Rhode Island Genealogy

I would like to wish all of you a Happy Independence Day. May you enjoy this day to reflect on the liberty that our forefathers (and foremothers) have fought to protect and pass down through the generations. I have posted a longer essay at my North Carolina Genealogy site with a deeper question: Where is the 4th of July.

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I hinted last week that there was another sister site on the way. Well, today the Alabama Genealogy site officially launched. You’ll notice that for now we have the same layout as here. As we have here, we have built pages for each county (67) in the state of Alabama with a profile and resources. Of course, there is more work to be done there, here and at the South Carolina Genealogy and North Carolina Genealogy sites, but there are other sites on the way as well, although it may be a little while before the next official opening.

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As of today – July 16th we are officially live and open to the public. (Watch out for the balloons….) Thanks for stopping by and be sure to take a look at the Rhode Island County pages which will be where most of the information is now. Since Rhode Island is a bit different in their government structure than many states, we expect to be developing pages for each city/town as well ultimately with resources to help you in your Rhode Island Genealogy research!

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Well, we’ve finally kicked off some updates here. I’ve started with the county pages, so you should notice that Bristol County, Kent County, Newport County, Providence County, and Washington County have all seen some significant work. Since Rhode Island is a bit different from other states in that the counties are little more than lines on the map (no government body at the county level.) I will be working on pages for each town as well. Ideally they will all be interlinked to the correct county page.

(Oh, the Statewide Resources Page has seen some updating as well!)

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Welcome to Rhode Island Genealogy!!! This site has been a long time coming and will be a long time under construction, but it’s started. I’ve created several genealogy sites before. My first one being around 1994 before most people new what the internet was or had even heard of it. It was focused on Western North Carolina Genealogy and out of that has grown my North Carolina Genealogy site. Later, I added a South Carolina Genealogy site and although that’s been around a few years I am ready to push out and work on other sites. Of course, that doesn’t mean that those sites are perfect, there is much work to be done there, but I plan to expand the idea to other states as well.

Progress here will come as I am able. Time is already limited, but I may be hiring people to work on some sections when I’m not able to. I will be continually adding things here and on the other sites. Months may go by without a change, but I will come back to the site and do more. So, if I’m so busy – why start another site? Good question… I guess I’m a glutton for punishment. The bottom line is I haven’t seen another site do exactly what I do. I’ve seen some that contain some of the resources that I gather, but not the whole kit and kaboodle.

So, what can you expect? First off, you may want to take a look at the sites listed above for an idea. On my other sites though the main centerpiece of the sites include a profile of the counties within the state and those pages include listings of online resources as well as a brief history of the counties and township names, etc. There are also statewide resources, historical excerpts about the state, locations, citizens, etc.

In the future we may be looking at a forum here as well, much as I have for my other sites. Usually the forums are divided into areas for queries where the county is not known, and then county specific forums. This can be a great resource for users helping each other and long lost cousins reconnecting. It usually starts out slow, but over time there can be quite a wealth of information there.

Thanks for stopping by, don’t mind the dust and please bookmark us and visit back again and see how we’ve grown!

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