Happy Saint Patrick's Day

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A Workshop to Help You Trace Your Irish Roots

Tracing Your Irish Roots Workshop

Presented by the New Hampshire Historical Society

This workshop, presented by NEHGS Archivist Judy Lucey, aims to provide participants with the tools and resources to discover Irish ancestral origins. Judy will offer strategies for overcoming brick walls and discuss key resources, records, and repositories to assist genealogists in their Irish research. Space is limited and registration is required through the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Click here to register:   Tracing Your Irish Roots
NHHS, 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire
March 25, 1-4 p.m.

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1871 Burial Record for Theotiste Henriette (Roy) Lefebvre

Theotiste Henriette Roy

b. 14 Dec 1816 in L'Acadie, Quebec

daughter of Joseph and Charlotte (Dupuis) Roy

Married Vital Lefebvre 31 Jan 1832 and had 14 Children.

Died 27 Oct 1871 L'Acadie, Quebec

Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie

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PRDH News!

PRDH and Drouin Institute collaboration

 Since the Drouin Genealogical Institute became the PRDH's editor in 2014, the following additions have been made to the database:

• 1 700 000 new baptism, marriage and burial certificates
• 60 000 new couples
• 345 000 new individuals
• Over a million new links between families and individuals

Members which are subscribed to both GenealogyQuebec.com and the PRDH have access to the following exclusive features:

1. View the original document (parish register) on GenealogyQuebec.com from any PRDH certificate
2. View the PRDH individual file of any individual named in a GenealogyQuebec.com's LAFRANCE certificate.
3. 10% bonus PRDH hits free of charge on purchase for GenealogyQuebec.com subscribers

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Romanian records on Ancestry

New Romanian records on Ancestry

Romania, Vital Records from Selected Regions, 1607-1914

This collection includes a combination of civil and church records from Transylvania, focusing on German populations. It contains extensive family history information from areas in Romania that formerly belonged to the historic Hungarian Habsburg Monarchy (excepting Bukovina).

This set includes records from Șagu, Arad, România, also known as Segenthau. 

Below is the death record for our 3rd G-Grandfather, János Stoss

d. 20 May 1875; age 69

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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Her Majesty The Queen

Today marks The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee

It has been 65 years since Her Majesty acceded to the throne.
On 6 February 1952, King George VI sadly died following a prolonged illness. Princess Elizabeth immediately acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II and taking on all of the responsibilities which came with her new title.

In the photograph, The Queen is wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947.

Find out more about The Queen's accession and coronation on our website: http://bit.ly/24irGhZ

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Elmer T Casteel (1891-1919) of Knoxville, Tennessee

July 6, 1919; Winston-Salem Journal

Elmer T Casteel

b. 21 July 1891 Knox, Tennessee

son of Samuel & Mary Jane (Smith) Casteel

d. 5 July 1919 Knoxville, Tennessee

(click on image to enlarge)

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1788 Burial Record of Priscilla Dean

Priscilla Newman

born c.1760

married Thomas Dean

2 Feb 1785

in Appledore, Kent, England

Buried 2 March 1788

Canterbury Archdeaconry burials record book

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Happy New Year!

Best wishes for 2017!

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Happy Halloween!

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On Ships They Came: SS Zeeland

 
Built in 1900, she was the sister ship to Vaderland. During WWI she served as a troop carrier, then was converted back to  passenger ship in 1916.  She continued service as a passenger ship under different ownership and names until she was  sold and scrapped in 1930.

At the age of 15, Anton (Thomas) Kollain sailed by himself on the SS Zeeland of the Red Star Line, departing Antwerp on March 5th, 1910, and arriving in New York on March 15th.  He was temporarily detained as a "Likely Public Charge" until claimed by his parents, Ignatz & Maria Kollain, who arrived in 1909 on the the SS Kroonland (a near sister ship of the Zeeland) and were already residing in New York.

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