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15 April
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 Oops,
just realize that the FREE Rootsweb Social Security Death Index
(SSDI) that I was listing on this main page is curretly offline.
Apparently and according to articles on the web, it has been
offline for quite sometime. If you read "SSDI
Under Attack" and from there other blogs that talk
about this, you will get the whole picture. Last night I did
more research and came to the conclusion that the SSDI hosted by
Family Search is the more up-to-date and complete of the ones
left on the web so I have updated that part of my site with
their link. However, visit "Genesearch"
or "Cyndi's
List" for further information and alternatives given
by them.
Click
here and I'll take you to Family Search SSDI.
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to the 1940 Census!!That I know off, two sites
will have it. Right now, I see that NARA have it already
online and is
. Ancestry,
for a $ fee company, have some states already
loaded but Puerto Rico is not among them.
Here are the links for you to explore:
Ancestry -
http://www.ancestry.com/
NARA -
http://1940census.archives.gov/
On a personal note, I will let the initial and unavoidable
gridlock pass and then I will dive into it. This might and
might not be my last census to review as the next, the 1950 will be
out in 2022. By then, I will be 77 yrs. old and probably
will be experiencing OLD age bigger problems. Will
see......
Good Luck!
Priscilla Colon Martinez
3 Apr 2012
Digitalization of
Documents - This trend continues to grow and
for the internet researcher is heaven sent as great part of what has
been done, can now be found on the web. Here are some of what I
have come across:
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Puerto Rican Civil Court Documents Collection, 1840s to
1890s - Cases from the towns of Arecibo, Barceloneta, Camuy,
Ciales, Hatillo, Manati, Morovis, Quebradillas, and Utuado.
Click HERE to visit the
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Digitization at the National Archives [NARA].
Click HERE to visit the
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The Archives of the Archbishop of Malta, located in Floriana,
contain the diocesan records from 1531-1898, along with some
miscellaneous items dating from 1450-1928. These documents are
housed in Floriana and are now online.
Click HERE to visit the
site |
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Archivo diocesano y Biblioteca diocesana del Seminario de
Girona.
Click HERE to visit the
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Archivo Histórico Arquidiocesano de Tarragona.
Click HERE to visit the
site |
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Archivos de Catalunya.
Click HERE to visit the
site |
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Archivo Histórico Eclesiástico de Bizkaia.
Click HERE to visit the
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Priscilla Colon Martinez
24 Feb 2013
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