Volunteers

1)      Photograph Cemetery Markers

I live in Oregon…I will photograph markers in Cemeteries in the Medford, Oregon area.

Cemeteries Include:

• Eastwood IOOF Cemetery (The mausoleum is locked 365 and rarely do you get a key.  I have photographed and indexed all of the interred in here)
• Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery

• Memory Gardens Cemetery
• Central Point IOOF Cemetery
• Brownsboro Cemetery
• Griffin Cemetery
• Phoenix Pioneer Cemetery
• Jacksonville Pioneer Cemetery
• Mt. View Cemetery
• Eagle Point National Cemetery
• And many more.  I have a large archive of photos already so just ask.

Feel free to ask about other historic photos.

2)      Free Record Lookups

*For Generous Genealogist Members Only I will provide the following Record Lookups for FREE

·  Census

·  Military

• Civil War
  • Confederate Records
  • Union Records
  • Civil War “Widows’ Pensions”
• War of 1812
  • War of 1812 Pension Files
• Revolutionary War
  • Revolutionary War Pensions
  • Revolutionary War Service Records
  • Revolutionary War Prize Cases – Captured Vessels
  • Revolutionary War Rolls (over 100,000 images -Personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units)
• Mexican American & Early Indian Wars
• World War I
• World War II
• Vietnam
• Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index (1861 and 1900)
• FBI Files
• Misc. Records/Court House (Jackson County, Oregon/Multnomah County, Oregon/Clackamas County, Oregon/Washington County, Oregon)  These Courthouse Archives are done by hand and are time consuming, please limit your free requests to one per week.  Other Free County Courthouse searches can be done by request.

·  Death Certificate Search (in Oregon: over 50 years, the search is free (Normally $15.00)— the Document for Generous Genealogist Members Only is $5.00, emailed pdf)

·  Obituaries – Medford, Oregon (Southern Oregon) $5.00 Generous Genealogists only!  Normally $10.00.  The Medford Mail Tribune or the Medford Sun are not digitized and the obituary has to be searched on microfilm.  This is very time consuming and may require a search of up to 3 rolls of film.  The search is done for Obituary, death announcement, funeral announcement and any newspaper articles in the time period related to the death or the individual.  You will get a scanned copy of the actual obituary and any related articles.

·  Newspaper Search – (LIMITED) My Library goes back to 1690.  Obviously, that does not included every newspaper from every location, but if you email me with what you are looking for, I will do my best to find it for you!!!

Other Record Lookups may be available just ask.

* These are for FREE Record lookups.  Which, as many of you know can be a very time consuming endeavor.   This is a very valuable FREE service.  In some cases the search may yield a document that is NOT free.  If you would like to obtain the document then those costs will be passed on to you.  In most cases the documents are less than $15.00.  Unless you are from New York they can be as high as $160.00 for a death certificate.

3)      Free 3-Generation Profession Report

If you have not started your family tree.  I will provide a 3 Generation Genealogy Professional Report for FREE, just to help you get started.

4)      Offline Resources

 I have the following Physical Copies of Books.  If you need me to copy a page or look something up, let me know.

• Echoing Trails II: Billings County History (North Dakota)
• The Tice Families of America
• Centuries of Stories: Jamestown & Stutsman Co. 1883
• 1881-1992 Lake Wilson Minnesota
• 1990 Reese Family History
• 2012 Reese Family History: Fritz & Amelia Reese from America to Germany (Copyright)
• 1995 Oregon Blue Print
• St John’s Lutheran Church Centennial, Woodstock, Minnesota 1879-1997
• The Northern Lights of Minnesota(The Story of Minnesota’s Past, Going the Sources, History of Minnesota Power)
• Lake Wilson, Minnesota History 2008
• St Paul’s Congregational Lutheran Congregation, Pipestone, Minnesota 45th Anniversary
• A History of Western Murray County Minnesota from 1688 to December 1946 and of
• LEEDS TOWNSHIP a typical prairie township
• 1788-1881 History of Washington County Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
• Many, Military History Books
• Many Civil War Records and Books

5)      Consulting/ Seminars

I don’t know everything.  In fact, there is a good chance you may know more than I do.  I am happy to share whatever knowledge I have with you.  If you are stuck…hitting a brick wall.  Feel free to shoot me an email and I will see what I can do.  By the way, on the subject of BRICKWALLS.

“I do not believe in brick walls; you just haven’t found the right chisel.”  Kevin Airrington

I am available for Seminars.  I will speak on any topic either of my choosing or yours.  I will travel for free (Donation requested) up to 100 miles round trip.  If the distance is beyond 100 miles round trip then you agree to pay porthole to porthole, lodging and meals. This can be worked out via donations, admission, etc.    Examples of such topics I will speak on are: Civil War, American Revolution, World Wars, Old Testament History, Wills and probate records, Cemetery records, cemetery stones, cemetery iconography, and related resources, Military Records, Alternative record types and more.

6) Other Services & Products

We provide many other services from simple Census lookups to full blown book writing contracts.   For other services and products that we provide please visit http://www.airringtongenealogy.com.  Mention Generous Genealogists when ordering and receive up to a 40% discount.  Includes services and most products (store is not online yet, when the store goes online use discount code: RAOGK). Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Please watch for my MASSIVE book entitled “The Professional Genealogist”.  Are you tired of those so called “SOURCE BOOKS” that just tell you that a record exists but never get around to telling you where the record is located?  Or how about a those books that are loaded with “CASE STUDIES”.  Well that’s great, I am glad Lucy found her Great Great grandpa Ernest Thomas.  The Professional Genealogist for once will give you what you need…THE SOURCES on where to find everything from Birth Certificates, High School Photos, Military Records, Marriage Records, Indian Records, maps, Land Records, and so much more.  Organized by all 50 states, 11 US Territories, and Countries from Australia to Zimbabwe.  Plus tips you can actually use.  Everything at your fingertips.  Certainly, I will have professionals upset that I have written this.  This is the same sources that they use.  In fact, this is the same sources that I have used over the last 14 years.  Coming Soon.  If you would like to be put on the list to be notified when this book is available, please email me.   Be sure and mention Generous Genealogists for a discount.