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Surname Search Daily - April 19, 2007


1. Today at FreeSurnameSearch.com - FREE
2. Today at UKIsearch.com - FREE
3. New at World Vital Records - FREE (limited time)
4. New at ABCgenealogy.com - FREE
5. In the News - FREE
6. Featured Products at GenMarket.com
.. Abstracts from the Renfrew Mercury 1871-1910 (Ontario)
.. History of Worcestershire
.. Maryland Revolutionary Records
.. Auctions for Genealogists

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1. Today at FreeSurnameSearch.com


* Featured Database :

- Unclaimed Civil War Medals.
In 1866, the state of West Virginia authorized the
minting of over 26,000 medals to honor its Union Civil
War soldiers. Today, over 4,000 medals remain unclaimed.
In order to claim an ancestor's medal, a claimant must
submit his or her line of descent from the veteran along
with documentation to support this line of descent.


* New Links :

- Some Farmington, Franklin County, Maine Births

- Cleveland County, Arkansas 1880 Census : Lee Township

- Passenger List : Ship St Nicholas, Havre to New York,
Jan 5, 1848. 211 passengers, mainly from Germany.

- Brookfield Citizen (Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts)
(Free Newspaper Online - World Vital Records) :
Search or browse issues back to 2006.

- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Will County, Illinois
Baptisms 1854-1910.

- Misc. Wellington Area, New Zealand Partial Cemetery Transcriptions

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2. Today at UKIsearch.com


* Featured Database :

- Scotland Marriages 1553-1875 in the Intenational
Genealogical Index (IGI) : This interface to the IGI
allows you to search Scottish Marriages directly by
parish.


* New Links :

- Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England Marriages 1679-1810

- Northam, Devon, England Baptisms (1748-1788)

- Montgomery, Wales Return of Owners of Land, 1873

- 1796 Flax growers list - Moville Lower, County Donegal, Ireland

Go to :
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3. New at World Vital Records

- Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, Volume 3
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- Salem County, New Jersey Marriages (Free for 4 more days)

- Gloucester County, New Jersey Marriage Records (Free for 4 more
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4. New at ABCgenealogy.com

* U.S. 1800/1810 Census Worksheet - This blank worksheet
has the same columns and headings as the 1800-1810
censuses. You can easily copy information from the
original censuses onto this worksheet.

* Map of Cumberland, England - From the Ninth Edition
Britannica : (1870-1890). More UK maps can be found on
MJF's web pages

* Early Baptist Churches, 1846-1849, Wilcox County, Alabama

* Collier County, Florida GenWeb Project

* Pedigree of the Breton Monarchies, Abt 330-1148 - Kings
of Brittany, Princes of Cornouaille & Domnonée

* LANGWORTHY : The Langworthy Families in America - This
web site attempts to trace all Langworthys in America
back to first immigrants.

Go to:
http://www.abcgenealogy.com/New/19-Apr-2007.html


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5. In the News

* The Newberry Library -- secret Chicago treasure
The Newberry takes great pride in housing one of the best
genealogy collections in the nation.
- Northwest Indiana Times (IN), March 18, 2007.

* A tale of three women - and a lost family
Non-stop sleuthing produces a story that twists at every turn.
- Jerusalem Post (Israel), March 18, 2007.

* Board for Certification of Genealogists Events
The Board for Certification of Genealogists has
placed a new webpage of upcoming events at
http://bcgcertification.org/calendar.html
- GEN-EVENT, March 18, 2007.

* Preserving the past
Local government officials and others are wondering how
to prepare for the future in archiving.
- Florence Times Daily (AL), March 19, 2007.

* Digging into Irish ancestry
Those who are researching their Irish ancestry might find
the Centre for Irish Genealogical and Historical Studies'
Web site to be a useful resource.
- Cincinati Post (OH), March 19, 2007.

* National Archives Celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month in May
The National Archives will celebrate the first annual
Jewish American Heritage Month with special programs,
speakers, and films.
- NARA Press Release (US), March 20, 2007.

Read more... Go to:
http://www.genealogysearch.org/news/index.html

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* Abstracts from the Renfrew Mercury 1871-1900 and 1901-1910
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* History of Worcestershire
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* Maryland Revolutionary Records
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Data obtained from 3,050 pension claims and bounty land
applications, including 1,000 marriages of Maryland
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