Best of the Internet for Genealogists
February 13, 2000
DearREADERS,
Congratulations to the following web sites for outstanding efforts to provide excellent resources to family historians.
Please note that some sites were previously announced during the 1995-1998 time period, when my column appeared only on AOL or at Ancestry.com. Award winners may elect to display the award
logo and a link to this announcement page.
Africa - The Genealogical Society of South Africa
"The Northern Transvaal Branch of the GSSA is in the process of
transferring all previous editions of Familia onto CD Disk in the ratio of
forty editions (ten years worth) onto each disk. To find out more contact the
Northern Transvaal Branch Directly at: GSSA, N-Tvl Branch, P.O. Box 35797,
Menlo Park, 0102, Pretoria or at: ggsa_ntvl@xoommail.com"
African American - Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/african.htm
American Jewish Historical Society
http://www.ajhs.org/
"The American Jewish Historical Society is pleased to
announce the reopening of its library and archives to members and the public
on January 4, 2000. The Society has successfully completed moving many of its
manuscript collections, photographs, and library materials to its new center
in New York City and will be able to serve researchers and visitors at both
facilities in Waltham, MA and New York, NY."
Find out about the society's genealogical reference service,
speaker's bureau, publications, and join the AMJHISTORY Electronic Discussion
Group.
American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
http://www.ahsgr.org/
"Mission Statement -"An international
organization dedicated to the discovery, collection, preservation, and
dissemination of information related to the history, cultural heritage and
genealogy of Germanic Settlers in the Russian Empire and their
descendants." Learn about important dates in the history of German
Russians, and click through the group's favorite German/Russian web sites.
The Anglo-French Family History Society
http://www.karolus.org/org/assoc/as-euro/as-affhs.htm
Although "generic" in color & layout, this site
provides information (translated from the original French) from the publication of the Anglo-French Family History Society,
"French Ancestor" including:
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Directory of Members' Interests
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Researches in France
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Address Book for French Genealogy
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Researches in Paris
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Geographical History of France
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Genealogical Sources in France
Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows
http://eagle.vsla.edu/conpen/virtua-basic.html
Thanks to BJSGen@aol.com
for forwarding this information listed on the RICE-SOUTHERN-L genealogy mail
list:
From: Ricesouthern@aol.com
To: RICE-SOUTHERN-L@rootsweb.com
Greetings,
"Yesterday I learned they now have scanned copies of Confederate Veterans
and Widows applications at the Library of VA. I thought all these files were in the National Archives, but the librarian advised me these are separate
files owned by the Commonwealth of VA. The URL is as follows:
http://eagle.vsla.edu/conpen/virtua-basic.html."
Board for
Certification of Genealogists (NEW URL)
http://www.bcgcertification.org/
Subj: BCG has new Internet Address
Date: 02/12/2000 12:18:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: mike@saintclair.org (Mike StClair)
"I'm happy to announce that the Board for Certification of Genealogists
now has their own domain in the Internet's web. We are now located at:
http://www.bcgcertification.org/
We would appreciate your passing on the word to the many who have links pointed to our old location which was identified as:
http://www.genealogy.org/~bcg/
The old links will continue to work for a time.
Since its founding in 1964, the Board for Certification of Genealogists, independent of any society, has stood for the highest standards of
competence and ethics. The Board views genealogical practice as a profession or hobby that requires training and advanced skills. It
defines a client as anyone who receives the benefit of the genealogist's work, regardless of whether a fee is paid for that benefit. Individuals
certified in genealogy, like those in any profession, are expected to
pass qualifying examinations.
Our website includes detailed information about certification for those who might be interested. It also includes an online roster for those who
would like to locate a qualified professional to assist them. And there are some valuable topical articles from the BCG's quarterly publication for
all genealogists who would like to build their own research skills."
Mike St. Clair
Volunteer BCG Webmaster
webmaster@bcgcertification.org
The Online Institute for Advanced
Loyalist Studies
http://www.royalprovincial.com/
Congratulations to new webmasters Nan Cole and Todd Braisted tolifals@royalprovincial.com
who announced the debut of their site as follows:
To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com
"We are very pleased to announce the GRAND OPENING of the first website
dealing specifically with the Loyalists of the American Revolution to combine genealogy, military history and living history.
The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies (Royalprovincial.com) is the collaborative effort of Todd Braisted of New Jersey and Nan Cole of
Illinois. Todd is an independent researcher with an extensive background in Loyalist military studies. Nan is a genealogist and researcher and hosts
both a Loyalist and a Canadian genealogy chat group. This project was started in April of 1999 with the goal of providing detailed, accurate
Loyalist information to anyone who might have an interest. The site is not intended to serve as an introduction to what a Loyalist is, but rather is a
place for those who are seeking detailed, specific information about individual Loyalist regiments or soldiers.
The site is broken down into several major areas: History, Military, Genealogy, Reenacting and Miscellaneous. Among the original information to
be found is a complete listing of all known Loyalist units that existed between 1775 and 1784, and a chronological list of battles and engagements
during the war, along with the Loyalist units that took part in each. There are hundreds of transcribed documents, including courts
martial, muster rolls, orderly books, regimental correspondence, deserter descriptions,
battle reports, newspaper accounts, songs, poems, memorials, land grant petitions, intelligence reports, clothing returns, church records, Black
Loyalist materials, proclamations, recruiting notices, Rebel accounts of Loyalists, distributions, and
women's documents. Our on-line research address book provides addresses, hours of operation, phone numbers and
website links to the major research centers for Loyalist manuscript materials and genealogies and will be expanded in the future to include additional
repositories, churches, organizations and societies of interest to Loyalist researchers. In the Reenacting section you will be able to learn about
Living History and the groups that portray the Loyalists today, see photos of the groups and of past events, and find out how to get in touch with the
group of your choice. Plus much, much more.
While the site currently contains over 1,000 pages of information, it is by
no means complete. The amount of information planned for the future is more than double the amount currently on-line. So, if you do not find information
on the individual or group you are looking for now, please stop back soon, as we will be updating things on an ongoing basis. You can also sign up to
receive a free monthly notification of the new materials that have been added.
To celebrate our grand opening, we will be conducting a special Loyalist contest on Monday, February 7th, our first day live. It costs nothing to
enter and will give you a chance to test your knowledge (or just get lucky and guess right!) to win a small prize. Please stop by for details and
enter! And while you are there, take a minute to sign our Guestbook or post a message or query on our Genealogy or History Message Boards.
We look forward to greeting our visitors and assisting them with their Loyalist questions. Please follow this link/address to enter our site.
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Thanks!
The Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies
http://www.royalprovincial.com/
Myrt :)
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