FindAGrave - My Activity Update

I've been putting a lot of effort into posting stuff at FindAGrave recently. I have tons of cemetery photos, so I've decided to share. I'm working on Woodlands Cemetery in Cambridge, NY right now. I still have over 1,000 photos to post from that cemetery. I've added about 2/3 of the listings for that cemetery.

I've also made a few special trips over the past month to do volunteer photos for others. I'm glad to be able to help out that way.

Anyway, I've reached some milestones in the past week. I surpassed 3,000 listings and 2,000 photos posted. Yay for me! ha-ha.

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Family Search indexing-NH births

I have to admit I'm a bit excited. FamilySearch's indexing project has started working on NH births up to 1900. I like that I can work on a project like this that will help so many and that this is not a database that is repeated over and over on the Internet. I've refused to index the federal census records for exactly that reason. I want to work on the projects that will provide new information for people.

New indexers are always welcome. It's an easy way to give back to the genealogy community. Please see FamilySearchIndexing find out more.

So, as I happy work away trying to get these records indexed, I have to admit that I'm hoping that they'll do Vermont next, or maybe New York. :-)

I'm pleased to announce that I have picked back up my transcription work on New Hampshire Women: A Collection of Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Daughters and Residents of the Granite State, Who are Worthy Representatives of their Sex in the Various Walks and Conditions of Life by The New Hampshire Publishing Co., Concord, NH, 1895. This is a wonderful volume. It's not often that you see a biography book mentioning the contributions of one or two women, yet this was a book containing 122 biographies of only women. Additionally, each biography is accompanied by a photo. You can't top that! A new biography will be posted each Sunday until they're all available.

The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire: Historical Sketches

I found a delightful book entitled The Connecticut River Valley in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire: Historical Sketches and have started transcribing it on my main site Family Findings under the History section.

The book was written by Lyman S. Hayes and published in 1929. It's a great resource for people researching the Rockingham, Vermont and Charlestown, New Hampshire area. It's not genealogies, but there are lots of fun topics on the area covered and some names mentioned. Consider it an easy to read compilation of historical essays on the area.

I've thoroughly been enjoying reading the book as I prepare it for free online access to you all on my website. There will be a new article pretty much every other day until the book is all posted. I think it will be worth your visit!