I have my annual
present for you ... Just over a year ago, I did a multi-part years “20 Free and
(Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources” (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7)
As I trawl genealogy newsletters,
blogs, and elsewhere, I kept an email folder of all the news items that aren’t
“big enough” for a full post and yet sound useful for genealogists and family
historians. These range from how-to type
information to databases. There is so
much information out there and it’s impossible to fully blog about most of it.
In order that those collected don’t go
to waste, I am again planning to create a few posts where I present you with 20
“relatively” new resources and the associated hyperlink. That’s it; a very no frills list. If the
title doesn’t convey enough info I will add a note about what content caught my
eye ...
I will be doing this from oldest to
youngest in my queue – so, some of these may seem familiar to you and probably
less familiar as I get to the more recently collected pieces.
2. Canadiana.org -- a coalition of memory institutions dedicated to
providing broad access to Canada 's
documentary heritage.
9.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow – Digital Volumes – vaccination registers covering
1801-1831 (fascinating!)
10. Lane’s Masonic
Records
-- John Lane ’s
Masonic Records 1717-1894 is an authoritative listing of all the lodges
established by the English Grand Lodges from the foundation of the first Grand
Lodge in 1717 up until 1894.
12. Bedlam Burial Ground Register -- register of over 5,000 people buried at the
Bedlam Burial Ground at Liverpool
Street in the City of London
UNITED STATES
15. U.S. Serial Set – Starts 1817 and contains
the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports & American State Papers -- the
legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to
1838
18. Penn Libraries Launches
‘OPenn’ Digital Resources Online Platform -- Some rare books and
manuscripts from Penn Libraries can now be accessed online
19. Congregational Library & Archives, History
Matters – Series I: Church Records -- This series contains
collections of church records documenting early Puritan, Congregational, and
Christian (denomination) history in New England
Editor’s Note: As of today, each
of the above links worked. Now, whether
the links in any of the identified articles work, I cannot vouch for that. And, armed with the information provided, it
should be relatively easy to get to determine where the discussed database
currently resides. If you get really
stuck, drop me an email and I’ll try to ferret out the recalcitrant link or
cross out my entry in the above list!
Editor’s Note: Know of a neat
resource that you think might be a hidden gem?
Drop an email to [email protected].
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