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Sunday, May 16, 2010

THE GFO COMPUER INTEREST GROUP MONDAY, MAY 17th,

The Computer Interest Group will meet this Monday night at 7 pm.
This evening we will visit a variety of databases, many of which you can visit at home, and all of which are free.
These include:

Canadian Census 1901, 1906 and 1911
American State Papers
California Death Index 1940-1997
Colorado State Archives online indexes
Famine Irish immigrants to New York
Maine Death records and marriages
Minnesota Cemetery inscription Index
Ellis Island
Ohio Death Certificate Index
Texas Vital Records: Death
WPA Slave Narratives
WWII enlistments
Also we will talk about how you can view a variety of wonderful fee based databases for free at your local FHC. These include
19th Century British Library Newspapers
Find My Past
Footnote
Godfrey Memorial Library
World Vital Records

Come and join us Monday night
Marty Krauter