Highlights for May 25th, 2008

We continue our pursuit of records of deaf, dumb and blind students with another report. This time it's for a Canadian school: Catholic Male Institution for Deaf and Dumb 1878. Also, we added several reports from schools for "colored" students: Saratoga Street Institute 1856 (Baltimore) and Institute for Colored Youth 1860 and 1862 (Philadelphia).

Another registers of convicts from the New Hampshire State Prison: 1891.

Also check out the Bedford County, Virginia Index of Wills (1754-1830).

As mentioned last week, a series of Missouri resources are being transcribed. More to follow in coming weeks.

These are just some of the 35 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 May 18th, 2008

There are no updates this week as I am busy in Kansas City, Mo. visiting the Central Library and meeting up with some friends at the National Genealogical Society conference. Expect to see several Missouri resources published in the next few weeks.

Highlights for May 11th, 2008

A very interesting Connecticut resource was finished this week... New Haven Soldiers who Lost Their Lives in the War of the Rebellion. Along with this were two telephone directories: Humboldt Iowa 1929 and Laconia N. H. 1916.

Reports listing residents of homes are a great source for tracking down ancestors in their later years. Check out Pennsylvania Odd Fellows' Home 1890 and Boston Home for Aged Men 1895.

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 May 4th, 2008

At a recent used book and paper show, I discovered an 1832 government report that included An Abstract of Licenses granted to persons to Trade with the Indians during the year ending 30th September, 1831. Check out Licenses to Trade with Indians 1831.

Two registers of convicts from the New Hampshire State Prison: 1863 and 1880.

A continuation of an earlier report, Passengers from Ireland (1815-16). Plus, even more transcriptions of souvenir passenger lists:

• RMS Berengaria 1930 (Southampton to NY)
• Main 1908 (Bremen to NY)
• SS Winifredian 1913 (Liverpool to Boston)

These are just some of the 22 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.