Elder Gerrit W. Gong Will Keynote RootsTech 2023 Family Discovery Day

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Susan Gong, will be the featured keynote speakers for Family Continue reading Elder Gerrit W. Gong Will Keynote RootsTech 2023 Family Discovery Day

Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide – 15% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021

Family Roots Publishing has a good stock of the popular Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide. And we’re including them at 15% Off.  Following is a description of the guide: Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Continue reading Tracing Your Ancestors – African American Research: A Practical Guide – 15% Off Nov. 8-14, 2021

MyHeritage Adds Newspaper Index of U.S. & Canada Historic Newspaper Collections

MyHeritage recently announced the publication of a massive new collection of 982 million names, extracted from our U.S. and Canadian historical newspaper collections. The following excerpt is from the MyHeritage blog. Historical newspapers are some of the most important sources Continue reading MyHeritage Adds Newspaper Index of U.S. & Canada Historic Newspaper Collections

American Scots-Irish Research – On Sale for 15% Off Through September 28

To celebrate the publication of Dwight Radford’s new Discovering Irish Origins Using the Records of Ireland, FRPC is offering American Scots-Irish Research: Strategies and Sources in the Quest for Ulster-Scots Origins, at 15% off through September 28. Regular $34.95, it’s Continue reading American Scots-Irish Research – On Sale for 15% Off Through September 28

Records Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Nov. 23, 2020

The following is from FamilySearch: Check out 5M new, free, German historical church records on FamilySearch this week from East Prussia Catholic and Lutheran Churches 1551–1992, and Paderborn Cathoic Church 1653–1875. Significant new Catholic Church records were also added for Mexico, Chiapas 1557-1978, Continue reading Records Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Nov. 23, 2020

Finding Your Roots – Season 6 – Beyond the Pale – Featuring Guest Terry Gross, Jeff Goldblum and Marc Maron

Season 6 of Finding Your Roots is in full swing. Guests on the program airing at 8/7C pm Tuesday, January 21 are Terry Gross, Jeff Goldblum and Marc Maron. Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the genealogy adventures are always Continue reading Finding Your Roots – Season 6 – Beyond the Pale – Featuring Guest Terry Gross, Jeff Goldblum and Marc Maron

“A New Leaf,” Hosted by Daisy Fuentes, Beginning Oct. 5 on NBC

A new NBC and Ancestry sponsored Saturday morning program entitled A New Leaf seems to turn a corner for network programming of genealogy. Most genealogy-related TV programs have been celebrity oriented. A New Leaf  promises to be about “normal” people Continue reading “A New Leaf,” Hosted by Daisy Fuentes, Beginning Oct. 5 on NBC

German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol. 27 – Toledo, Ohio – Now Available.

Family Roots Publishing now has the first two of a number of Ohio-related volumes of German Immigrants in American Church Records available for purchase at the FRPC website. Following are the details on Volume 27, which covers Toledo, Ohio. A Continue reading German Immigrants in American Church Records Vol. 27 – Toledo, Ohio – Now Available.

German Immigrants In American Church Records – Vol. 26 – Northwest Ohio – Now Available

Family Roots Publishing now has the first two of a number of Ohio-related volumes of German Immigrants in American Church Records available for purchase at the FRPC website. Following are the details on Volume 26, which covers Northeast Ohio. A Continue reading German Immigrants In American Church Records – Vol. 26 – Northwest Ohio – Now Available

TheGenealogist Announces Map Explorer – A Powerful New Map Tool to Help Trace British Properties Through Time

The following was received from Nick Thorne at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist’s latest innovation helps you find an ancestor’s property and watch the landscape change over time. The team have georeferenced their Lloyd George Maps for Greater London which are available at Continue reading TheGenealogist Announces Map Explorer – A Powerful New Map Tool to Help Trace British Properties Through Time