650-1900 [Part 2]		112,552	New images
Guatemala, Sagrario, Catholic Church Records, Baptisms, 1898-1920	19,000	2,000	New Index and images
Mexico, Yucatan 1930 Census	35,000		New index to published images
Spain, Barcelona, Vich, Civil Registration		11,000	Images & WP
Spain, Barcelona Civil Registration Pt 2		1,000	Images & WP
Spain, Barcelona Civil Registration Pt 3		2,000	Images & WP
Spain, Cordoba, Civil Registration		4,000	Images & WP
Spain, Málaga, Civil Registration		22,000	Images & WP
Spain, Ripoll (Girona), Municipal Records		53,000	Images & WP
US Federal Census, 1910, Arkansas	1,421,000		Index only
US Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut	955,000		Index only
US Federal Census, 1910, District of Columbia	356,000		Index only
US Federal Census, 1910, Indiana	2,957,000		Index only
US Federal Census, 1910, Nevada	91,000		Index only
US Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey	267,000		Index only
US Federal Census, 1910, Texas	4,000,000		Index only
US, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1913 v. 50-53	2,000	2,000	New index and imag
US, Minnesota, Probate Court Wills 1849-1918 – Part 1	37,000

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Familysearch.org-Free Records and Resources from Around the World

Did you know that you can search birth, death, marriage, census, and many other records for free on familysearch.org? 

Once on familysearch.org, move the arrow over the “search records” tab and click on “records search pilot.”  Enter the information for the ancestor you are researching, or you may click on “search or browse our record collections.”  This will take you to a page where you may click on the part of the world that corresponds to your research.  You will get a list of available records you can search from that area.  This list includes birth, death, marriage, census, baptism, parish records, and more.

It is also important to note that record search is in pilot status-meaning it is currently under development; additional records are still being added.  You may even want to become a volunteer indexer.

There is a wealth of information available here.  Happy researching!

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Are you seeking family history records in Zulu, Afrikaans and/or English? Do you need Indian (India) records?

If you’re looking for family history records in the languages of Zulu, Afrikaans and/or English, check out the Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository. They also have Indian (India) records therein. In addition, Indian records are also held by the Durban Archives Repository.

For more details, see an enlightening article by clicking this link:
http://www.witness.co.za/index.php?showcontent&global%5b_id%5d=27157

Footnote.com’s Recent Additions

Footnote.com adds millions of new documents every month that are found nowhere else on the web.

Here’s what they have recently added:

Interactive 1930 US Federal Census
NY Naturalizations
Indian Census 1885-1940
Civil War Union Soldier Service Records – Missouri
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