Category Archives: Civil War

FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Updates and Additions – May 16, 2013

FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Updates and Additions   FamilySearch.org Argentina Argentina, Baptisms, 1645-1930 Argentina, Santa Fe, Catholic Church Records, 1634-1975 Austria Austria, Seigniorial Records, 1537-1888 Isle of Man Isle of Man, Parish Registers, 1598-1950 Italy Italy, Benevento, Arcidiocesi di Benevento, Catholic Church Records, 1575-1908 Italy, Como, Como, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 Italy, Cosenza, Rossano, Civil Registration … Continue reading

FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Updates and Additions – May 7, 2013

FamilySearch.org Brazil Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965 Canada Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801-2010 Guatemala Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 Honduras Honduras, Catholic Church Records, 1633-1978 Italy Italy, Frosinone, Settefrati, Civil Registration (Comune), 1866-1929 Italy, Macerata, Macerata, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929 Italy, Napoli, Pomigliano d’Arco, Military Conscriptions (Comune), 1898-1929 … Continue reading

Historic burial records to be indexed due to VA and Ancestry.com partnership.

A good portion of the burial records will be from the Civil War, and this indexing project between the Veterans’ Administration and Ancestry.com will provide invaluable documentation for those researching their genealogy and family trees. These handwritten burial records from the US Army span the period from 1862 to 1960. Scanned in high resolution, the … Continue reading

FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Updates and Additions – April 16, 2013

  FamilySearch.org   Argentina Argentina, Córdoba, Miscellaneous Records, 1574-1925 Australia Australia, Queensland, Maryborough Public Records, 1847-1989 Brazil Brazil, Civil Registration, 1870-2012 Canada Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900 Saskatchewan, Judicial District Court Records, 1891-1954 Colombia Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1600-2012 Colombia, Valle del Cauca, Miscellaneous Records, 1549-1955 Germany Germany, Anhalt, Dessau, City Directories, 1866-1919 Germany, Anhalt, Köthen, … Continue reading

Transcription – Civil War letters of Pte. David Coon now completed.

I’m very happy to say I have finally completed the transcription of the 100+ pages of letters from Pte. David Coon to his family during his time of service and his capture and imprisonment by Confederate forces in Libby Prison and then Salsbury Prison, where he died late in 1864. I do apologize for taking … Continue reading

FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com Updates and Additions – April 7, 2013

  FamilySearch.org Australia Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-1961 Canada Quebec Notarial Records, 1800-1900 Czechoslovakia Czech Republic, Land Records, 1450-1889 Germany Germany, Bavaria, Mindelheim Miscellaneous City Records Italy Italy, Nuoro, Nuoro, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1915 Mexico Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1605-1854 New Zealand New Zealand, Probate Records, 1860-1962 Spain Spain, Province of Sevilla, … Continue reading

Free Civil War Records: April is the perfect month to discover more about Civil War ancestors on Fold3.com

Fold3.com has announced free access to their extensive digitized collection or Confederate Civil War records. Confederate records from the National Archives’ War Department including service records, including Confederate service records, amnesty papers, navy files, subversion investigation and casualty reports as well as Union and Confederate citizen records. Take advantage of this free access in the … Continue reading

From Chatterton to Blythe: A Family’s Journey to America

Although this Richard Chatterton is one of many in the line and is not the earliest Chatterton ancestor of my husband and children, he was the key to finding everyone else. At least, his will was. One day, I decided to check out the UK Archives site and happened upon his will, in which several … Continue reading

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