The Huntington Historical Society will be hosting it annual Research Trip to Family History Library in Salt Lake City on Sun. April 26 to Sun. May 3, 2020. The trip fee includes: *Seven nights at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel, adjacent to the Family History Library. Hotel taxes are included. *Shuttle transportation between hotel and…
Month: January 2020
New soldiers and sailors database available for U.S.-Mexican War
The Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Park Service’s Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park have collaborated on creating the U.S.-Mexican War Solider and Sailor database. This searchable database has information on over 88,000 U.S. and Mexican veterans. Records include personal details such as hair color and occupation. Volunteers from the Federation of Genealogical…
NYS Genealogical Death Index recently updated
The New York State Genealogical Research Death Index had been updated and now includes deaths up to Dec. 31, 1969. The index starts at 1957. However, the index does not includes deaths for the five boroughs of New York City. The index provides the date of death, gender, age at death, New York State file…
Volunteers needed for digitization event
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is seeking volunteers to help at its next digitization day on Friday, Jan. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the organization headquarters at 36 W. 44th Street in Manhattan. The NYG&B has been able to create digital records of thousands of documents thanks to the efforts…