Legacy Webinar

The Legacy webinar for April 17 is called "A Treasure Trove of Irish Websites." Remember to check the time for your area if you register for the actual presentation. www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars

OGS 2013 Conference

For any of our Canadian members in the vicinity of Oshawa, Ontario: The Ontario Genealogical Society is holding its 2013 conference in Oshawa at the combined campuses of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College from May 31 to June 2.

This year's theme is "Pulling Up Stakes, Putting Down Roots."  For more information visit: www.ogs.on.ca/conference2013/home

Website for U. S. research

www.deathindexes.com

The above site is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county.

Some of the links send you to subscription sites, but many are free.

Depending on the website, you may find county history biographies and obituaries, as well as death indexes.

Legacy Webinar: April 10

"That First Trip to the Courthouse" should be helpful to anyone just getting started and to those who have not had the opportunity to visit a courthouse. Be sure to check the time in your area if you want to register for the actual session.    www.legacyfamilytree.com

Civil War Confederate Records

FROM FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE'S ONLINE NEWSLETTER:
  
Got Southern ancestors? Military records website Fold3 has announced that to commemorate Confederate History Month, it's offering free access to all of its Confederate records for the entire month of April.

Those free records include:
Confederate soldier service records
Southern Claims Commission records: claims filed by Southern citizens for property seized by Union troops
Confederate Amnesty Papers: Confederates' applications for pardon to President Andrew Johnson
Confederate Citizens File: claims filed with the Confederate government by Southern citizens
Union Citizens File: Union Army records of provost court papers, orders, passes, paroles, claims for compensation, etc.
Civil War subversion investigations
Confederate Casualty Reports
Confederate Navy Subject File: papers including paymasters' vouchers relating to ships, personnel and more

You'll need to register for a free Fold3 account in order to view the records.

Irish Research Link

Famine Irish Immigration Data: 1846 – 1851: This site contains an extensive searchable database of records on over half a million passengers who arrived at the United States between 1846 through 1851 and identified their country of origin as Ireland or ethnicity as Irish: http://www.famineships.info/

Legacy Webinar

Today's webinar is titled "Evidence: Guidelines for Evaluating Genealogical Evidence." It will most likely cover how to judge the information you've located, especially if you haven't found original records.

As usual, you can watch on your own for the next week or so.  www.legacyfamilytree.com

Research in Scotland

April's newsletter from the Mesa family history center has a focus on Scotland with research helps and links to websites. Go to www.mesafsl.org to read their monthly newsletter, or you can request to be added to their mailing list for this monthly treat.