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From the archive

2014-04

5 articles

Landes immigration map

This map shows the important locations -- residences and ports -- for my Landes ancestors through my second great grandfather.

National Library Week: Free access to ProQuest's obituary database

All this week, ProQuest is offering free access to its extensive obituary and death notice database. Here's what I found.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives are available for free

The Brooklyn Public Library and Newspapers.com are working together to provide the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives online.

Obituary for Moses Landes, 1926

The Canadian Jewish Review, with a "society" section that was the social media of its day, published a death notice for my second great grandfather.

Death certificate for my great grandmother: VitalChek orders

I received the death certificate for my great grandmother from New York City via VitalChek.