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Yellowstone Genealogy Forum

President –P. J. Smith (2007-2008)


Master Link to Genealogy Information From the State and County Genealogical Association Members

MSGS STATEWIDE RECORD HOLDINGS

YELLOWSTONE GENEALOGY FORUM RECORD HOLDINGS 

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LOCAL AREA POINTS OF INTEREST & TRAVEL Tours

 

 

 

 

 The Yellowstone Genealogy Forum, “a Tax Exempt Organization” under the Federal Income Tax Code Section 501 c (3), and donations are deductible under Section 170. The YGF is the master Genealogical Resource Center for the History of Persons, Places and Past Events in Montana's Largest Populated County (Yellowstone County), headquartered in Billings, Montana. After territorial re-alignment in the 1880's, Yellowstone County originally in 1895 embraced outlying towns of Roundup, Big Horn, Lavina, Shawmut, Park City, Stillwater, and many others that are currently located in neighboring counties. Much of the resource information held by the Forum covers these locations as well as the current location of Yellowstone County. See links at the bottom of this page for details on the 1895 Montana Counties. For those interested in quick searches for messages, family searches, state & county history, plus general genealogical research, try the Family History Site link. To support this research, the GenRoom Computer* has been updated and contains the following Family History Resources of North America (This is a partial collection from 1631 to 1888, and contains about 4 million names):

          Vital Records Index – Births & Christenings A-Z

          Vital Records Index – Marriages A-Cn, Co – G, H – K, L – O, P – Ss & St – Z

                             *Open the “Vital Records Resource Viewer” on the NEC Computer to browse the files.     

 Family ReunionThe Yellowstone Genealogy Forum provides techniques that can be used in the discovery of your ancestors. Photographs such as this, taken in Billings, shows teacher Miss Quinlan, with members of her graduating class; and assist the researcher looking for parts of their earlier life. [Josephine Erwin was Principal] Don't delay in starting your search for the past or your classmates because the information may well be lost forever without your assistance. Help the Forum preserve history records in Yellowstone County.

 The Forum holds its general meetings at the LDS Church on 6th Street West & Avenue D. All meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of the month starting at 7:00 pm; with general friendship get-together at 6:30 pm. Membership in the Forum is open to all persons and guests. The Forum is grateful to the courtesy of the LDS Church to offer their facilities for our meetings. The Forum is not affiliated with the LDS Church.

 

 

July has a picnic, and meetings are not held in December. Meetings last until approximately 9:00 pm. Guest speakers provide insight and guidance in the quest for better and easier methods for conducting genealogical research, and results of personal investigations. Many members have extensive knowledge about research techniques and the extensive LDS Family History Center's holdings in Salt Lake City. Many skilled and well-versed genealogists in the club present training classes on the use of the varied record sources at Salt Lake City and other locations throughout the world. Some members conduct educational classes in genealogy at the local colleges and hold special forums. The Forum also supports monthly training classes in computer techniques for the use of genealogy programs and various related applications (PAF). Business meetings of The Forum are normally conducted separately from the general meetings. Meetings are open to all persons and no advance notice is required to attend.

The Forum fully supports the Yellowstone County Genealogy Web Site , which is part of the Worldwide Gen-Web Project. Links to various historical societies, agencies, libraries and other related organizations and information resources throughout the state are located there. Information about early Billings, and a complete exclusive listing of the Yellowstone County towns is included.

 


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The Forum's Activities

The purpose of The Forum is to instruct members of the community about effective techniques for conducting genealogical research, and to assist in the availability and preservation of genealogical and historical records.

 

Membership Forum membership is open to all persons and organizations.

Meetings General meetings are normally held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the LDS Church on 6th Street West & Avenue D. Enter through the rear door. Prior notice to attend is not required. Opportunities are available for persons to assist in several of our fascinating and fun genealogical tasks. Minutes of prior meetings are posted on the Meeting Archive web page by date. Where applicable, links to website details are provided.

Lookups & On-Line RecordsResearch Record research and query lookup is available from the MT Yellowstone County GenWeb site. For personalized or special requests involving looking through the files, historical research books and materials, copying information and sources, supplying pictures and related details; and we will respond soon as practical.

On Line Research Record research services for various types of Vital Records is collected and summarized in the linked WORD document file listing.  There are 22 parent sites noted; and all offer free on-line services for extracts and copies of original records. The groupings are extensive and please be patient when loading the first page of the site. Read the entire site before starting your search. Be sure to follow the site page’s directions and not the disguised embedded site search boxes used by advertisers.

 

Books Genealogical books, periodicals and related genealogical materials are filed within the Billings Parmly Library Gen-Room. The "Montana Room" and the “GenRoom”, both contain thousands of priceless volumes about Montana and its citizens.

 Newsletter The Forum publishes a quarterly newsletter called "The Gen-Bug". Copies of previous issues are posted on the site.

 Early Pioneers Information about the founding fathers of Yellowstone County and some nearby counties is identified. Here one can find plat maps, original deeds, wills and numerous court documents. Reference to the source locations is provided, along with some plat maps of Billings and Laurel, Montana. The source files contain information about thousands of early city residents and homesteaders, plus original land patents of the railroads and their charters. Current projects include the detailed listing of Smith Funeral Home’s records. The purpose of these attached files is to “stir” an interest in in-depth research, and not to provide the full answers, but merely the pathway.

 FAST SEARCH LINK to All of YELLOWSTONE COUNTY INFORMATION

Summary Search Table

Go to Main Index Search Table Lists

 

 

County Map 1895

County Map Current

Billings Origin References

Billings Early Subdivisions

Active County Cemeteries

Germans from Russia

Bozeman Trail, Sawyers Expeditions & Others

County Marriage Records

County Cemetery Records

Billings Original Land Plat Deeds No1 No2 No3 No4

County School Census Records (CD ROM)

Laurel Early Subdivisions

Mountview Cemetery

Yellowstone County Cemeteries & Obituary Index

YGF Genealogy Library

Genealogy On-Line Reference Sites (2005-Nov)

YGF Newsletter 'the Gen-Bug'

YGF Genealogy Book List

YGF Web Site Master List

County Boundary Changes

Title Abstract Listings

YGF Title Abstract Summary

Coulson-Billings River Crossings & Bridges (1877-1900’s)

Pioneer Biographies in Parmly Billings Library

(Montana Room Files)

 

 

 

 

 

YGF Board & Membership Information

YGF Meetings & Speaker Agendas

YGF Research Records and Lookup Links

YGF Publications for Sale or Trade

POLK Directories In Montana

YGF Past Speaker Presentations

Original Settler’s Biographies

State of Montana Complete Death Record Listing

YGF List of Available Wills

YGF Surname Files

YGF Files on Northern Pacific Railroad

Laurel High School - Classmates, Reunions and Photos by Suzanne Stock

Do you have ancestors who were involved with the Rebellion Wars (1861-1874)?

1882 Photos of Billings & Coulson

Billings -Coulson -Canyon Creek Origins

Marriage Licenses from Ohio, Iowa and Washington

Declaration of Independence Signers & Torments

Vital Statistics Listings 1892-1900, & City Director Listings 1882, 1894, 1900-01: Parmly Billings Library. Click on LINK, then Genealogy (Located in upper right-hand corner of the website page)

 

Business on Montana Avenue (1905 & 1925)

Historic Downtown Billings - by Chere Jiusto

 1998 Photos and Bios on 30 Historic Buildings

Yellowstone County Surveys

Vital Records in England, Wales, Ireland & Scotland. Available for small cost & guarantee.[1]

 


Related Montana Genealogical Links

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Yellowstone County GenWeb Site. Yellowstone County master site for all research within the county, and links to the master GenWeb sites, numerous Historical Societies, cemeteries, libraries, governmental agencies, funeral homes, identification of various sources available throughout the county, and Query Boards for Surname or Locale Searches.

Yellowstone County Plat & Site Maps (2000) Yellowstone County's Section, Range & Township maps are detailed on the county site. These maps can be used to trace the location of property associated with ancestral farms, railroads and businesses. Additional links to other maps is provided.

Montana State GenWeb Site Montana State master site for all research within the state. County, as well as extensive links to other genealogical resources throughout the nation list available resources.

Mark Reed has created a free-search Montana Census Record website at http://www.census-online.com/links/MT/. It is in the early stages of development, and records for a few of the counties are available. It has a colored map of the counties in Montana. His companion states’ census records are available at http://www.census-online.com/links/.

Yellowstone County 1895 Map. Courtesy of 1895 Atlas Project from Livingston Co, MI. Additional Montana counties can be found at Montana County Maps.

Links to Unique & Best Genealogy Resources The Forum has listed excellent sources for Search Engines plus unique web sites for genealogy support and surname searches. These have been 'user tested'.


Links to Useful Tools

Revised 31 December 2002, (Added Census Links)

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Perpetual Calendar. At this web site you can enter a year as the search keyword and get that year's calendar displayed. Calculations of the days account for the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in the American Colonies in 1752.

Birth Date Calculation. How to determine birth date: (provided by DL, from the YGF)

Convert death date to 8-digits (yyyymmdd)

Compute Age at Death as: yyymmdd. If years is one, enter two 00’s, for example. Subtract age for birth, and then subtract 8870 from the result. Answer is year of birth in yyyymmdd.

Calendar Conversions. This site converter will convert information between the three most important date systems (Gregorian Calendar, Julian Calendar, Julian Date) and display the Latin and Roman versions of the Julian calendar. Information about other date systems is provided.

Calendar Days by Year This site defines each day of the week, by month from the 17th Century to the future. It is simple and easy to use.  (Maintained by KAJIWARA Osamu)

Census Finder. The Census Finder site maintains current links to all known & available FREE census on-line lookups throughout the world. The site grows in size almost daily, and includes Native Americans.

Roman Numeral to Arabic Numbers Conversion. With this sites' database you no longer need to spend long hours or even months computing the dates in Roman numerals.

Local Montana Area Pictures, Events and Genealogical Trees. This site titled “TribalPages”, created by the Switzler Family, covers personal history of individuals in various locations, including Montana. The site is Password Protected.

Ellis Island Immigration Records. The LDS Genealogical researchers have been extracting the records of immigrants passing through Ellis Island during the periods from 1892 - 1924, Seventeen million persons are in their data base, and the extracted file listing is posted on the Internet.

NORTH DAKOTA ONLINE DEATH INDEX.

The time period covered is 1 January 1881 through 31 October 2005, with monthly updates. The website is maintained by the North Dakota
Department of Health's Division of Vital Statistics. Many early deaths were not recorded and there are few deaths listed prior to 1900.

The website is the result of an 18-month project by a committee composed of staff from the State Historical Society of North Dakota, the North
Dakota State Genealogical Society (NDSGS) and the North Dakota Department of Health's Division of Vital Statistics. The website was made
possible by funding and support provided by the NDSGS, which received an initial grant of $1,000 from the North Dakota Community Foundation. The
NDSGS was then able to raise more than $2,000 in matching funds/donations from other genealogical societies and genealogists from North
Dakota
and other states.

The North Dakota death index website can be found at:
 
https://secure.apps.state.nd.us/doh/certificates/deathCertSearch.htm

 


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