Does FamilySearch Have It All?

In a word, the answer is no. There may still be more information elsewhere even in databases at FamilySearch that have images. One quick example is the Kentucky County Marriages 1797-1954. The description indicates that these entries are extracted from marriage registers, bonds, etc. Even in a county that appears to be "done," there may be more records. Mercer County's marriage register is included in the index-which is helpful. However there are also marriage bonds for that county which do not appear in Kentucky County Marriages, 1797-1954. Those marriage bonds are something you need to see. Only looking at the image of the register is not enough.

Digital Library of American Slavery

The Digital Library of American Slavery indexes thousands of petitions and court documents that directly or indirectly involve slaves. Your enslaved relative or your slaving owning relative may be located in this index.

http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/about.aspx


Images of the documents are not included, but the index is invaluable.

Blank Agricultural Census Forms

These pages, located on the United States Bureau of the Census website, provide information on United States agricultural census from 1850-1900. http://www.census.gov/history/pdf/agcensusschedules.pdf

My Genealogy Blogs

For those of you who did not know, this is not my only genealogy blog. Here's list with the links. Enjoy!

• Daily Genealogy Transcriber
• Genealogy Tip of the Day
• Rootdig
• Casefile Clues
• Genealogy Search Tip

North American English Dialects

This website may be of interest to some of our readers who have an interest in dialects: North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns

Was Your Ancestor a Member of the Brethren Church?

There are digital scans of nearly 750 items from the Brethren church archives on Archive.org.

From the index page:

The Mission of the Brethren Digital Archives is to digitize some or all of the periodicals produced from the beginning of publication to the year 2000 by each of the Brethren bodies who trace their origin to the baptism near Schwarzenau, Germany in 1708.

Minneapolis City Directories

There are a variety of Minneapolis city directories online at this site hosted by the Hennepin County Library http://box2.nmtvault.com/Hennepin2/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp