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Genealogy Roots Blog
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A genealogy blog to help find online genealogy databases, records and resources. Major topics include death indexes, military, census, and immigration records.
Recent Posts
Recently Added Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes
Links to the items listed below were recently added to: Online Birth and Marriage Records Indexes or its supplementary state webpages.Alabama - Madison County Marriage License Index 1809-Feb 1973 (update: more years added)Delaware - Delaware State Bi...
Online Indexes for Obituaries and Death Records - Latest Additions
The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records Directory has been updated with links to the following items...California - San Diego Public Library's Digital Library - Includes Obituaries Indexes (indexes obituaries and death notices in the San Dieg...
Online Death Indexes and Records - Latest Additions and Updates
The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records directory has been updated with links to the following items...Alabama - Alabama Death Index 1908-1974 from FamilySearch LabsAlaska - Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery Burials - Angelus and Valley Memori...
Millvina Dean, Last Survivor of the Titanic, Dies
Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean, the last survivor of the Titanic sinking, died on May 31 at age 97. She was nine weeks old when her family boarded the Titanic in 1912. Her mother and brother also survived the sinking. Her father died in the tragedy...
FamilySearch Labs adds Death Indexes for 4 Southern States
The FamilySearch Labs website has recently added death indexes (some with digitized images) for four Southern states. These are:Alabama Deaths 1908-1974Florida Deaths 1877-1939North Carolina Deaths 1906-1930 (with images)South Carolina Deaths 1915-19...
Search Strategies for Finding Ship Passenger Lists 1820-1940s
Here are some suggestions for finding your immigrant ancestors on a ship passenger list (or manifest) for their arrival in the US from 1820 to the 1940s (1950s for some ports).Search TipsClues in the Census: the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 US federal c...

