Highlights for April 27th, 2008

One of my book dealer contacts found an interesting series of reports for the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Penna. Each of the reports includes listings of Railroad, Machine Shop and Factory accidents. 1885 Report, 1887 Report, 1888 Report, 1890 Report, 1893 Report, 1894 Report, 1907 Report, and 1908 Report.

Plus, a few more transcriptions of souvenir passenger lists:

• Albert Ballin 1928 (Hamburg to NY)
• SS Statendam 1930 (Rotterdam to NY)
  

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Highlights for April 20th, 2008

This week you'll find additional transcriptions of souvenir passenger lists:

• Albert Ballin 1931 (Hamburg to NY)
• Andania 1922 (Southampton to Canada)
• City of Lahore 1919 (Calcutta to Boston)
• Devonian 1906 (Liverpool to Boston)
• Dresden 1928 (Bremen to NY)
• Minnekahda 1928 (London to NY)
• New York 1931 (Hamburg to NY)
• Resolute 1927 (Hamburg to NY)
• Rotterdam 1928 (Rotterdam to NY)
• Scythia 1929 (Liverpool to NY)

Also, additional articles from the American Irish Historical Society which included passenger arrivals: Irish Immigrants in Eighteenth Century (1773-1775), Irish Immigrants to New England (1762-1769), and Passengers from Ireland (1811).

These are just some of the 20 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 April 13th, 2008

What's the saying, "leave no stone unturned"? Well, the same goes when searching for ancestors. Recently when shopping for ephemera, I found a small pile of receipts and on a whim decided to look on the backs. To my surprise, each listed assessment information for a different month. These 16 little pieces of paper included death details for 225 individuals... what a find! Check out Grand Jurisdiction of Missouri A. O. U. W. Deaths (1887-1889)

Two reports for the Saginaw (Michigan) Police Department (1907 and 1913) included more than just rosters of the policemen. Included were listings of criminals sentenced during each of those years.

Also this week, the first installment of records published in the early 1900's by the American Irish Historical Society, including Irish Burghers of New Amsterdam (1695-1808), Revolutionary Patriots in Vermont, Early Marriages in Worcester County MA (1741-1786), and Morristown First Presbyterian Church Records (1745-1806).

These are just a few of the 36 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 April 6th, 2008

This week, while I was looking for some personal research items, I stumbled upon a box containing a stack of souvenir passenger lists purchased back in 2002 (before this database project even started). These little booklets contain the names of cabin passengers, so while they are not as helpful as the ship manifests, they may help you connect the dots with one of your immigrant ancestors. Here are the 19 lists transcribed this week:

• Albertic 1929 (Liverpool to NY)
  
• America 1924 (Bremen to NY)
  
• Arabic 1930 (Liverpool to NY)
  
• Ausonia 1922 (Liverpool to Canada)
  
• Bremen 1905 (Bremen to NY)
  
• Canopic 1906 (Genoa to Boston)
  
• Carribean 1914 (Bermuda to NY)
  
• Grosser Kurfurst 1909 (Bremen to NY)
  
• Melita 1926 (Antwerp to Canada)
  
• Orbita 1922 (Hamburg to NY)
  
• Pennsylvania 1906 (Hamburg to NY)
  
• President Harding 1930 (Hamburg to NY)
  
• President Roosevelt 1926 (Bremen to NY)
  
• Republic 1925 (Bremen to NY)
  
• Republic 1925 (Bremen to NY) [#2]
  
• Ryndam 1926 (Rotterdam to NY)
  
• Siboney 1928 (Havana to NY)
  
• St. Paul 1912 (Southampton to NY)
  
• Stockholm 1922 (Goteburg to NY)

Plus, two others that were transcribed back in 2004:


• Albania 1925 (Southampton to NY)
  
• Caledonia 1906 (Glasgow to NY)

These booklets were distributed to cabin passengers. They may not be as accurate as the actual passenger manifests.

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