Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The 1940 Census Index Just Keeps Building

I took a look at the index completion map at FamilySearch this morning and saw some more states listed as searchable. There are now 24 states ready to be used by genealogists and non-genealogists alike.

The states are: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana North Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Things to Know

The following are recent sites that have been used and are very interesting. The first one is just information concerning the move of Sutro Library which most people did not know about. THINGS TO KNOW The Sutro Library Is Moving! The Sutro Library is in the process of moving to a new location and is temporarily closed. We anticipate re-opening in late June or early July, 2012. Upon re-opening, genealogists, historians, and other researchers will discover that Sutro’s rich collections and resources are newly housed in a spacious, well-lit reading room designed specifically for our patrons. Here is what you need to know: Our New Location 1630 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco 94132 Sutro will be located on the 5th and 6th Floors of the newly renovated J. Paul Leonard- Sutro Library on the San Francisco State University campus. Please visit http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumap/ for a detailed map. Parking and Getting Around University parking and free shuttle service to our new location will be available. For more information, please visit the San Francisco State Parking and Transportation webpage at http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/. For More Information For more information about the Sutro Library, contact us at our new telephone number: (415) 469-6100 or send us an e-mail: sutro@library.ca.gov. If you want to receive weekly updates about our move progress and automatically receive notification of the exact date Sutro will re-open, please send an e-mail to sutro@library.ca.gov and ask to be added to our move update list. We look forward to seeing you at the new location! Established in 1908 by the Polish National Alliance, Dziennik Zwiazkowy continues to be published today as the Polish Daily News. This database includes the first ten years (1908-1917) of publication, which represent local, national and international issues of utmost concern to the Polish community of Chicago at that time. Explore the Collection: view all issues browse by date: browse by volume/issue: Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the federal Library Services and Technology Act. about the collection | related CRL resources e-collections home | about CRL ©2010 Center for Research Libraries http://ecollections.crl.edu/index.php This site has interesting documents http://www.accessgenealogy.com This site is very good for Native American documents. It gives the degree of Native American in particular lines.