Sunday, July 5, 2009

Jamaican historical documents being rescued

The British Library's Endangered Archives Project reported this week that it has completed its Inventory of Archival Holdings in Jamaica - zeroing in on the records at greatest risk.

The report concentrated on manuscript genealogical resources most at risk, "specifically in the National Library of Jamaica and the Roman Catholic Chancery, as well as in the Elsa Goveia Reading Room at the University of the West Indies at Mona. Also targeted are the Jamaica Archives located in Spanish Town.

The physical condition of documents ranges from very poor to fair, with many documents crumbling and in danger of disappearing. The most urgent attention should be directed at the Chancery, which does not have a preservation department and is not a formal archive. There is concern within the Chancery at the decaying state of the documents and this initiative to digitize documents is welcomed."

Saturday, July 4, 2009

When I print the article - it is too small. I can't read it. What do I do now?

A: Great question. GenealogyBank makes it easy to enlarge any page or article.

Newspapers over the past 4 centuries have been printed in all shapes and sizes. That is particularly true of Colonial American newspapers.

GenealogyBank captures each article and page and displays them for you online - making it easy for you to save them as an Adobe PDF document.

When you want print or save an article and you see that it is too small to be easily read - simply enlarge it using Adobe Acrobat.

Step One: Click on the PDF icon to open up the article as a PDF document.

Step Two: Use the zoom button to enlarge the article to the desired size.

Now you can easily read the article, copy, save or print it.

Look closely at this example - an account of the statue of King George III being torn down and made into bullets - Connecticut Journal 17 July 1776 page 1.
"On July 9, 1776, after the Declaration of Independence was read to the American army in New York City, the soldiers rushed to the foot of Broadway at the Bowling Green. As depicted in this engraving, they had the assistance of free Blacks or slaves in pulling down the statue of King George III. The lead statue was later brought to Connecticut, where it was made into bullets."
GenealogyBank brings you:
▬ More Colonial American Newspapers than any other source
▬ Over 3,800 newspapers
▬ 1690 to Today


Join with us - sign up today.

It's a great day for genealogy.

Happy Independence Day!

Read about it - as it happened in GenealogyBank.
.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

GenealogyBank adds more newspapers - 51 titles - 16 States

GenealogyBank announces that it has added newspaper backfiles for 51 newspapers from 16 States.

This major upgrade brings GenealogyBank to nearly 300 million articles, books and records from over 3,800 newspapers; 260,000 books/documents and other resources. An esitmated One Billion Names.

Click on the following links and start searching!

California
Colton.
Chicano. 1 Issue. 5/10/1973
Los Angeles.
Dos Republicas. 1 Issue. 1892-06-07
Los Angeles.
Heraldo de Mexico. 27 Issues. 8/8/1918 to 11/1/1928
Oakland.
Mundo. 36 Issues. 8/2/1973 to 4/2/1975

Colorado
Trinidad.
Anunciador. 1 Issue. 9/9/1922

DC
Washington, DC.
Daily National Intelligencer. 1,624 Issues. 1822-01-01 to 1884-12-31

Florida
Ybor City.
Diario de Tampa. 6 Issues. 1/6/1909 to 1/30/1909

Georgia
Sparta.
Farmer's Gazette*. 51 Issues. 1803-06-17 to 1807-08-08

Indiana
Indiana Harbour.
Amigo del Hogar. 2 Issues. 5/29/1927 to 5/27/1928

Louisiana
Donaldsville.
Donaldsonville Chief . 6/11/2008 to Today
New Orleans.
Times Picayune. 528 Issues. 1861-05-01 to 1897-04-10

Maine
Eastport. Eastport Sentinel*. 555 Issues. 1818-08-31 to 1832-08-15

Maryland
Baltimore. Federal Gazette. 1,989 Issues. 1796-02-05 to 1823-11-08 Uniontown. Engine of Liberty & Uniontown Advertiser*. 73 Issues. 1813-10-21 to 1815-04-27

Massachusetts
Gloucester.
Gloucester Telegraph. 1,597 Issues. 1827-01-01 to 1851-12-31
Springfield.
Federal Spy*. 170 Issues. 1794-05-13 to 1804-05-29

Nebraska
Nebraska City.
Nebraska City News-Press. 4/6/2009 to Today

New Mexico
Albuquerque.
Opinion Publica. 1 Issue. 1893-01-21
Las Cruces.
Eco del Valle. 5 Issues. 1/6/1906 to 2/13/1912
Las Cruces.
Estrella. 12 Issues. 6/19/1915 to 2/21/1925
Las Cruces.
Labrador. 12 Issues. 1897-11-21 to 9/1/1911
Las Cruces.
Las Cruces Democrat. 1 Issue. 1892-03-09
Las Cruces.
Mesilla Valley Bulletin. 1 Issue. 4/30/1937
Mountainair.
Independent. 2 Issues. 4/20/1918 to 12/7/1918
Santa Fe.
Daily New Mexican. 30 Issues. 1871-06-21 to 1875-01-30
Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Weekly New Mexican and Livestock Journal. 1 Issue. 1895-12-26
Socorro.
Defensor del Pueblo. 16 Issues. 1925-0-16 to 9/24/1937
Springer.
Colfax County Stockman. 1 Issue. 12/10/1910
Springer.
Estandarte de Springer. 124 Issues. 1890-07-03 to 1893-05-25

New York
Albany.
Albany Evening Journal. 69 Issues. 1854-04-22 to 1874-06-30
Brooklyn.
Espana Libre. 2 Issues. 2/7/1941 to 5/9/1941
New York.
Doctrina de Marti. 30 Issues. 1896-07-25 to 1898-02-15
New York.
Eco de Cuba. 3 Issues. 1855-06-22 to 1855-07-20
New York.
Prensa. 1832 Issues. 7/19/1919 to 12/30/1929
Poughkeepsie.
Dutchess Observer*. 60 Issues. 1816-07-24 to 1821-12-26
Sag Harbor.
Frothingham's Long Island Herald*. 8 Issues. 1791-07-26 to 1798-03-12

Ohio
Chilliocothe.
Fredonian*. 27 Issues. 1807-02-19 to 1819-06-10

Tennessee
Athens.
Daily Post-Athenian. 3/28/2009 to Today
Newport.
Newport Plain Talk. 7/1/1998 to Today

Texas
Brownsville.
Cronista del Valle. 13 Issues. 2/21/1925 to 8/9/1927
Brownsville.
Heraldo de Brownsville. 18 Issues. 7/21/1937 to 2/20/1940
Brownsville.
Progreso. 1 Issue. 1876-05-07
Brownsville.
Puerto. 1 Issue. 9/27/1958
Corpus Christi.
Nueces County News. 1 Issue. 11/17/1938
El Paso.
Atalaya Bautista: Semanario Evangelico Bautista. 8 Issues. 11/3/1910 to 1/21/1929
El Paso.
Continental. 3 Issues. 10/17/1937 to 8/19/1938
El Paso.
Monitor. 1 Issue. 1897-07-03
Kingsville.
Notas de Kingsville. 2 Issues. 8/2/1951 to 11/11/1954
Laredo.
Correo de Laredo. 2 Issues. 1892-02-11 to 1892-05-26
San Antonio.
Bejareno. 2 Issues. 1855-08-18 to 1856-04-19
San Antonio.
Prensa. 662 Issues. 2/13/1913 to 9/15/1916

* New titles are marked with the *

Find and document your ancestors in GenealogyBank - the best source for old newspapers on the planet.

Period!

GenealogyBank adds newspapers from LA, NE and TN

GenealogyBank adds more newspapers from Louisiana, Nebraska & Tennessee.

Donaldsonville Chief (Donaldsonville, LA)
Obituaries: 07/02/2008 - Current
Death Notices: 06/11/2008 - Current

Nebraska City News-Press (Nebraska City, NE)
Obituaries: 04/11/2009 - Current
Death Notices: 04/06/2009 - Current

Daily Post-Athenian (Athens, TN)
Obituaries: 04/13/2009 - Current
Death Notices: 03/28/2009 - Current

Newport Plain Talk (Newport, TN)
Obituaries: 08/31/1998 - Current
Death Notices: 07/01/1998 - Current

.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

GenealogyBank.com has Louisiana covered 1805 to Today

From 1805 to Today -- GenealogyBank has the resources you need to search for your ancestors in the parishes of Louisiana.

Click on the Links Below and Start Searching
Abeja. 1/3/1829 - 12/27/1831
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA). 1/1/1986-Current
Beauregard Daily News (De Ridder, LA). 6/25/2008-Current
Daily Delta. 6/17/1846 - 2/14/1863
Daily Review (Morgan City, LA). 5/4/2006-Current
Daily True Delta. 5/23/1857 - 12/31/1864
Franklin Banner-Tribune (LA). 12/4/2006-Current
Jeffersonian. 5/30/1842 - 12/22/1880
Jeffersonian Republican. 11/20/1845 - 12/22/1880


Leesville Daily Leader (LA). 7/2/2008-Current
Louisiana Advertiser. 4/19/1820 - 11/3/1827
Louisiana Herald. 3/20/1819 - 12/2/1820
Louisiana Planter. 5/15/1810 - 5/15/1810
Louisiana Rambler. 3/28/1818 - 4/11/1818
Louisiana State Gazette. 11/11/1825 - 12/7/1826
Louisianian. 5/8/1819 - 5/27/1820
Mexicano. 6/19/1813 - 3/30/1930
Misisipi. 10/12/1808 - 10/12/1808
New Orleans Daily Creole. 7/1/1856 - 12/31/1856
New Orleans Times. 1/1/1865 - 9/30/1878
Orleans Gazette. 6/11/1805 - 12/31/1819
Orleans Gazette & Commercial Advertiser. 6/11/1805 - 1/5/1816
Sunday Delta. 9/28/1856 - 3/25/1860
Times Picayune. 1/25/1837 - 1/1/1923
Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA). 1/14/1989-Current
True Delta. 5/23/1857 - 12/31/1864

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Genealogists who make a difference: Doris Cozart

Genealogists who make a difference

Doris Cozart, of Chillicothe, Texas has spent the past 40 years in genealogy - as a publisher, author and researcher. Active in multiple genealogical societies she is quick to help others find the information they are looking for.

Times Record News (Wichita Falls, TX - 21 June 2009).
She has now taken helping other genealogists to the next level.
She has opened a library and is making her extensive collection available to the public.

Hat's off to Doris Cozart - a genealogist who is making a difference!



History of Father's Day

Happy Father's Day .....
You can read about how Father's Day came to be in this clipping from the Dallas Morning News - 13 Jun 1963.

Whether you are searching for your ancestor's in today's newspaper or the last century you will depend on GenealogyBank to get the job done.

Over 3,800 newspapers, all 50 States, 1690-Today

Join with us today!
Your support makes it possible for us to add more newspapers every month!
.