Pennsylvania Researchers-- Information

Pennsylvania Researchers,
I just received an email stating that the bill Governor Corbett signed 15 December 2011, will be  affective
13 February, 2012.

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett signed Vital Records Bill SB-361 into law on December 15, 2011 as Act 110 of 2011. It goes into effect on February 13^th, 2012. State death records more than 50 years old and birth records more than 105 years old will then be available to all at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg. However, the new law does not require that they be made available online, but now makes it legally possible to do so. We have to be vigilant in making sure the Governor and the State Archives do all they can to make sure the records are made available online and that we don't end up with the very real possibility of foot dragging or empty promises.

Please visit the People for Better Pennsylvania Historical Records Access  (PaHR-Access) completely revised website for more information about this. Be sure to read Frequently Asked Questions for a detailed discussion and in particular When And How Can I Start Looking At These Records? for how these records can be put online at no cost to the taxpayer:http://users.rcn.com/timarg/PaHR-Access.htm

You might also want to read the article “Early Christmas Gift to Pennsylvania Genealogists.”

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Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

More Urls to live by. Mystery Monday

More Urls to Live By. Mystery Monday

It is always a mystery, when so many new sites suddenly appear.  Ahhh which one do I want to play with.
Well, a few I am familiar with and there are many I am just finding.



Webinars are basically educational and fun both. Sometimes you get some very vital thoughts on how to tackle a Genealogical problem.

GeneaWebinars



People Search  and there really are many, besides them helps to find a lost family member or neighbor when the need arrives. I have used it for personal and work both.  Successful and not sometimes.
But if Aunt Meg has disappeared or the house burned with the address book this site is a help.

People Search by ZabaSearch - Free People Search Engine



This site is fun to use and make better estimated guesses of ones ancestors births.

Genealogy: Tombstone Birth date calculator. Calculate birthday from death date and age.



This is a Rootsweb related site and the information here can help in dealing with Wills, Deeds, Probates and reading old court materials.

Genealogy terms

Tidbits of This and That Genealogical

Tidbits of This and That Genealogical

Reading blogs, Facebook posts, Google+ posts and roots lists queries can really give one great ideas.

Have you taken the time to read about "THE LOST COLONY" group doing massive research.

Lost Colony Research Group

Roberta Estes is the lead person on this great adventure. It is a true adventure and may solve one of the oldest murder mysteries we can learn of in our time.

Another article shared the information to find this site and so I am sharing site with you for your  research.
Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource

This site will make your head spin and eyes whirl.   Enjoy.

Looking for books try this group.

Family Roots Publishing -   They are to be our speakers in March. O yes they are bringing the books
for  guests to purchase.

Want some Polish help try this site for some advise and knowledge.
HELLO! What a fantastic piece of technology! - Sherlock's Genealogical Adventures

Enjoy.

Thursday's Tips, North Carolina

Thursday's Tips,  North Carolina

As we cover different states for  researching our ancestors today I learned of a great book that Judy G Russell, uses and finds it excellent. It was for the state of NC  and yes she gave me permission to share this information.

Finding NC court records | The Legal Genealogist

The book is named: North Carolina Research Genealogy and Local History  by Helen F M Leary, 2nd edition.

She also mentions North Carolina Archives for information.

 Remember I love to start with usgenweb.org and then go to state and then county your seek information in.  Remember to utilize all the potential sources each link may share with you.

 Do not forget the usgenweb.org archives either.

Tuesday's Tips-- Wednesday Eve - Lemon Grove-Beginners and Pa Research.

Tuesday's Tips-----  Wednesday Night  Beginners Assistance and Pa Research.

 Meeting starts at 6 Pm at Lemon Grove Library.  With new attendee's we will be covering some beginners tips and clues and more information on Pennsylvania Research.

Some urls to share for today are:
Index of Old Occupations  this site is very helpful for UK and Ireland Research

Family Roots and Heritage - Worldwide Family Network – Katagogi  World Family network I just found.

Obituary Depot - WorldWide Obituary Locator and Newspaper Directory  Very interesting site.

Redbook Funeral Directory :: The National Direcory of Morticians

And a site of sites to share.   The Original Genealogy Links - John's Barrel of Links

Enjoy

Tuesday's Tips and Things You May Want to Read.

Tuesday's Tips and Things You May Want to Read.

 As the genealogical world is growing it seems in leaps and bounds the last few months I want to share some new places you may want to try and some ideas for your making genealogy easier for you.

 If your doing church research  and can not find them you may want to contact the head of the church affiliations and see what they have retained in their files.  Many kept their weekly bulletins and newsletters that have many names listed through out.  Thomas M. reminded me of this on his Facebook post this morning and I was using these sources recently with a friend, whom was not aware of these sources.

 Most major religious affiliations have a head source to contact.  I found many addresses in the books Ancestry printed some years back.  The Source, and Printed Sources.  This can be very helpful if a church or rectory burned and you think all the data is gone.

  Here is the one Thomas M. mentioned.   Lutheran Genealogy & Family Search

  Here is another place to search I found day before yesterday.

Family Roots and Heritage - Worldwide Family Network – Katagogi
 
   We are getting more sites with world connections which may take them a while to build but can be
   tremendously helpful to us in our search.
 
    Genealogy InTime Magazine