31 July 2017
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Indexes of newspaper BMDs, cemeteries, funeral homes, obituaries in the Comox Valley area on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada.
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From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Genealogy Magazine.com - Seventeenth-Century Quaker Sought Redress by Undressing
Quakers seeking religious liberty in the Massachusetts Bay Colony suffered torture, and even the scaffold, at the hands of the Puritans. Absence from local parish services resulted in a summons, the consequences of which included heavy fines, whippings, or banishment. Lydia PERKINS WARDWELL protested in response to her summons by appearing naked.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - 'Black Dutch' As 19th Century Slur
A discussion of the use of 'Black Dutch' as an insult to Germans.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - A Look at Tori Spelling's Family Tree
The roots of actress TORI SPELLING, daughter of television producer Aaron SPELLING. Surnames include: SPELLING (SPURLING), MARER, WALD (WALL), SELTZER, GILLER, ZLMAN, and BILA.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - A Texas Oil Dynasty: The Family Tree of Cullen Davis
Some speculate the television series 'Dallas' had its inspiration in a true Texas saga of oil, money and scandal. 'Dallas' first premiered as a five-part mini-series on the heels of the shocking, headline-making events surrounding T. Cullen DAVIS, one of the three sons of the founder of a Fort Worth oil empire. Mark Gribben goes as far to say that Cullen Davis was 'the model for the villainous J.R. Ewing.' Davis, who holds a degree in engineering, shares kinship to three American inventors: Eli WHITNEY, Samuel MORSE and Charles GOODYEAR.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Belgian Migrations: Walloons Arrived Early in America
'If your roots go back to the early settlements in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania or the Middle Atlantic States you may have Walloons
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Church Records: Genealogical Clues
An article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley. Church records are among the most fascinating sources for genealogists. And if your ancestors came to America early, these records may contain the only information that can help you untangle your family tree. They are well worth the effort it takes to locate and read them.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Colonial Love and Marriage
Myra Vanderpool Gormley's insightful article on marriage in Colonial America.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Confessions of a Colonial Midwife
Midwives assisting unwed mothers were often expected to testify in court and reveal the father's name. Puritans believed that women endured so much anguish during childbirth that they would make a confession to the trusted midwife, thereby saving the community from the expense of raising a child.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Eva LONGORIA: The Roots of a Desperate Housewife
A genealogical look at the 'Desperate Housewives' actress.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Historical Images Collection
A clearinghouse of
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Is Your Family Tree Accurate?
"Errors abound in genealogies usually because we don
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Lost Texas Death Certificates
The State of Texas required its county offices to begin registering deaths in 1903, filing the record at the county courthouse and submitting a duplicate to the State. Most genealogists are unaware that the Department of Health also has a small number of death certificates that predate the 1903 registration.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Mary BOLEYN's CAREY Children -- Offspring of King Henry VIII?
King Henry VIII may have numerous descendants in both England and America. Anthony Hoskins's in-depth article discusses a compelling theory that two of Mary (BOLEYN) CAREY's children were fathered by Henry VIII. Other surnames include: BOTELER, BRAY, CAVE, DEVEREAUX, DUDLEY, HOBY, HOWARD, KNOLLYS, LEIGHTON, PELHAM, SCROPE, and WEST.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Some English Surnames Reveal Ancestral Residence
James Pylant's article about surnames deriving from localities in England, including shires, villages, manors and estates.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery
In tracing the family tree of actress Elizabeth MONTGOMERY, genealogist James Pylant found sources with conflicting information about her age, her marital status, the identity of her mother, and the maiden name of her grandmother.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The British-American Roots of John Astin ('The Addams Family')
James Pylant's article about the paternal roots of actor John ASTIN ('The Addams Family'). Surnames include ASTIN, BAKER, GLACKIN, MACKENZIE, McDUFF, SCOTT, and VARLEY.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Deep Southern Roots of Stella STEVENS
James Pylant's article about the family tree of actress Stella STEVENS (born Estelle EGGLESTON). Related surnames include CARO, FLYNN, COOPER, and ARNOLD and TYLER.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Dutch Touch Upon America
An article from GenealogyMagazine.com, by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Dutch-American Roots of Joan VAN ARK
Actress Joan Van Ark, best-known for her role of Valene Ewing on the long-running CBS nighttime soap 'Knots Landing,' is a fourth generation Dutch-American. Her ancestors settled in Holland, Michigan, in 1800s.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Family Tree of Katherine HELMOND
James Pylant's article looks at the roots of actress Katherine Helmond, known for her roles in "Soap" and "Who's the Boss." Surnames in her ancestry include HELMOND, WALKER, LENNOX, BREWER, ORMES, BOYD, and SNYDER.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Family Tree of Roseanne BARR
Actress and comedienne Rosanne Barr, born in Salt Lake City, is a fourth generation Jewish-American. Her ancestors lived in Russia, Austria, Lithuania and South Africa before settling in the United States. Surnames include: BARR (BORISOFSKY), SASLAVSKY, KATZ, SCHANDRA, DAVIS, ROSENBLOOM, and BETNUM.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Golden Globe Winning Genealogist
Curious about her roots, the late Donna Asmus placed ads in "The Genealogical Helper" in the 1980s, inviting others searching the Mullenger family to contact her. Most readers skimming through the magazine
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Irish-American Roots of William FRAWLEY
The Irish-American Roots of William FRAWLEY ('Fred Mertz') an article tracing the family tree of the I Love Lucy actor.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - The Tennessee Branches of Joan CRAWFORD's Family Tree
Explores the roots of actress's paternal line, including LE SUEUR, JAMES, BALL and CHASTAIN.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Tracing Patriot Ancestors
An article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG. If your ancestors lived in America in 1775, you may descend from a Revolutionary War veteran. About 250,000 men, out of a population of about 2.7 million in the Colonies, fought on the American side.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Victoria PRINCIPAL's Roots in the Peachtree State
An article about the maternal ancestors of actress Victoria PRINCIPAL. Surnames include: VEAL, SAPP, DIXON, and SANDERS.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Vintage True-Crime Magazines: An Untapped Goldmine For Genealogists
Article by James Pylant. Dedicated genealogists are relentless when seeking facts on our families. We want to be thorough and consider every source available, even the obscure and unconventional. Oftentimes the history of a family has been impacted by crime, whether a relative was victim or perpetrator. The era of the true-crime magazine has virtually ended. Yet those countless articles that first came into print more than eighty years ago are a unique, untapped goldmine for family historians.
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Of American surnames most frequently appearing in the Social Security Death Index, Curtis ranks at 267 of 50,000. Its derivation is often linked to the word courteous; a characteristic
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Watch Out for Fake Family Trees
Many ancient, illustrious family trees are in need of pruning, if not chopping down. Fraudulent genealogies make their way into books which sit on library shelves, waiting to deceive a new, unsuspecting generation of genealogists.
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GenealogyMagazine.com - Weaselhead, Devil and Drunkard: Surnames Originating as Insults
An article by James Pylant. Surnames developed gradually and casually in the Middle Ages, not through a formal or legal system. In a growing population, there was a need to distinguish people with the same common first names within a village or town, and last names came about as a means of sorting who was who on the tax lists. But oftentimes our ancestors were saddled with surnames originating as uncomplimentary nicknames.
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Largest and most informative database on line for Knott County Kentucky genealogy researchers. Over 8,900 pages and updated weekly.
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A free genealogy and local history website, for the North Down and Newtownards area of County Down, Northern Ireland, including: Bangor, Carnalea, Conlig, Craigavad, Crawfordsburn, Cultra, Donaghadee, Groomsport, Helen's Bay, Holywood, Millisle and Newtownards.
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I live in Sicily since I was born. This location granted me the possibility to get acquainted with the Land. I'm specialized in finding Italian ancestors and relatives through Sicily. I also researched for the US TV series "Who Do You Think You Are?" Furthermore, I am specialized in genetic genealogy which is fundamental to track unrecorded origins.
