The following teaser is from the February 24, 2013 edition of the Sun Journal. Craven County, North Carolina: The New Bern-Craven County Public Library’s Family Bibles Collection is online, featuring Bibles that date from 1723 to the mid-1900s, with information on many families in Eastern North Carolina. The online collection, which has 35 Bibles, is [...]
The Family History Library here in Salt Lake City is cutting their Saturday evening hours. Hours have been until 9 pm, but will now be cut to 5 pm, matching the closing hours for Mondays. The following news release is from the Family History Library: SALT LAKE CITY— Beginning April 13, 2013, the Family History [...]
The following teaser is from the February 16, 2013 edition of CapeGazette.com: Lewes, Delaware: Through a cooperative arrangement between the Sussex County Genealogical Society and the Lewes Public Library, more than 50 new titles on the history and genealogy of Sussex County and Delaware have been added to the library’s Delaware Collection for the benefit [...]
The following was received from FamilySearch.org: DUBLIN, Ohio, January 31, 2013 — OCLC and FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world, have signed an agreement that will enrich WorldCat and FamilySearch services with data from both organizations to provide users with more resources for improved genealogy research. Under this new partnership, OCLC will [...]
The following news elease was received from Jennifer Holik: Chicago, Illinois – January 4, 2013: Jennifer Holik of Generations collaborates with staff at Casa Italia Chicago to create a new genealogy department. The mission of the Genealogy Department is to collect, catalogue and preserve vital records, documents, published materials, artifacts, and stories pertaining to the [...]
New England Historic Genealogical Society has purchased the adjacent brownstown building at 97 Newbury Steet for 3 million dollars. Following is an excerpt from an article by Thomas Grillio, posted in the January 3,2012 edition of Boston Business Journal. An 1870s brownstone in Boston’s Back Bay built by Jordan Marsh co-founder Eben Jordan has been [...]
The following excerpt is from the November 19, 2012 edition of brownwoodnews.com: Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library announces that it is the newest FamilySearch affiliate library. The new designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch. FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of genealogical [...]
The following teaser is from an article in the 21 August 2012 edition of Voxt.co.nz: Auckland Libraries has a large and detailed piece of family history that it desperately wants to reunite with its owner. The family tree, which has been intricately documented on an A2 (large poster-sized) sheet of paper, was found in the [...]
In a blog at familysearch.org, readers are introduced to managers, staffers, and research consultants from the Family History Library: Meet Family History Library Staff Whether you’re just getting started, or need to determine the hometown of your potato famine Irish immigrant, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City has staff who can help you. [...]
The following excerpt is from the July 1, 2012 edition of the Chesterfield Patch: The Center for Family History, a project of the St. Louis County Library Foundation, is midway toward its fundraising goal of $18 million to begin building in Chesterfield. “The Center is being built to house the genealogy collection of St. Louis [...]
The follow press release was issued by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2012 Contact: Mark Harvey (Archives of Michigan), 517-373-1415 or Don Todaro (Library of Michigan), 517-373-2583 Archives of Michigan welcomes family heritage collection from Library of Michigan The Michigan Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Natural [...]
The following article discusses this new agreement to offer more genealogy services: Ireland’s genealogy experts join forces to provide Irish ancestry info Joint organizations will staff National Archives and Library of Ireland By JANE WALSH, IrishCentral Staff Writer The joint consortium of Eneclann and Ancestor Network have announced that they will provide genealogy services in [...]
The following was received from Jim Johnson, Director at the Heritage Quest Research Library in Sumner, Washington: The Heritage Quest Research Library will be open on Mondays from 10 AM to 4 PM during the months of June July and August. Come down and visit this Monday as we celebrate 1 year in our new [...]
The following excerpt is from the Leesburg Patch. Leesburg’s [Virginia] historic Thomas Balch Library, located at 208 West Market Street, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this week. The Leesburg Town Council issued a proclamation on May 22nd in honor of this event. “Balch Library is a superb example of a well-managed and globally connected historical [...]
The following excerpt is from an article in the May 17, 2012 edition of the Pontiac Daily Leader. The Pontiac [Illinois] Public Library has installed its new microfilm reader, but don’t look for some big, clunky machine — the new model is a sleek, tabletop operation. Library director Layla Johnston told members of the library [...]
