Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 – Updated About Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 This database contains the following Kentucky death records: Death certificates, 1911-1953 Mortuary records, registers of deaths, and death certificates for Newport, Louisville, Lexington, Covington, and Jefferson County, up to 1911 Returns of death, 1852-1910 (not all years are extant for each county) Border Crossings:...
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Kimberly is the Genealogy Researcher/writer for About.com. In this article she lists 12 websites for Irish research.. timely indeed since we have just passed St. Patty’s day. You can read the full article here. What I like in this list is that there are some that are free and I didn’t know about (Wow...
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I came across an interesting situation this past week with a friend of mine. I had offered to do some digging around for his family that had immigrated here from Romania. I had very little to go on, as usually happens and almost right away I hit a brick wall. It seems my friend...
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Often when searching your Irish Genealogy on some of the most common genealogical sites you will run into a brick wall. There is quite a bit of misinformation as to what is available online and many people believe that you must travel to Ireland to discover your roots. Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánach) are citizens...
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There are of course many resources available to anybody wishing to delve into Australian family genealogy, though one good resource that will stand them in good stead is The National Archives of Australia where you can get a lot of useful information from some very valuable records pertaining to Australia as a whole and...
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The further back in your family genealogy tree you go, the murkier the picture gets. This is especially true for an American genealogist tracing his or her Irish genealogy. As late as World War II, there was really no reason to stick with the identity you were born with if you were born in...
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Many thousands delight in the hobby and history of their family’s genealogies. In America, a land of immigrants, this search can take them through many countries and cultures. If you know what country your ancestors were from, then you are well on your way to climbing your family tree. If you have German genealogy...
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Many people, mostly Americans, believe that every family was once issued a coat of arms and then everyone born with that family name automatically gets to use the same coat of arms. If you believe that, it is time to correct the myth. NOTE: There is an exception. I am told that Samurai families...
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Where do you come from? Who were your grandparents’ parents? Or their parents? Have you ever asked those questions? These questions typically lead people to retrace their genealogy. One of the ways you can retrace your genealogy is through genealogy forums. If you happen to retrace your roots to Ireland, then the Ireland genealogy...
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Often times when searching genealogical records from any given “large” database site it can be easy to get lost or not find what you KNOW should be there because of the search tools that are provided to search the site. Stephen Morse has an incredible site he calls “A One Step Portal for On-Line...
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