January 15, 2011

The largest website in the world devoted to Casto genealogical research!

Some tips for using the search engine:

• Since almost everyone on here is a Casto, if you’re looking for George Casto, just search for George!  Searching for “George Casto” limits your results.
• Your results will be different if you search for GEORGE or George.
• Vague words like “Census” or “Marriage” are not specific enough for good results.  Try names, locations, or even years.  A search for 1915, for example, came up with 4 different events that happened to Castos that year.
• When all else fails, contact me and have me research my off-line material.  I’ve got almost 30 books with Casto material in them and subscriptions to several on-line services, so I really should be able to find SOMETHING on your line!   
• Also—VERY IMPORTANT—This search engine does NOT look at names in my online database.  You must go directly to that page to see who is in there!  At last count, 8275 people.

New Visitors please click here for details on who & what Casto Connections is!

UPDATED—Just Started!

Vital Records

¨ Births  jumped from 1 page of info to 19!

¨ Marriages  

¨ Casto Family Photo Album 

Newspaper Items

¨ Obituaries

¨ News Stories

¨ Castos & the Church of Latter Day Saints

¨ Casto Massacre of 1864

Court Records

¨ Wills & Estates

Census Records

¨ West Virginia (& pre-Civil War VA)

¨ Ohio

¨ Missouri

¨ Kentucky

¨ Indiana

My Casto Database

Descendents of William Casto 1717-1778

Family Remembrance Page

DNA Results - Are YOU a Casto?

USS Oklahoma - Very Powerful Reading!

Casto Coat of Arms

Blog Archive

Castos Across America

Castos Around the World

Guestbook  can be used as a research tool!

Articles & Family Stories

¨ Update to Isadore Casto’s 1958 newspaper article on the 50th anniversary of it’s publication!

¨ Are You Related to Billy Ray Cyrus? 

January 15, 2011

 

Welcome New Friends and Old,

 

On my last website update, I listed what goals I wanted to accomplish this year with the Casto genealogy and this website.  I have decided to keep that as a running list on this page to that everyone will be able to see my progress (or lack thereof!).  I am still working the two jobs for the moment (busy 7 a.m. to midnight) but that should settle down soon.

 

I would also like to send out a special welcome to visitors from Ms. Hanson’s 5th grade class from Connecticut who have been using learning about World War II from our page on the Castos who served aboard the USS Oklahoma.  One of her students, Matty,  suggested a new link to that page which I have added.

 

I have also added this week a scanned and transcribed version of a Casto deed from 1844.  That can be found under our new section:  Casto Land Records and Deeds.

 

Issue 26 of the Casto Connections newsletter, the first one published since 2003, should be out within a few days.  I am very pleased with the effort and hope you will be, too!

 

¨ This week I have added a Castos in Texas section in response to a question someone asked me as well as a Castos in the Civil War section that I am just getting ready to upload.  The newsletter will have info on Castos of California so a lot of new information will be forthcoming shortly!

 

¨ I have just a few copies of the book, “The Combined Casto Collection of David Leroy Casto and James H. Casto—Vol. 1, The Descendents of David Casto and Phoebe Gandy” still available in book format for $40.

 

 

 

Until Next Time,

 

Danita

 

 

 

July 28, 2010

 

THE HOUSEKEEPING HAS STARTED—PARDON MY DUST (AND ANY LINKS NOT CURRENTLY WORKING)!  A 600 PAGE WEBSITE MAKES A LOT OF DUST!

This has now become a valuable resource because so many people have left comments!

¨ Captain Mark Casto and the Schooner “Alberta” 

Photos

¨ Land Records & Deeds