New Pages:
Franklin County, Illinois - with one link from Franklin County GenWeb
Winnebago County, Illinois - with one link from Cherry Valley Public Library District
Platte County, Nebraska - with three links from Platte County GenWeb
Updates:
California - added California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 from Ancestry to all California pages and updated California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, also from Ancestry, from 1908-1968 to 1900-1968.
Sacramento County, California - one new link from the Golden Nugget Library
Boulder County, Colorado - four new links from Ancestry
Denver County, Colorado - nine new links from Ancestry
Bay County, Michigan - 27 new links from Ancestry and one from Google Books
Lancaster County, Nebraska - fixed broken link, updated name of publisher, and added index to 1925 Rural Directory
Erie County, New York - one new link from Erie County GenWeb
McClennan County, Texas - three new links from Baylor University Library
King County, Washington - five new links from Seattle Public Library
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
CA, IRE, NC, NY, and VA New Pages and Updates
Here are some of the latest new pages and updates. In all the busy-ness of the site maintenance over the past four months, it's possible that I didn't make note of other new pages I created or updates I made. Since I made changes on every single page (over 700!) as part of the maintenance, it would be a time-consuming task to go through my site management pages to double check!
I encourage you to see if there is new information on a page you're familiar with, or a new page for one of your ancestral or research locations. Happy Hunting!
New Pages
County Cavan, Ireland - with one link from Library Ireland
County Donegal, Ireland - with two links from Library Ireland
County Dublin, Ireland - with two links from Library Ireland
County Kerry, Ireland - with one link from Library Ireland
Madison County, New York - with one link from the Internet Archive
Craven County, North Carolina - with one link from the Internet Archive
Cumberland County, North Carolina - with one link from the Internet Archive
Guilford County, North Carolina - with one link from the Internet Archive
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia - with one link from the Internet Archive
Updates
Los Angeles County, California - 22 new links from the Torrance Public Library, five from the Los Angeles Public Library, and six from the Internet Archive
Ireland - now with five out of 26 historic counties linked
New York - now with 41 out of 62 counties and New York City linked
Durham County, North Carolina - three new links from the DigitalNC Library/Durham County Library and 14 from the Internet Archive
North Carolina - now with 10 out of 100 counties linked
Mecklenburg, North Carolina - one new link from the Internet Archive
New Hanover, North Carolina - one new link from the Internet Archive
Wake County, North Carolina - one new link from the Internet Archive
Virginia - now with five out of 134 counties and independent cities linked
I encourage you to see if there is new information on a page you're familiar with, or a new page for one of your ancestral or research locations. Happy Hunting!
New Pages
County Cavan, Ireland - with one link from Library Ireland
County Donegal, Ireland - with two links from Library Ireland
County Dublin, Ireland - with two links from Library Ireland
County Kerry, Ireland - with one link from Library Ireland
Madison County, New York - with one link from the Internet Archive
Craven County, North Carolina - with one link from the Internet Archive
Cumberland County, North Carolina - with one link from the Internet Archive
Guilford County, North Carolina - with one link from the Internet Archive
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia - with one link from the Internet Archive
Updates
Los Angeles County, California - 22 new links from the Torrance Public Library, five from the Los Angeles Public Library, and six from the Internet Archive
Ireland - now with five out of 26 historic counties linked
New York - now with 41 out of 62 counties and New York City linked
Durham County, North Carolina - three new links from the DigitalNC Library/Durham County Library and 14 from the Internet Archive
North Carolina - now with 10 out of 100 counties linked
Mecklenburg, North Carolina - one new link from the Internet Archive
New Hanover, North Carolina - one new link from the Internet Archive
Wake County, North Carolina - one new link from the Internet Archive
Virginia - now with five out of 134 counties and independent cities linked
What in the World is Happening with the Online Historical Directories Website?
- Changing my name on every page to "Miriam J. Robbins" after my recent divorce and subsequent return to my maiden name (over 700 pages!).
- Updating the copyright date on every page to reflect the 2011 year (and it won't be long before I'll be changing it again to 2012!).
- Updating a few rogue pages' names from "Online City, County, and Rural Directories" to "Online Historical Directories". This was a decision I made back in October 2009, and there were still pages I had not updated after nearly two years!
- Adding links on every page to the relevant corresponding page at the Online Historical Newspapers Website.
- EveNDon has been a wonderful resource of free online directories, created by Eve and Don Kreiger of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tragically, Eve passed away recently and Don has changed the name of the website to Don's List. Old links still work, but I wanted to make sure the site name was changed.
- I changed all references of Family Tree Connections to reflect its parent company, GenealogyToday.
- And just when I thought I was finished, Footnote changed its name to Fold3! Old links still work, but I did change the name on my site. I'll change links later.
Thank you again for your patience, and as always, I'm grateful for new links and corrections sent my way (email me here).
Friday, August 12, 2011
I'm a Guest on GeneaBloggers Talk Radio!
I'm honored to be one of two guests being interviewed on Thomas MacEntee's GeneaBloggers Talk Radio tonight, Friday the 12th, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM, PDT. The topic will be "Read All About It! Newspapers as Genealogy Resources." The other guest will be Thomas J. Kemp, of GenealogyBank and ObitsArchive. I'll be highlighting my Online Historical Newspapers website. You can listen online, call in (number is listed in the link below), and/or chat with other listeners on the site. If you can't make it, you can come back and listen later. The link to the show is here. Come join us!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
NE Updates
Updates
Nebraska - now with four out of 93 counties linked
Lancaster County, Nebraska - with one link from the Denton Community Historical Society
Madison County, Nebraska - with three links from the Madison County Genealogical Society
York County, Nebraska - with three links from the York County Historical Association
Nebraska - now with four out of 93 counties linked
Lancaster County, Nebraska - with one link from the Denton Community Historical Society
Madison County, Nebraska - with three links from the Madison County Genealogical Society
York County, Nebraska - with three links from the York County Historical Association
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Familyrelatives.com Releases 1,000,000 New UK Post Office & Trade Directories
Here's a press release from FamilyRelatives.com, which was originally published November 12:
Familyrelatives.com today announced the release of over 1 million Post Office records. The exciting new collection is set to grow over the coming months and will prove to be an extremely valuable resource and complement the existing Trade Directories, allowing them to be used side by side. The Post Office collection is, in effect, a Victorian version of today's Yellow Pages covering over 25 counties and major cities of Great Britain spanning nearly a century during Britain’s most prosperous years.
The records hold interesting information of not only ordinary families but also well known past and present companies and high street brands such as Lyons, Marks and Spencer’s and Woolworths, listed as “Toy and Fancy Dealers”.
There are a number of famous names that stand out - residences include Charles Dickens residing at Gads Hill House in Higham, Kent as well as Charles Darwin who was famous for his theories of evolution and wrote The Origin of Species, he is listed as living in Down, Kent as a Private Resident.
The Postal and Commercial Alphabetical Directory, referred to as Kelly’s, contains information organised by County. The early editions, “will be found superior both in quality and extent of information to the Edition previously issued.” The beginnings of these Directories can be attributed to Frederic Kelly when he was appointed “His Majesty’s Inspector of Inland Letter Carriers” at the turn of the 19th century. Kelly established his company and expanded on the original publications and produced directories for a number of UK cities and several other titles.
The earliest directories were published in London where demand for commercial information was greater, followed by other major cities in the United Kingdom. Using Kelly’s association with the Post Office to considerable advantage, he was partnered by Isaac Slater and taking over James Pigot’s in 1853, his market dominance was established so becoming the largest directory publisher in the late nineteenth century.
It is not surprising that these guides were used over 170 years ago by travelling salesmen as reference guides when looking for new trade and opportunities, in effect these Directories were the predecessor to the telephone directory and the Yellow pages.
The format of the publications is split into sections which provides a topographical description of settlements and cities as well as landmarks together with statistical information on the population. Generally alphabetical lists of the Clergy, Gentry, commercial occupations, streets, classified trades and advertisements are published. Many of the later Directories include private residents. An example of the sort of information a Post Office provides is shown below - which includes a fascinating combination of trades including a farmer, a farrier, a boot and shoe man, a beer retailer, and a number of shopkeepers.
Robert Woods a spokesman for Familyrelatives.com said “We are very pleased by the progress our digital archive department is making and we will continue to add further cities and counties covering a larger part of the UK allowing researchers the opportunity to learn what their ancestors were doing over the past 170 years”.
The collection is part of over 700 million historic records available online to all members and visitors by way of an annual subscription of only £30.00 or US$50.00 at www.familyrelatives.com
For further information visit http://www.familyrelatives.com
Familyrelatives.com today announced the release of over 1 million Post Office records. The exciting new collection is set to grow over the coming months and will prove to be an extremely valuable resource and complement the existing Trade Directories, allowing them to be used side by side. The Post Office collection is, in effect, a Victorian version of today's Yellow Pages covering over 25 counties and major cities of Great Britain spanning nearly a century during Britain’s most prosperous years.
The records hold interesting information of not only ordinary families but also well known past and present companies and high street brands such as Lyons, Marks and Spencer’s and Woolworths, listed as “Toy and Fancy Dealers”.
There are a number of famous names that stand out - residences include Charles Dickens residing at Gads Hill House in Higham, Kent as well as Charles Darwin who was famous for his theories of evolution and wrote The Origin of Species, he is listed as living in Down, Kent as a Private Resident.
The Postal and Commercial Alphabetical Directory, referred to as Kelly’s, contains information organised by County. The early editions, “will be found superior both in quality and extent of information to the Edition previously issued.” The beginnings of these Directories can be attributed to Frederic Kelly when he was appointed “His Majesty’s Inspector of Inland Letter Carriers” at the turn of the 19th century. Kelly established his company and expanded on the original publications and produced directories for a number of UK cities and several other titles.
The earliest directories were published in London where demand for commercial information was greater, followed by other major cities in the United Kingdom. Using Kelly’s association with the Post Office to considerable advantage, he was partnered by Isaac Slater and taking over James Pigot’s in 1853, his market dominance was established so becoming the largest directory publisher in the late nineteenth century.
It is not surprising that these guides were used over 170 years ago by travelling salesmen as reference guides when looking for new trade and opportunities, in effect these Directories were the predecessor to the telephone directory and the Yellow pages.
The format of the publications is split into sections which provides a topographical description of settlements and cities as well as landmarks together with statistical information on the population. Generally alphabetical lists of the Clergy, Gentry, commercial occupations, streets, classified trades and advertisements are published. Many of the later Directories include private residents. An example of the sort of information a Post Office provides is shown below - which includes a fascinating combination of trades including a farmer, a farrier, a boot and shoe man, a beer retailer, and a number of shopkeepers.
Robert Woods a spokesman for Familyrelatives.com said “We are very pleased by the progress our digital archive department is making and we will continue to add further cities and counties covering a larger part of the UK allowing researchers the opportunity to learn what their ancestors were doing over the past 170 years”.
The collection is part of over 700 million historic records available online to all members and visitors by way of an annual subscription of only £30.00 or US$50.00 at www.familyrelatives.com
Familyrelatives.com has added the following new records
Post Office Records
Postal and Commercial Directory of Wiltshire
Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1862-63
List of Officers of the General Post Officers London Edinburgh Dublin 1892
Post Office Annual Directory Glasgow 1838-1839
Post Office Bath Directory 1920
Post Office Bath Directory 1926
Post Office Bath Directory 1938
Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Berkshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Buckinghamshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Cambridge 1879
Post Office Directory of Derbyshire 1855
Post Office Directory of Derbyshire 1864
Post Office Directory of Dublin 1888
Post Office Directory of Essex 1859
Post Office Directory of Hertfordshire 1859
Post Office Directory of Kent 1859
Post Office Directory of Middlesex 1859
Post Office Directory of Norfolk 1879
Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Nottinghamshire 1855
Post Office Directory of Oxfordshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Staffordshire 1864
Post Office Directory of Surrey 1859
Postal and Commercial Directory of Norfolk and Norwich 1868
Postal and Commercial Directory of Wiltshire
Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1862-63
List of Officers of the General Post Officers London Edinburgh Dublin 1892
Post Office Annual Directory Glasgow 1838-1839
Post Office Bath Directory 1920
Post Office Bath Directory 1926
Post Office Bath Directory 1938
Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Berkshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Buckinghamshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Cambridge 1879
Post Office Directory of Derbyshire 1855
Post Office Directory of Derbyshire 1864
Post Office Directory of Dublin 1888
Post Office Directory of Essex 1859
Post Office Directory of Hertfordshire 1859
Post Office Directory of Kent 1859
Post Office Directory of Middlesex 1859
Post Office Directory of Norfolk 1879
Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Nottinghamshire 1855
Post Office Directory of Oxfordshire 1869
Post Office Directory of Staffordshire 1864
Post Office Directory of Surrey 1859
Postal and Commercial Directory of Norfolk and Norwich 1868
For further information visit http://www.familyrelatives.com
AL, CA, FL, IL, IN, NY, OH, SD, and UT New Pages and Updates
I haven't worked on the website in a while...BUT I realized that I had not listed the new pages and updates for the past few months. Enjoy!
New Pages
Escambia County, Alabama - with one link from the Internet Archive
Wilcox County, Alabama - with one link from the Internet Archive
Escambia County, Florida - with one link from the Internet Archive
Bartholomew County, Indiana - with one link from the Internet Archive
Kosciusko County, Indiana - with one link from the Internet Archive
Beadle County, South Dakota - with one link from Genealogy Trails
Updates
Alabama - now with 10 out of 67 counties linked
Calhoun County, Alabama - one new link from the Internet Archive
Jefferson County, Alabama - 27 new link from the Internet Archive
Mobile County, Alabama - five new links from the Internet Archive
Yuba County, California - three new links from Yuba Roots
Florida - now with four out of 67 counties linked
Cook County, Illinois - two new links from the Internet Archive and Genealogy Today
Indiana - now with 27 out of 92 counties linked
LaPorte County, Indiana - one new link from the Internet Archive
Genesee County, New York - two new links from the Internet Archive and Genealogy Today
Hamilton County, Ohio - one new link from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
South Dakota - now with two out of 66 counties linked
Salt Lake County, Utah - one new link from Genealogy Today
New Pages
Escambia County, Alabama - with one link from the Internet Archive
Wilcox County, Alabama - with one link from the Internet Archive
Escambia County, Florida - with one link from the Internet Archive
Bartholomew County, Indiana - with one link from the Internet Archive
Kosciusko County, Indiana - with one link from the Internet Archive
Beadle County, South Dakota - with one link from Genealogy Trails
Updates
Alabama - now with 10 out of 67 counties linked
Calhoun County, Alabama - one new link from the Internet Archive
Jefferson County, Alabama - 27 new link from the Internet Archive
Mobile County, Alabama - five new links from the Internet Archive
Yuba County, California - three new links from Yuba Roots
Florida - now with four out of 67 counties linked
Cook County, Illinois - two new links from the Internet Archive and Genealogy Today
Indiana - now with 27 out of 92 counties linked
LaPorte County, Indiana - one new link from the Internet Archive
Genesee County, New York - two new links from the Internet Archive and Genealogy Today
Hamilton County, Ohio - one new link from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
South Dakota - now with two out of 66 counties linked
Salt Lake County, Utah - one new link from Genealogy Today
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