Highlights for March 30th, 2008

I recently stumbled upon some papers from the Woman's Relief Corps, which contained lengthy lists of the recent appointments. This was an auxiliary group to the Grand Army of the Republic. Check out 1926-1927 General Orders No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 10. Another batch from 1895 will be transcribed in the near future.

A few more tax lists were completed this week: Orrington ME 1918, Westerly RI 1897, Charlton MA 1886, and a voters' list for Seaforth, Ontario 1923.

Several interesting trade group membership lists were also completed: Charitable Mechanic Association MA 1861, Master Builders' Exchange NJ 1909, and the Providence Association of Mechanical Engineers RI 1902-1903.

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Highlights for March 23rd, 2008

An interesting item for folks with Californian roots... Index to Precinct Registers of Plumas County, California, 1910. What I think is neat about this document is that it not only lists name, age, occupation, address for residents eligible to vote, but also their party affiliation.

Several church member lists this week... Bridgeton NJ First Presbyterian Church 1870, Waterloo NY First Presbyterian Church 1874, Keene NH First Congregational Church 1900, and Reformed Church at Peapack, NJ 1881. More of these are in the works and will be uploaded in the weeks ahead.

One of my personal favorite topics is HORSE THIEF detecting and pursuing organizations. The documents for these groups are very scarce, but I found another one last month. Cumberland Detective Society R. I. 1916 lists the members.

These are just a few of the 17 resources published today. Every week I send out a complete listing of the items added. If you'd like to join this RootsWeb mailing list called GenToday-L, click here for instructions.

Highlights for March 16th, 2008

Yesterday I attended the Ephemera Society of America annual conference Ephemera/28 in Old Greenwich, CT and brought home a bunch of insurance records: Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 1854, John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Comp 1889, North-Eastern Mutual Life Association 1875, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. in N. H., Schuylkill Valley Mut. Fire Ins. Co. 1876, Chester Co. Mutual Fire Ins. 1915. Some of these only have a handful of names, but if you get lucky and find a match, you should check the local newspaper for articles about the fire, etc. and/or obituary that led to the claim.

I also acquired the Pinkerton Academy 1884 Graduation Program, which has three graduates. This is an excellent example of how unique this database project is. You'll find documents this small, as well as, many with several thousands of names.

More Black Sheep, this time in New York... Erie County Penitentiary 1895 Report!

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Highlights for March 9th, 2008

This week, there was a definite focus on tax records. Check 'em out: Danville VA 1819, Swansey MA 1875, Swansey MA 1890, Medford MA 1847, Richmond NH 1887, Oakham MA 1909. These are great alternatives to Census records, especially the ones around 1890. I own 140 more of these reports (for a variety of towns), so there's a lot more coming in the months ahead.

And for those Black Sheep in your family tree... New Hampshire State Prison 1889 Report

These are just a few of the 15 resources published today. Every week I send out a complete listing of the items added. If you'd like to join this RootsWeb mailing list called GenToday-L, click here for instructions.

Highlights for March 2nd, 2008

Another batch of insurance papers were added this week. Also check out the Ladies' Miscellany for May 12, 1829, a very old newspaper with a couple of marriage and death announcements. I found some neat papers that included Pay Roll data for the City of Great Falls, Montana. I purchased a bunch of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazines and began transcribing the information this week. I'm going to try and get one issue posted each week.

The City of Newburyport, Mass., List of Persons Assessed for Poll Taxes, Ward Six, 1916 and the Exeter 1930 Tax Book have been transcribed. There are a number of Poll and Tax Lists in progress, stay tuned!

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