Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

March 25, 1911 is a tragic date in New York history. 146 people died in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Here is a list of the victims:

List of victims

We are researching the young woman named Clotilde Terranova who jumped to her death from the 10th floor. We have Terranova's in our family. Do you have ties to any of the victims? Please comment and share your story.

Historical Markers

Historical markers may be another source of information. Your ancestor might have lived in a historical place. They might have fought on a battle field. Maybe they were involved in a plane crash.

Most markers have dates which can be quite helpful. We have found a historical marker database where you can look up markers. There may be a picture and the coordinates of where the marker is listed. You can also add markers too.

Historical Marker Database

Hart Island New York City Database

Did you know....New York City purchased Hart Island in 1868 to serve as its Potter’s Field—a place of burial for unknown or indigent people. It is the tenth Potter’s Field in the City’s history. Previous New York City Potter’s Fields were located at the current sites of Washington Square, Bellevue Hospital, Madison Square, the New York City Public Library, Wards Island and Randall’s Island. 

Harts Island also has a searchable database of people buried there but only as far back as 1977. 

Here is the link:

Harts Island Database

And don't forget to check out the FAQ also as there are restrictions on visiting the island if you do find out you have a relative buried there.

FAQ

Here are the 2 maps of the island and where the graves are.

Map 1

Map 2

Newspapers: Brooklyn Daily Eagle ( New York )

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was published from 1841 to 1955. It was later revived again for a short while. The paper has been made into digital format but so far only from October 26, 1841 to December 31, 1902. This they say is Phase I. Always check back to see if they have added more.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle Newspaper

Irish Buried in Vermont

Do you have Irish family from Vermont that you are researching? Here is a link to inscriptions from Vermont cemeteries.

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There was a lot of Irish immigrants who came to the United States through Boston. Some of my Kilgallons did. Some may have migrated to Vermont.

Newspapers

Looking for newspapers for a certain state? Here is a site that has most of the United States newspapers. Categorized by state this may help you in finding an obituary or even some archived issues. Hope this helps some people out there.

50 United States Newspapers

Alternative To.....

As we research we find some programs or websites that work for us and some that don't. I was reading about the Google Reader and thought that would be something I might use. But alas Google discontinued it. So I wanted to find something that was very similar to it. And I came across this site:

AlternativeTo

I am in love with this site! You can see what other software or programs are out there. As you can see I searched for "Genealogy" and you can see a few of the hits it came back with. You can use this for websites too. And not just for genealogy. Just about anything. Let me know what you think.