FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
World Vital Records
This website has been around for a while, but appears to be getting its
act together. It now boasts almost a billion names and is starting to digitize the United States
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While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
California Goldrush Most Wanted
This web site is dedicated to the CA-GOLDRUSH mailing list subscribers. It
represents our Most Wanted (most elusive, brick wall) ancestors lost in
California during the time of the Goldrush 1840s-1880s. The Webmaster of
this page does not guarantee the accuracy of the data in the submitter's
queries. The conclusions of the authors are not necessarily those of the
webmaster. The right to edit is reserved and in the interest of saving
space, mailing headers will be deleted.
How
to Research Mining Claims
This special article is published to help our readers conduct research into
mining claims for themselves.
The
Adventures of a Forty-niner
An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San
Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days, By Daniel Knower. Daniel went
to California in 1849 during the start of the gold-rush days. This
manuscript provides sketches on events and ideas that he saw, as well as
detailing his trek to the gold rush town of Coloma.
Old
Mission Stories of California
Of the last six stories comprising the seven in this little collection of
Stories of the Old Missions, all but one have, as a basis, some modicum,
larger or smaller, of historical fact, the tale of Juana alone being wholly
fanciful, although with an historical background. The first story of the
series may be considered as introductory to the mission tales proper. In
these quiet, unpretending stories the writer has attempted to give a
faithful picture of life among the Indians and Spaniards in Nueva
California during the early days of the past century.
Death Valley In '49 Autobiography Of A Pioneer, Detailing His Life From A Humble Home
In The Green Mountains To The Gold Mines Of California; And Particularly
Reciting The Sufferings Of The Band Of Men, Women And Children Who Gave
"Death Valley" Its Name.
The
Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado, by Stewart
Edward White.
La Baja
California
Very soon after the conquest of Mexico the attention of Cortez was
attracted by certain stories told by some of the conquered tribes regarding
a mysterious but wonderful country, lying far to the northwestward. This
land they called Ciguatan, or The Realm of Women; and they declared that it
abounded in gold, in pearls, rubies, garnets, turquoises, and many other
products, rich and precious.
Western States Historical Marriage Records Index
Over the past decade, the BYU-Idaho (formerly known as Ricks College) Family
History Center has been extracting early marriage records from counties in
the western part of the United States. Virtually all of the pre-1900
marriages are included in the index for Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. Many
Idaho, Nevada and Utah counties have been extracted into the 1930's and some,
much later. A significant number of marriages from Wyoming, eastern
Washington, eastern Oregon, western Colorado and selected counties in
California are also included. For more details, see "List of Counties by
State".
