Genealogy & Family History Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, August 28, 2014

Genealogy & Family History newsletter

Top new questions this week: Assessing the coverage of various collections This is perhaps a little more of a meta-question, but it has come to mind repeatedly over the past few weeks. I'll start with a specific example. In this question, I bring up the case of my … 19th-century research census-records conflicts connecticut   asked by DaveBlackston 4 votes answered by Jan Murphy 4 votes Where can I find early-20th century residence and trade information in the United Kingdom? I'm trying to fill in the gaps between the records I already have about William Henry Cole, born in Slapton, Devon, England around 1890, died in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1943. The relevant part of … 20th-century records united-kingdom   asked by Jan Murphy 3 votes answered by user3310902 3 votes Personal family history website with rich media support? I have some family members who have been asking for a family website wherewith they can assemble both family history information and upload pictures (sometimes with stories) and so forth in a friendly … software website   asked by ylluminate 3 votes answered by Colin 1 vote List of Sacraments on Catholic Death Register doesn't include Marriage Today in the mail I received a copy of the death register for Maryanna Zierak. The list of Sacraments includes Confirmation, Communion, and Extreme Unction (Anointing of the Sick). Why doesn't it … death-record parish-register   asked by JustinY 2 votes answered by Jan Murphy 4 votes How to determine all children of 19th Century German immigrant to US? My ancestor Phillip Post came from Eltville near Frankfurt in 1860 approx. He had a son Conrad and I already know how I am descended from Phillip and Conrad. What I hope to discover are any … united-states 19th-century germany world-war-2   asked by Conrad Post 1 vote Cantonist Records Two of my ancestors were forcibly drafted into the Russian Army as part of the Cantonist decree. Where can I find the records of those draftees? military-records russia jewish   asked by HBS 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: What is the significance of "shared centiMorgans"? I've had my autosomal DNA tested and the site I've used (FamilyTreeDNA) tells me that I have a "Shared centiMorgan length" of 48.08 with my closest match and the "longest block" is 28.89. FamilyTree … dna   asked by ColeValleyGirl 6 votes answered by Fortiter 7 votes Where were my parents married? My parents were married 59 years ago today (Christmas day 1954). The problem is that I can not find their marriage license anywhere and to add to the problem my mother was 1/2 black and in Georgia … united-states 20th-century vital-records marriage-record   asked by user1055 4 votes answered by Jan Murphy 7 votes

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