Author: Diane Haddad

Top 10 Go-to Genealogy Records Premium

If you're wondering which records you should use to research your family tree, look no further. More likely than not, these 10 types of genealogy records will figure into your family tree research.

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Free: Search Louisiana Obituary Index 1804-1972

The Louisiana Biography and Obituary Index is now online at the New Orleans Public Library Web site. The database has references to obituaries and death notices published in New Orleans newspapers from 1804 to 1972, and biographical information from older Louisiana biography collections. You can use three options to...

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Genealogy Research Logs Quickstart (+Free Forms)

A genealogy research log can save you time and keep you focused. Here's how to use one.

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The Mystery of the Stray Headstone

About a year ago, a headstone appeared on the side of a road in the city of Weed, Calif. Jennifer Bryan, a member of the Siskiyou County Genealogical Society in Yreka, Calif., is trying to find out where it belongs. The stone has never been set into concrete, she says...

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Finding Ancestors’ Border-Crossing Records in North America

Entry laws tightened today for those crossing the US/Canadian or the US/Mexican border on land—now you must have a passport or an acceptable equivalent to get across. It’s a bit more of a hassle, but at least future genealogists will have records. Plenty of our ancestors immigrated, then up and...

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The Untold Story of Ellis Island’s Immigrant Hospital Premium

A new book and documentary reveal the stories of the patients, doctors and nurses of Ellis Island's immigrant hospital.

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Seeking Michigan Adds Free Death Records

The historical records site Seeking Michigan has added Michigan death certificates from 1897 to 1920. You can search athe index and click to view a record—free.Run a basic search by name or construct an advanced search by typing keywords and assigning a data field for each term (such as...

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Search Wyoming Historical Newspapers Free Online

The Wyoming State Library has posted the first set of historical Wyoming newspapers from the Wyoming Newspaper Project. This project involves digitizing a 70-year collection of the state’s newspapers from 1849 to 1922. So far, more than 407,000—about half—of the newspaper images are online. They span 1867 to 1922...

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