Week 50: Genealogy Database. Which individual
database has been most helpful in your genealogy research and why? Is this
database available for free or is it behind a subscription wall? What does this
database include and how can it benefit other genealogy researchers?
There are so many databases bookmarked on my
computer. General Websites, lineage
society records, archives, and various other places people may not think to
look for their ancestors. To be honest,
there are hundreds of amazing databases out there. I decided to pick one of the more obscure sites
I like that maybe you don’t know about.
The Index to Early
Bible Records is run by Debbie Duay, Ph.D, and is an ongoing project that
provides an index to tens of thousands of pre-1800 family bible records. It is part of an online lesson that teaches
you how to research ancestors who may have been involved with the American
Revolution. Researching Your Patriot
Ancestor teaches the basic research skills a person would need to help them
with this quest, as well pointed you to places that you may not have looked for
more information.
When you enter the index you will find information listed
alphabetically by the husband’s last name.
Using the find function on your computer will be helpful at this point
as there is not a search function embedded in the site. The next columns list the husband’s first
name, year range for the bible, wife’s maiden name, wife’s first name, where
you can find the bible, and a title for the collection it is in. Most
of these bible records can be found online through the archives that hold them
or Ancestry.com.
Happy searching!
Maybe you will get lucky and find one of you ancestor in this
index. So far, I am still looking.
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