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Drouins Compile Large Quebec Genealogy Database: 2366 Microfilm Rolls Give Data for 37 Million French Canadians

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

UK BMD Registration Certificate Info: Genealogy Data on UK Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

By: Elaine Findlay

Cemetery and Death Records Trace Family History: Using Burial Records, Death Certificates and Obituaries in Genealogy

By: Rick Evin

Book Has 10 Thousand Mayflower Family Marriages: Records Gathered by Plymouth Colony Genealogical Scholar

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Two Sets of Corbet Family Bible Records: Genealogical Data for Corbets of Mendon and New Braintree, MA

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Phinney Family Bible Records: Births Date from 1752

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Higgins Family Bible Records: Family Births Date from 1729

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Gideon Gifford Data from Overlooked Source: Tracking Down 18 Children of a Rhode Island to Vermont Family

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Finding Your Birth Records: How to Search for Vital Records in the US

By: Rick Evin

1700s Births in York, Maine: Grant, Bracey, Main, Cole, Willard, Farnam & Bragdon Families

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

18th Century Births in York, Maine: For Simpson, Grover, Bridges, Higgins, Philbrook & Bale Surnames

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

York, Maine Birth Records from 1700s: Arranged by Surname Groups to Facilitate Family Research

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Vital Records of York, Maine in 1700s: Arrangement by Family an Aid to Genealogists

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Gorham Family Bible Records: Births, Marriages and Deaths of an Otsego Co., NY Family

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Titcomb and Merrill Family Bible Records: A Century of Births, Marriages and Deaths for Two Old Maine Surnames

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Appleton Family Bible Records: Fanny Appleton: Wife of Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

West Yarmouth MA Baptisms for 1746-1752: Colonial Records for Basset, Eldridge, Merchant and Smith Families

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

West Yarmouth MA Baptisms for 1742-1745: Colonial Records for Hedge, Lewis, Parker, Taylor Families

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

West Yarmouth MA Baptisms for 1737-1741: Colonial Records for Crowell, Downs, Hallet and Thatcher Families

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

1840 Irish Catholic Baptisms in VT & NY: Records Kept by Canadian Missionaries Are in Quebec

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

NY and VT Irish Baptisms Recorded in Quebec: Canadian Missionaries Served Catholics both Sides of the Border

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Quebec Parish Records for US Irish Families: Canadian Missionaries Baptized Catholics in NY and VT

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Wilmington Delaware Marriages in 1755: Old Swede’s Church Has Records for Three Centuries

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Quebec Church Has Baptisms for NY & VT Residents: Canadian Missionaries Served French Canadian Families in US

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

1840 Baptisms for French Canadians in US: Quebec Church Records Include Missionary Visitations in New York

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

1839 Parish Records for French Canadians in US: Missionary Baptisms Extracted from Church Registers in Quebec

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

1838 Parish Records for French Canadians in US: Missionary Baptisms Extracted from Church Registers in Quebec

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Parish Registers in Quebec's Chateauguay County: Quebec Parish Records Have French Canadian Baptisms in NY & VT

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

California's Confidential Marriages: Secret Unions a Genealogist’s Nightmare

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

State Archives Offices: A Perfect Source for Finding Public Records

By: Rick Evin

What Are Vital Records? A Guide To Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records

By: Rick Evin

Public Records Directories: Retrieve Your Lost Birth Certificate with Online Resources

By: Rick Evin

National Registration File of 1940: The National Mobilization Act and the War Measures Act

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

Don't Overlook Rev. War Pension Applications: These Records Can Be a Fount of Family Information

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Researching Connecticut Records: A Summary: Multiple Sources for Vital Records

By: Rosemary E. Bachelor

Wesleyan Methodist Ancestors: Finding Birth, Death and Marriage Records in Ontario, Canada

By: Wendy Elliott

Omaha Vital Records - 1873 to 1910: Omaha Birth and Death Records from the Late 1800s and Early 1900s

By: John K. Davis

The Dawes Rolls: Your First Stop in Native American Genealogy Research

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Cass County, NE, Cemetery Records: These Nebraska Death Records Can Be Hard to Find, But They're There

By: John K. Davis

Omaha Obituaries: Omaha Death Index Ranges from Complete Obits to Brief Death Notices

By: John K. Davis

Criminal Records: An Often Overlooked Place to Find Genealogical Info

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Homestead Act Records: New settlers to the USA may have left a number of records behind

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Obtaining Vital Records: Where to contact the proper offices to find vital records

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Basics of Land Deeds: Property records can offer many genealogical clues for you

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

How to Cite Your Sources: You should know the correct way to record your information sources

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Finnish Genealogy: A collection of sites and resources for family trees in Finland

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Heraldic Visitations of Britain: These records are invaluable to anyone researching English ancestry

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Census Records: More on one of the most popular and useful vital records

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

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