#vitalrecords — Public Fediverse posts

York News Focus: York’s past at your fingertips: Explore York launches new digital archive. “York’s history just became much easier to explore. A newly expanded digital archive catalogue has gone live at Explore York Libraries and Archives, opening up centuries of local stories, records and images to anyone with an internet connection.”

Last week we were kindly made aware that our site LAGIS had some usability-problems. Fortunately we were able to identify and resolve the issue, which was related to the automated translation feature. We are happy to anncounce that LAGIS and the popular interface to the civilian vital records of Hesse are again usable with an active translation tool and apologize for any inconvience #geneaology #Hesse #History #FamilyHistory #VitalRecords 👇
https://lagis.hessen.de/de/quellen-und-materialien/hessische-geburten- ehe-sterberegister/entdecken

Jackson Advocate: Project preserving Mississippi Delta family histories through historic records . “An official America250 Mississippi initiative, Beyond the Census is a public humanities project focused on digitizing and preserving the historical records of the Delta Burial Corporation, a century-old institution in Marks. The initial phase will focus on records spanning approximately 1920 to […]

American Ancestors: New Database—United States: Indenture and Manumission Records, 1780-1939. “We are excited to share that we have published a new database, United States: Indenture and Manumission Records, 1780-1939. This database adds 36,980 records and 28,740 names to the 10 Million Names Project. This collection contains records of indentures, apprenticeships, and manumissions from […]

State of Hawaii: DAGS Receives Records of Portuguese Arrivals in Hawaiʻi. “The Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Hawaiʻi State Archives division received a gift from the Consulate General of Portugal in San Francisco which contained several thousand immigration records of the Portuguese who migrated to Hawaiʻi from 1878 to 1934.”

The Cork: IRISH HERITAGE: Skibbereen Heritage Centre adds more historic burial records to website database. “Skibbereen Heritage Centre has added newly digitised Cork County Council burial register records from 27 graveyards to its online database. This latest update brings the total number of burial records available on the website to 109,385 from 1,700 graveyards across Cork County.”

New York State Library: Scanning with FamilySearch. “The NYS Library is working with Family Search International, a global nonprofit genealogy organization, to expand access to some of the New York’s most important ancestry records and historical collections. Since January 2026, Mark and Lynne Hamp, a retired couple from Utah, have been hard at work […]

Colebrook, New Hampshire cyber incident disrupts town services #NewHampshire #EmailCompromise #ServiceDisruption #DMV #VitalRecords #cybersecurity https://dysruptionhub.com/colebrook-cyber-incident-new-hampshire/

Colebrook, New Hampshire cyber incident disrupts town services #NewHampshire #EmailCompromise #ServiceDisruption #DMV #VitalRecords #cybersecurity https://dysruptionhub.com/colebrook-cyber-incident-new-hampshire/

Genealogy’s Star: Sweden Birth, Marriage, and Death Collections Now Complete on MyHeritage. “The MyHeritage Blog recently announced a major milestone for Scandinavian genealogy: the completion of the Sweden Birth, Marriage, and Death collections. This project adds over 33 million historical records to the platform, spanning a critical century from 1850 to 1945.”

State of Hawaii: Hawaiʻi State Archives Digitizes Indexes To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Records . ” The Department of Accounting and General Services, (DAGS) Hawaiʻi State Archives division, has finished digitizing 64 volumes of indexes and uploaded them to its website for the public to use for free. You can view them at https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov/browse/parent/ark:70111/1Q6x.”

Geneanet: Indexing Week at Geneanet! Help us transcribe the New York City Geographical Birth Index. “From January 31st through February 8, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. Whether you are a frequent contributor to Geneanet’s indexing projects, or you haven’t used our indexing tools yet, discover this unique […]

Reclaim the Records: The FULL New York State Death Index, 1880-2017. “Indexed and searchable data from more than ten and a half million death records from the state of New York for the years 1880-2017 has now been published at NewYorkDeathIndex.com.” The site is usable but still under construction.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/reclaim-the-records-the-full-new-york-state-death-index-1880-2017-2/

American Ancestors: New Database: Kentucky: Kentucky Enslaved Church Records Project. “We are excited to share a new 10 Million Names database today, Kentucky: Kentucky Enslaved Church Records Project. These valuable records were provided by Reckoning, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to examine the legacy of slavery in America and to create ways for communities to engage […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/17/new-database-kentucky-kentucky-enslaved-church-records-project-american-ancestors/

Geneanet: Ahnenfest 2025: free access to German records October 3-10!. “October 3 is Tag der Deutschen Einheit — German Unity Day — and October 6 is German-American Day. Let’s celebrate ‘Ahnenfest’ – Geneanet’s German ancestor festival – with free access for American members to our Premium German collections from Oct. 3-10!”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/ahnenfest-2025-free-access-to-german-records-october-3-10-geneanet/

Trinity College Dublin: 175,000 new historical records released by Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. “175,000 new historical records are now freely available online in the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland to mark the 103rd anniversary of the Four Courts blaze that destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland, and with it seven centuries of Irish history.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/04/trinity-college-dublin-175000-new-historical-records-released-by-virtual-record-treasury-of-ireland/

Reclaim the Records: The FULL New York State Death Index, 1880-2017. “Reclaim The Records, a non-profit organization dedicated to government transparency and public access to historical records, proudly announces the court-ordered release of information from millions of New York State death records, spanning three centuries of New York’s vibrant history.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/reclaim-the-records-the-full-new-york-state-death-index-1880-2017/

Geneanet: Indexing Week at Geneanet! Help us transcribe the New York City Geographical Birth Index. “From May 31st through June 8, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. Whether you are a frequent contributor to Geneanet’s indexing projects, or you haven’t used our indexing tools yet, discover this unique project […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/geneanet-indexing-week-at-geneanet-help-us-transcribe-the-new-york-city-geographical-birth-index/

"Los Angeles County residents directly impacted by fires can request property and vital records (i.e., birth, death, marriage) free of charge to help with recovery efforts. If you have been impacted, please call 800-201-8999 and select Option 1, followed by Option 2, or email [email protected] for assistance.
Please stay tuned for updates on additional resources. For more information, visit lavote.gov/recorder "
#lafires #vitalrecords #lacounty

@ReclaimTheRecords has done it again! Research Connecticut records, 1897-2017, for free here: https://connecticutgenealogy.org/ #genealogy #VitalRecords #research

If a couple took out a marriage license in MI in 1951, then called off the wedding, would the state still have a copy of it?

#histodons
#genealogy
#VitalRecords
#Michigan

#Ireland #genealogy #1926Census #VitalRecords #free

IrishCentral: Find your family history online - Ireland's 1926 Census is being digitized

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/family-history-online-irelands-1926-census