Tri-State Genealogical Society

08/06/2025

08/06/2025

Search the following collection: England and Wales, National Register, 1939 🔍 ⤵️
🔗 https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2836130?cid=SO-00050039
Discover names, dates, and stories that bring your family history to life.

08/06/2025

Library of Congress Unveils Major Upgrades to Chronicling America Website Enhanced Platform Improves Accessibility and Research Capabilities for Historic Newspapers The Library of Congress has...

08/06/2025

In News - Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits Pope Leo XIV. Links here to his Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/HenryLouisGatesJr/posts/pfbid02J4HRbp4rcspEN1iG9wFuybU9cLAD74SN7aGfeGEYY9x4ioQTYuUB8nqehrnv2SUCl

and an NPR interview about Gates' research into the pope's roots: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-s1-5431706/the-search-into-pope-leos-family-roots

08/06/2025

Roughly 4 million claims were made under the Homestead Act, and today, an estimated 93 million people are descended from those original homesteaders.

But here’s the thing: only a small fraction of homestead records have been digitized. That means your ancestor’s story could still be sitting in a file folder at the National Archives waiting to be discovered.

Each homestead file is rich with details: land descriptions, witness testimonies, and sometimes details about their lives that you won’t find anywhere else. If your ancestor took up land under the various Homestead Acts, there could be a goldmine of family history just waiting.

We're at the National Archives every week and can help you get their full file.
Order your ancestor’s homestead records at civilwarrecords.com

08/06/2025

🖼 From attic boxes to the digital spotlight…
This Tuesday, we’re going live with the Indiana Album project to talk all about saving and sharing Indiana's hidden photo history!
🗓 Tuesday, Aug 5 at 6:30 PM ET
Come learn how your old family photos could become part of Indiana’s digital story.

08/06/2025

Discover the top 5 libraries for genealogy research. These must-visit libraries offer records that can't be found elsewhere, resources, and expert help to unlock your family’s past.

08/06/2025

Free U.S. Online Church Records - Updated

Church Records are an excellent source of genealogy information. They provide birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and membership records.

Check out the 9,730 Free Church Record Collections for the country at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/9730-free-united-states-online-church-records/

08/06/2025

Our Midwest Monday four week series begins this week! Join us Monday, August 4th, for two programs where we will learn all about Indiana and their genealogical resources.

Click here to register for these free Zoom programs: https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy/programs

08/03/2025

If you don't want to get our daily tip of the day, you can sign up to get them grouped together about every 10 days or so. That's what's in the initial response to this message. We put a few other things in there as well, but there's links to the most recent tips.

--Michael