DATABASE OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> ======================================================= Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records, 1830-1893 Created in 1848 from surrounding counties, Morrow County is located in central Ohio, about fifty miles north of Columbus. This database is a collection of birth, marriage, and death records for county residents between 1830 and 1893. It provides valuable information regarding nearly 9000 residents. In most cases it provides birth information, parents' names, marriage information, and death date. For some residents, it also reveals military service, occupation, and other helpful facts. Taken from existing county documents, this database can be of tremendous value to researchers of Ohio ancestors. Bibliography: Herrin, Cynthia, ed. "Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records." [Database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3955.htm <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> Colusa, California Newspaper Records, 1876-1884 Located about a hundred miles north of San Francisco, the quiet city of Colusa, California was home to nearly 9000 residents in 1880. This database is an index of births, marriages, and deaths from the local newspaper, the "Weekly Colusa Sun." It covers issues published between 1876 and 1884 and includes the names of nearly 2800 persons. Each entry identifies the event, date of issue, and those persons involved. In most cases, the person's town of residence is also given. For researchers of northern California ancestors, this can be a valuable database. Bibliography: Platt, Lyman, ed. "Vital Records from the Weekly Colusa Sun, 1876-1884." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3956.htm <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> Midwest Pioneers: Abolitionist and Nurse The nineteenth century abolitionist movement had many advocates in the Midwest region of the United States. This database is the autobiography of one ardent supporter of the abolition of slavery. Born into a strongly Methodist family, Jane Swisshelm started an abolitionist newspaper, advocated women's rights, and served as a nurse in the Civil War. Researchers will find vivid descriptions of her experiences living in Kentucky in the 1850s, working as a nurse in Pittsburgh, running a newspaper, and the conditions of the Union hospitals in which she worked during the war. To those attempting to understand the conditions of women in the Midwest in the middle of the nineteenth century, this can be an informative database. Bibliography: Library of Congress. "Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910." [Database online] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon. "Half a Century." Chicago: J.G. Swisshelm, 1880. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3957.htm <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida), Obituaries, 1998-1999 (Update) Bibliography: UMI Company. "Obituaries from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 1998-1999." Orem, UT: Ancestry Inc., 1999. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3604.htm ======================================================= TODAY'S FEATURED MAP <<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> ======================================================= Today's featured map is: Crossroads of Mountains (Utah and Wyoming), 1840-1860 To view this map, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/FreeImages.asp?ImageID=450