Every Leaf Genealogy

10/27/2021

Spotlight: Lexington County Probate Court Indexes, South Carolina
by Valerie Beaudrault

Lexington County is located in central South Carolina. The Lexington County probate court has made two sets of records indexes available on its website. There are Estate Indexes for 1865 through 1994. Select a date range and click the appropriate alphabetical link to begin. The search results include a link to a digital image of the relevant index page(s). There are also two marriage records indexes. One is an alphabetical index by the groom’s surname and the other is organized by the bride’s surname. The grooms’ index covers 1911 through 1987 and the brides’ index runs from 1936 through 1987.

If you are looking for a guardianship or conservatorship these case numbers are found in the Estate indexes.  Cases from July 1, 1983 to present will have a ‘GC’ in the case number instead of ‘ES’. Although the GC case name will be under the ‘Deceased’ heading this does not mean that th...

10/13/2021

Free Webinar on New England Research.

Free webinar on the basics of New England research from American Ancestors.

09/21/2021

FamilySearch completes digitization of its 2.4 million rolls of microfilm of the world's historical genealogical records. The images contain over 11.5 billion names from 200+ countries. Find your ancestors in these free collections at FamilySearch.org.

08/22/2021

A great blog post on some of the ways to use FamilySearch effectively. She also has a workshop that you can sign up for. I use this as one my primary (not exclusively) tools when I am doing research.

FamilySearch has billions of records available for free, but that's not the only way it can help you with your genealogy! Explore 7 ways FamilySearch can help you discover your family history

08/05/2021

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See all these photos I’ve uploaded to Ancestry? According to Ancestry’s new updated Terms of Service dated August 3, 2021, Ancestry will be able to use these photos, and anything else I’ve ever upl…

08/04/2021

The Barnard Library is located in the city of La Crosse, which is in central Kansas. La Crosse is the seat of Rush County. The library's website features an alphabetical index to Rush County obituaries, which appeared in the following newspapers: Walnut Valley Standard (1874-1901); Walnut Valley Standard (1893-1896); Democrat (Walnut City); Walnut City Gazette (1886-1890); McCracken Republican (1900-1902); McCracken Midget (1949-1951); Rush County Leader (1895); Bison Courier (1930-1938); and Bison Bee (1902-1918). Search here -

Local Rush County Kansas Obituaries taken from microfilm available at the Barnard Library. Dates ranging from late 1800's to present. Ongoing project with the help of local volunteers.

07/21/2021

Cooking Up History programs share fresh insights into American culture past and present through the lens of food.

07/13/2021

Always worth watching!

Mark your calendars for RootsTech Connect 2022, March 3-5, a free, fully virtual global family history event. Discover your roots and connect with others. The RootsTech 2021 event attracted over 1 million participants worldwide. Find out more at RootsTech.org.

07/09/2021

Fascinating!

Discovered in a shoebox in a Northern California garage, the long-lost Revolutionary War diary of John Claypoole is now on display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Claypoole was the third husband of Betsy Ross, the seamstress and upholsterer who has long been celebrated by m...