Genealogy

Ted Cowan of Issaquah and more recently of Buckley, Bonney Lake and Puyallup died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Puyallup Nursing and Rehab., Puyallup, Washington. He was 89. Ted was born the 7th of August, 1926 to Thomas Cowan and Elsie Schell Cowan in Seattle. He grew up in Montlake, graduated from Garfield High School, and soon after was drafted into the US Army. After training as a medic, he shipped out to the Pacific Theater. As a medic, he followed the Marines into battle to treat his fellow soldiers in many of the largest and most brutal battles in World War II. He married Lola McBee September 3, 1949. They built their own house south of Issaquah, and lived there until Lola’s death. They also built a log cabin near Mount Rainier which became their most beloved retreat. Ted and Lola had two daughters; Valorie, married to Bob Zimmerman; and Kimberly, married to Guy Rick Betts. They loved their ten grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spent as much time with them as possible....

First the sad. After finding my gedcom (which I had on WorldConnect all this time....) I downloaded it and explored a bit with Gramps . One of the tools is called Data Verify, and I've been working through this one by one. A common error is "Old age but no death", so I've been googling for these people. So far, I've found the death of Norm Wainman in Ontario: Norman Wainman 1921-2014 Wainman, Norman James … passed away peacefully at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Monday June 30, 2014 at the age of 93. Beloved husband of the late Margaret (nee Blake). Loving father of Blake Wainman (Sandi). Dear brother of Marion Caskey and brother in law of Helen Wainman. In keeping with Norman’s wishes cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will be held at First United Church, 15 Wellington St Cambridge on Saturday August 16, 2014 at 11 am. As expressions of sympathy donations made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements ...

Big news - New York Times Online for Free, 1851-1922; 1981-1987 : http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/nytarchive.html Both the US and English governments are committing to digitizing old newspapers now! US project: http://www.loc.gov/preserv/ndnp.html (millions of pages, 1836-1922, first images ready by 2006). Update: more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published 1900-1910 : http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ . England: http://www.bl.uk/collections/britishnewspapers1800to1900.html (2 million pages, 1800-1900) British Library Online Newspaper Archive: http://www.uk.olivesoftware.com/ (HORRIBLE interface, not accessible with Firefox, my browser of choice). US and world current newspapers : http://newslink.org/metnews.html , http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html , http://www.onlinenewspapers.com FREE, $$$ Newspaper Archives , most 1990+: http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/int...

Archives of Ontario : http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/     Research Guides : http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/index.html OurOntario.ca : explore digital collections of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, community groups, government agencies and private collections in Ontario, all in one search. While you may find some surnames, you are much more likely to find places, groups and institutional names. http://www.ourontario.ca/ Ontario GenWeb : http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ongenweb/ Ontario Birth Registrations, 1869-1906 : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/index.htm Gateway to Ontario Cemeteries : http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians/ Ontario Obituaries : http://www.ontarioobits.com/ Northern Ontario Canada Gravemarker Gallery : over 300 cemeteries completed. Work is continuing, and Murray welcomes your help! Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Nipissing, Renfrew, Parry Sound, Muskoka, Temiska...

Online Searchable Death Indexes USA : http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html The Virtual Cemetery : http://www.genealogy.com/vcem_welcome.html Find A Grave : http://www.findagrave.com Interment.net - Cemetery Transcription Library: http://www.interment.net/ US Genweb Tombstone Transcription Project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/ Obituaries & Biographies : http://genealogy.about.com/cs/obituaries/ Obituary Daily Times : http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ $$$ GenealogyBank is digitizing the U.S. Congressional Serial Set , which contains obituaries of naval personnel who passed away in the previous year: http://genlibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/obituaries-they-arent-just-in.html Farber Gravestone Collection : http://www.davidrumsey.com/farber/ Over 13,500 images documenting the sculpture on more than 9,000 gravestones, most of which were made prior to 1800, in the Northeastern part of the United States. The late Daniel Farber of Worcester, Massachusetts, and his w...