This week we are highlighting Australia Electoral Rolls 1903-1980 (https://www.nla.gov.au/researc…/australian-electoral-rolls). For those who are members of Ancestry, you can find the list at ancestry.com/search/collections/1207.You can find names, addresses, occupation (omitted after 1983) and gender. If you only have the US edition of Ancestry, you may be able to access these records at […]
This week we feature American Ancestors. Many of us know this organization at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, located in Boston, MA. At our GGFA Gathering in 2013, we enjoyed a research day at this remarkable genealogical library. Their website is also impressive. Like many websites of this type, […]
This week we are highlighting WikiTree – a FREE resource with thousands of Goff and Gough individuals. Many of our GGFA members share their research here. Given its commitment to standards and source citations, along with many source documents and images, it should be a go to place for beginners […]
This week we are highlighting The National Archives – UK, the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. From their website: “We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.” During the pandemic many of their digital records have been made […]
This week we are highlighting United States Marriages on Find My Past, a subscription website. You can register for a free account to search their detailed US marriage database. If you do not have a subscription, you may want to check with your local library. From their website: You can click […]
This week we highlight Find a Grave, a website which offers valuable information for more than 50,000 of our Goff – Gough and related surname ancestors. From their website: There are records for more than 31,600 Goff’s, 15,000 Gough’s, and 12,000 Gooch ancestors. The site features a filter for Famous […]
This week we are highlighting the Ellis Island (www.libertyellisfoundation.org). You can search their records for immigration, passenger searches, view shared family stories, get information about the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, get genealogy tips, and more. You can register for a free account to search for passengers and ships. […]
Website Wednesday – This week we are highlighting Chronicling America, the giant database of archived US newspapers from the Library of Congress. Searching the website for “Goff” returns 134,000 results, including this article from Clarksburg, WV from October 1916 where Senator Nathan Goff was listed as a speaker at a […]
This week we are highlighting Midwest Genealogy Center (https://www.mymcpl.org/genealogy). The Midwest Genealogy Center has genealogical family collections, genealogy forms, plus several databases to search. Please feel free to leave any comments about your experience with this site. You can also follow our discussions on our GGFA Facebook group.