In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Fort Worth area sometimes known as the Historic Southside was a hive of black life activity and business in the city. The development of I-35 split the neighborhood in half and brought about a downturn in the 60s. But shortly the National Juneteenth Museum will be housed …
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Over 100 Years of Death Records Become Available Online Thanks to Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society’s Efforts
On Saturday, June 22, the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (WPGS) announced that they have digitized 28,500 Allegheny County death records from 1893 to 2005. Before the records were digitized, those who wished to see a death record would have to put in a request and wait for the WPGS to make them a copy. Now, …
Mapping Ireland: University of Limerick Researchers Create New Ordnance Survey Digital Heritage Resource
Celebrating two-hundred years since the founding of the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland, the “OS200—Digitally Re-Mapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage” project compiled historic Ordnance Survey (OS) maps and texts from many archives to create a freely available, digital resource for researchers and public users. At a six-inch to a mile scale, the OS finished the …