"Some of the PDF and video files are quite large, so there is a great advantage in having a fast computer with lots of memory"--Tips, tricks and information sheet.
Summary
This "website on a disc" contains hundreds of pages of documents, photos, images, and scenes from the year-long celebration of York County's 250th anniversary celebration.
Contains coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. A collection of more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names including U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes), Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes), The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and a Civil War collection.
The source: a guidebook of American genealogy -- The library: a guide to the LDS family history library -- The Library of Congress: A guide to genealogical & historical research -- Ancestry's Red book: American state, country & town sources -- The archives: a guide to the national archives field branches -- US military records: a guide to federal & state sources -- Guide to genealogical research in the national archives -- The twentieth century biographical dictionary of notable Americans -- Herringshaw's encyclopedia of American biography of the 19th century -- Historical register of officers of the Cnitinental Army -- Biographical directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 -- Daughters of American, or women of the century -- The biographical cyclopaedia of American women -- Plymouth Colony, its history and people, 1620-1691 -- American biographical notes.
This resource is a PDF copy of a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet provides a list of death notices found in Lancaster County and City newspapers, primarily from the 19th century. The data is sorted by last name.
