A database that is available from your home with a library card. It is supplied to us by the Library of Michigan.
MyHeritage Historical Records Search Engine is a search engine made specifically for genealogy. It includes MyHeritage family trees, photos, and members that are public – altogether 15.7 billion exclusive records from all over the world that, in most cases, are only available on MyHeritage.
And remember it is also available for you to use for free at your Lyon Township Public Library!!
Ancestry
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com is the largest private online genealogy database. It allows users to create virtual family trees to trace their lineage, and get “hints” about who else could be their ancestors. It also contains historical records that can be connected to family members and used as genealogical evidence. A paid subscription is required to access some of the features of Ancestry.
Here is a link to ancestry.com - it will let you search but you have to pay to see the records and save them.
And remember it is also available for you to use for free at your Lyon Township Public Library but it is called ancestrylibrary.com
FindMyPast
FindMyPast.com
Your family's amazing story is waiting to be discovered on Findmypast. This handy guide shows you the records you'll need and how to search them.
Getting started with searching Findmypast's records is easy. Our billions of individual records are divided into categories. Here's a summary of what you can expect to find in each of those collections and how they'll help your family research.
This is one of the categories of records you'll probably use most often. These records, commonly known as BMDs, detail the most important events in your ancestors' lives and are essential for every family historian.
GENEALOGY BOOK CLUB
Murder in Matera
By: Helene Stapinski
November 9, 2023
2:00 PM
In Person
A writer goes deep into the heart of Italy to unravel a century-old family mystery in this spellbinding memoir that blends the suspenseful twists of Making a Murderer and the emotional insight of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels.
Since childhood, Helene Stapinski heard lurid tales about her great-great-grandmother, Vita. In Southern Italy, she was a loose woman who had murdered someone. Immigrating to America with three children, she lost one along the way. Helene’s youthful obsession with Vita deepened as she grew up, eventually propelling the journalist to Italy, where, with her own children in tow, she pursued the story, determined to set the record straight.
There will be NO genealogy roundtables in the month on November.
We will be closed the 2nd and 4th Fridays in the month of November.
But remember you can always make an appointment with me on other days and we can talk genealogy and solve problems!
UPCOMING GENEALOGY EVENT: November 21, 2023 on ZOOM
Carol Bogan
ZOOM
Nov 21, 2023 6:30pm - 8pm Part II Tuesday
Michigan’s “Donut Hole” in Closed Adoption Records...
how it effects an Adoptee’s ability to obtain their original birth certificate. There will also be adoption research tips and resources to assist in locating one’s birth family.
DIGITAL RESOURCES SPOTLIGHT: Italy Civil Record Archives
The Site - Italian Civil Registrations
The Ancestors Portal was born, in line with other portals dedicated to genealogical research and family history, promoted in many countries, from the desire to make available online the enormous documentary heritage of personal and genealogical interest – in particular, civil status records, draft lists and matriculation roles – preserved in the Italian State Archives, essential for conducting research on family and individual history, but also of great interest for historical, genealogical, demographic research and social Sciences.