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Hitched Out West? Find it in the Western States Marriage Record Index

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Franklin Thomas Pomeroy and Sophia Isadora Morris, married 28 Mar 1893, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona

If your kin were hitched in Arizona, Idaho or Nevada you are really, really in luck, and if they tied the knot in California, western Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, eastern Washington, New Mexico or Wyoming you are just plain in luck.  If they ran off to Alaska to get married you are out of luck, unless you are descended from one of the 33 couples whose records are included in the Western States Marriage Record Index. Continue reading “Hitched Out West? Find it in the Western States Marriage Record Index” →

Wild West Digitized: New Mexico Records

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This is fourth in a series of posts about digital databases for the Western States found on FamilySearch.org.  Previous posts have covered California, Arizona, and Colorado.

FamilySearch has been digitizing the 3 million+ microfilms in the Family History Library.  Every week new records are posted, and it seems to me they are progressing at a good pace.  Eyeballing the list of collections from the United States it appears they have made vital records a priority.

Let’s take a look at what they have available for New Mexico: Continue reading “Wild West Digitized: New Mexico Records” →

Memory Projects and More…Digital Collections to Remember

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The first thing that comes to mind when I mention “Memory Projects” is something I am fond of saying:  “I have a mind like a steel sieve.”  Yes, we could all use a good Memory Project, and today I’d like to share with you a great resource for western states research on the Library of Congress website.   Continue reading “Memory Projects and More…Digital Collections to Remember” →

Ancestry Search Tip (You’re welcome)

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There are umpteen ways to search on Ancestry.com, but here’s a quick method you can use to get straight to the database that you really want, but might not have known existed. It’s a way to use the Ancestry card catalog to it’s full advantage.  Don’t know about the card catalog?  Well follow these simple instructions:   Continue reading “Ancestry Search Tip (You’re welcome)” →

Google Earth and time travel

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Pick a date.  Now pick a state. Pick a date and a state and I will show you the state and county boundaries on that exact date using Google Earth.   I know you’ve heard of Google Earth and have probably used it.  You may have heard of the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (AHCB) and, if so, have probably used it.  Have you used them both TOGETHER?  Until today I didn’t know it was possible.  Very cool! Continue reading “Google Earth and time travel” →