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Bronner Burgess Obituary

01/23/08. I am saddened to report on the passing of William Bronner Burgess, age 2, after falling into an indoor swimming pool at home. Bronner is the son of Rick and Sherri Burgess. You may know Rick from The Rick and Bubba Show, where he is co-host. Our thoughts are with the entire Burgess Family during this painful time. Rick and Sherri have three other sons, Blake, Brooks and Brody, and a daughter, Brandi.

 

 

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Free Obituary Templates

When reviewing obituaries, it is helpful to know that most follow a fairly standard template format.  However, it seems there may be some confusion as to what this format is and, when reviewing or writing an obituary, what type of format to use or expect. To assist with this, we’ve reviewed a number of free obituary templates sites and present two of them here for your research.  Please let us know if we missed anything.

http://obituaryguide.com

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U.S. Southern Claims Comission and U.S. Freedmen Bureau

Truly an amazing post from the folks over at Ancestry.com. In Honor of Black History Month, Just-Released Civil War-Era Marriage and Southern Claims Commission Documents Allow African-Americans Additional Chance to Uncover Heritage PROVO, Utah, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ — African-Americans seeking to discover family roots obscured by slavery may be one step closer to their heritage.

 

 

Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, today expanded the largest online repository of African-American family history records with two new collections Continue reading “U.S. Southern Claims Comission and U.S. Freedmen Bureau” »

National Archives Announces Extended Research Room Hours

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 1, 2008
National Archives Announces Extended Research Room Hours

Washington, DC. . . Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein announced today that the National Archives will restore its evening and weekend hours in its Washington, DC and College Park, MD, research rooms. Effective the week of April 14, 2008, the extended hours will be 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Saturday. Hours on Monday and Tuesday Continue reading “National Archives Announces Extended Research Room Hours” »

International Collections – World Vital Records

Posted by Diane Haddad at Genealogy Insider…

Starting Monday, Feb. 4, FamilyLink’s World Vital Records subscription database site will be outfitted with a new, gargantuan World Collection of international records.  Built through partnerships with more than 20 record-holding organizations, the World Collection has more than 1.5 billion records from about 35 countries, including England, Canada, Australia, France, Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Portugal.

 

It’ll double World Vital Records’ offerings.  Some of the new collection’s major components (more…)

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Dachau Concentration Camp Records

The Dachau Concentration Camp Records are a chilling yet important tool for those searching for relatives who may have been impacted by the world wars.Dachua was the first concentration camp established, and registered over 200,000 prisoners over its history.

 

 

 

The data contained in these records may include:

• Family name
• Given name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Last place of residence
• Street or provincial location
• Prisoner number
• Category of prisoner
• Date of arrival in Dachau
• Ultimate fate Continue reading “Dachau Concentration Camp Records” »

Congress approves plans for new National Archives facility

Congress has approved the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) plan to build a new 525,000-square-foot facility in St. Louis for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GSA announced plans in June 2007 to build a facility for NARA’s National Personnel Records Center on 23.5 acres it bought at 1829 Dunn Road. NARA’s National Personnel Records Center is one of the agency’s largest operations with a central repository of personnel-related records for both military and civil service employees, including military Continue reading “Congress approves plans for new National Archives facility” »

Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

I came across this article from Jean-Yves BAXTER at Genealogy Blog today. According to the article, Daniel Lorello, a State employee of New York, has been arrested for stealing historic documents and selling them on eBay. He has been charged with possession of stolen property, grand larceny and fraud. His crimes were discovered after someone saw the items posted for sale on eBay and alerted the authorities. Included in the missing documents are copies of the Davy Crockett Almanacs and Continue reading “Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents” »

National Archives Budget Increased for FY08

A press release issued by the National Archives today indicates that they will receive funding in the amount of $411.1 million this fiscal year. This represents a 20.5 percent increase over the 2007 Fiscal Year. NARA has not received regular appropriations in the past, and therefore is funded under the $555 billion 2007 Consolidation Appropriations Act.

Read the full news release

 

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

Wondering if the VA has any records you can use to obtain the military history of a friend or relative? The short answer is no. The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs does not maintain  such as military units assigned to, dates and places of assignment, pay records, etc. For information about military records, visit the National Archives Records Administration website at http://www.archives.gov/.

 

 

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