____________________________________ From: ctmoser.mj@att.net To: DIXANDER@aol.com Sent: 5/9/2009 2:31:32 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time Subj: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--what has been your... Patsy, Would you please do me a favor and send a copy of your response to the GenConnecticut list. I think others may also find your information useful. In truth, I've been at this for about 10 years and have used some of the sites myself. But a good discussion on a mailing list never hurts anyone and can be helpful to many. I had not thought of using the Canadian records because it does not affect me directly. But from helping others, I know many New England families are. I had relatives from Kansas who went to Canada sometime in the early 1900's and came back again a few years later. And don't forget the many U. S.citizens who went to Canada because they did not want to serve in the Viet Nam Conflict. Thank you for responding to my question. I really appreciate it. Marilyn CT --- On Sat, 5/9/09, DIXANDER@aol.com <DIXANDER@aol.com> wrote: From: DIXANDER@aol.com <DIXANDER@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CT] Finding 20th century vital records in Newspapers--what has been your... To: ctmoser.mj@att.net Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 11:57 AM I have a broad program with ancestry. They are the best they are also expensive, but worth it to me.. I do lot of research just putting the name, date and location--whatever you have in the Search url at the top of the internet. I also use Family Search and they are putting a lot of books on their site. They are a free service unless you order copies. I have found quite a bit in the BYU Library. Put in to search BYU library catalog. They identify it as the Harold B Lee Library. The catalog has an area of family history. Maybe two, but one has documents you probably can't find else where. Most of the LDS membership came from New England States, Ct, and NY. Look for historical books on Google. Many have been transcribed by Janet Farnsworth. A great service to genealogists. Websites for the States, cemetery records. military, etc. Don't forget to check Canadian sites. Many from Ct, Vt, and NY went to Canada--some in as early as 1730. Lots came back so they went back and forth so they have records on both sides of the border of Canada. I hope this information is helpful. I can give you the urls if you can't find them. Good luck . Patsy In a message dated 5/8/2009 10:33:49 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, ctmoser.mj@att.net writes: During the 20th century births, marriages, deaths and obituaries were routinely published in Connecticut newspapers for fee. Charging to publish obituaries has come about during the past 10 to 20 years. There are many commercial sites available that for a fee you can to research in the papers they cover. Sometimes local libraries offer access to certain sites to their patrons. My question are, to those of you have tried this: How viable an option is this for doing 20th century family research? Were you able to find what you were looking for? What states did you search in? This is NOT a commercial for subscription sites. However, knowing which sites you found most useful for YOUR research is often helpful in making decisions. Which sites did You find most helpful for your needs. Were you searching in one specific state, or were you able the use the site to search for information in several states. How did you access the services? Though a source outside of you home or avail to you for free for home use from on outside source such as a library. As part of a large commercial site, such as ancestry.com? A commercial site specializing in Newspapers for which you pay a subscription fee? I am not looking for, nor do I want, criticism of individual sites. I want to know how good a research tool this type of option is for this time period. I'm not looking for an answer from just one person. I looking for as many opinions as possible. This is something that can help all of us. We all face the same mountain - finding 20th century information. Marilyn CT ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENCONNECTICUT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________ A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. _See yours in just 2 easy steps!_ (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http:// www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=May5909foot erNO62) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823232x1201398636/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= May5909footerNO62)