How to Find Family
Bible Records Online
-Free websites.
FamilySearch.org
For quickest direct
searches go to the catalog
for the books.
You
can search a couple of ways, by
location "Pennsylvania Bible
Records"
Remember
that people often lived in more
states than one.
I put in 'family bible Texas' it
pops up with 377598 results. But
that will mean not just bible
record books, but books with bible
records mentioned in them and the
word Texas. Not bad, might be what
you wanted.
You can use surnames;
Williams Family Bible.
But you can try and add a place, this
doesn't always find what you need
because a lot of those 'Williams'
didn't write the state or county
anyplace in the record they or
search a little quicker
I am sure though that 'Williams'
family researchers still would
have a tough time due to the
commonality of the surname, lots
and lots of Williams family
Bibles. So try adding a second
surname, like the wife's maiden
name or a child's spouse. It just
will make it a little more
relevant. (but still that would
not 'find' the marriage in a bible
where people just put the first
name of the bride! Like in the
Marriage record showing the date,
maybe the place and the name line
like: Bill & Sarah Williams
wed.... )
If you can't
click and 'see' the book make a sign
in for FamilySearch. It is all free.
FamilySearch.org
has a huge amount of books in
that search area. It has more
combined the digital library
of not only the FamilySearch
Library (the largest
collection of genealogical
books in the world) but also
it brings up the digital books
from the Clayton Library(all
genealogy) in Houston, the New
York Library genealogical
collection, the Allen County,
Indiana library (the largest
collection of genealogical
newsletters, periodicals and
society publications in the
world and lots of others that
have added the links for their
libraries books).
By the way if you write a book
about your family or a place
or item (Like history of a
church, a cemetery, a town
etc. )
You can submit it to the
FamilySearch.org books
section. All free and backed
up in a non-commercial
collection.
The Hathitrust.org
I love this online
free digital library. You can
find lots of genealogy in there
and great books about every
subject. Think questions such
as; "what newspapers were
published in the past in a
county or state. It can help you
find the newspapers with
relatives in them. (see my
newspaper page to get to free
old newspapers).
This is a treasure trove of old
books. Including books about,
say little town records in
Scotland or other places. Those
often don't make it into regular
genealogical library. For some
reason most libraries only have
more recent books about the
towns and they are very
expensive now; but the old books
have information for you that
the countries of England or
Scotland makes people order by
computer and pay a lot for the
privilege. I have found
old cemetery lists in
Pennsylvania that were compiled
a long time ago, if you look at
a modern list made the last 150
yrs, they do not have the older
information. Sometimes
tombstones are removed when they
fall apart and won't appear
after that in any list.
When you
collect a list of things you
want to find and search for,
spend a day once in a while
doing that! And you can do it in
your pajamas.
Remember
to search online in a
Google Books Search,
it works like a catalog and even
shows publication information for
books long gone, then take that
information and make a list to run
searches in the libraries below. A
Google search will not 'see' a
book in these websites.
Another
great page;
Archive.org
I put just 'Bible
Records' (take a peek,
I did check the Search text
contents under the search box ) It
gave me 29,718 results. if you don't
check the text contents and leave it
on the metadata that can also find a
film or radio show about that
subject. I always go for the books
first. I also save the digital
images. Your whole genealogy can be
digital, just remember to put it in
safe online places and back it up.
That is the most important thing,
back it up.
And, don't forget while you are
there to look for books about the
family names or places you want to
research. You can also watch ancient
TV programs, ads and one of my
favorite subjects, old time radio
shows. I have really enjoyed the
mystery theater (the creaking
door!), the Long Ranger, and
have listened to the regular radio
broadcast day for Pearl Harbor Day.
The announcers break in and it
really goes to heart what it was
like. Almost all subjects are
somewhere in the Archive.
Another online
library.
The shortest URL I know of https://dp.la/
It is the
Digital Public Library of America
Their
Family Research Page
- Their
Family Bible Collection
Some odds and ends, use
a search engine to find Bible Records
for other states, also check each
state's State Libraries and Archives.
Also many religious based Colleges and
Universities have Bible Collections. If
you are wanting early Bibles, check the
pension records for the Revolution, many
times they tore the pages out and sent
them in with the pension applications!
Texas Bible Collections
-State Archives.
Tennessee Bible
Records & this
page too
Bible Records Online
Mississippi Bible Records
Virginia Bible Records
North Carolina State
Archives
ACPL Genealogy Center- Family Bible Records
Access
Genealogy-Bible Records
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