Today Ellis Island is a beautifully kept 27-acre island in the Upper Bay of the Hudson River, home to a museum that tells the story of immigration to America. But Ellis Island started out as a 3-acre mound of land peeking above the water level, home to sea gulls, oysters and not much else. Ellis…
June 5's Genealogy Networking Group brought us together again (virtually) to share sources, ideas, and experiences. MyHeritage popped up in a couple of different conversations. We were reminded that they are offering a different record group--free--every day during the month of June. Take a look at the schedule and don't miss the opportunity to search…
Genealogy in June just got a little more exciting. MyHeritage, a subscription genealogy site, is offering free access to a different record collection every day in June. Genealogy blogger Dick Eastman has a list of what record collection will be available on what day. example from Swedish Household Examination Book Many of these record collections…
State Emigrant Landing Depot, Castle Garden, New York, from Immigration and the Commissioners of Emigration, by Fredrich Kapp (New York: Arno Press and the New York Times, 1969 ).When you think of your ancestors coming to this country, you probably picture them coming through Ellis Island, with the Statue of Liberty in the background. But…
The Cook Genealogy Networking Group met virtually last night. Eighteen of us Zoomed with each other, and after having missed a month in April, it was great to "see" everyone again. As usual, fun stories were shared. One person shared how she had connected with someone on a historical society's Facebook page and helped them…
Yes, that's right, you can now use AncestryLibrary Edition from home! During the corona virus emergency, while Cook Library is closed to the public, we are able to give you access to Ancestry LE which was previously only available in the library. Just go to the Research tab on the Cook Library's…
Do you have a little time on your hands? Try going over your genealogy research to see if you can break down one of your brick walls. A great place to start is with the U.S. Census. The United States census is taken every 10 years, and responses to the census questions are made public…
We met at Aspen Drive Library on March 5 and covered a lot of ground. A couple of people had had the opportunity to re-examine their research, and in both cases this second look brought them new information. Lesson learned: go back and look your research over a second time. We wend over the immigration…
Next week's genealogy program, "When Was It Taken?", will be held at Cook Park Library in the meeting room at 7 p.m. Some of our publicity has had the wrong information. Local historian and photography expert Julia Johnas will give us tips on how to identify the time period of a given photograph. You can…
Newspapers are one of the most valuable sources for finding information about our ancestors. Happily, Newspapers.com is offering free access this weekend, through February 17, 2020, 11:59 Mountain Time. Click on this link to register and start searching. Good luck!…
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