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The New York Foundling, one of New York City’s oldest and largest child welfare agencies, is planning a reunion for those children – now grown – who have been adopted through their services over the years. The following is excerpted Continue reading The New York Foundling 140th Anniversary Reunion Planned for October 9-12, 2009
The Providence, Rhode Island City Hall is leaking – and ancient documents are in crisis. The following excerpt is from an extensive article by Philip Marcelo, in the February 17, 2009 edition of the Providence Journal. PROVIDENCE — The dome Continue reading The Dome is Leaking at the Providence City Hall
There have been numerous articles, speculation, and rumors about the proposed George W. Bush Presidential Library, to be located on the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas. We are now starting to get what can be considered the Continue reading Details Coming Out About the George W. Bush Presidential Library
Producer Ken Marks sent me the following information this morning about a proposed new series titled, Legend Seekers… the sagas of real American families. The preview episode, “The Lively Family Massacre,” is to air in select markets. I took a Continue reading Legend Seekers… the sagas of real American families
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. is currently hosting a new forensic anthropology exhibit – Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake. The exhibit is made up of skeletal remains – human bones Continue reading Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake
I received this newsletter dealing with the Conner-Bishop Historical Resource Center planned for the Portland, Oregon area. It was written by my friend, Jan Healy, and gives some idea of the progress being made on the collection since their nearly Continue reading Conner-Bishop Historical Resource Center Update
PIERRE– The South Dakota State Historical Society is seeking donations of written materials that convey state history. The State Archives, which is in the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, collects such documents. State Archivist Chelle Somsen says examples include letters, Continue reading The South Dakota State Historical Society Seeking Documents
Voter registration records have long been used by genealogists – most often considered as an added proof of residence in a community, but also useful in establishing length of that residence and nativity. The Alabama Department of Archives and History Continue reading The 1867 Alabama Voter Registration Database & Digitized Images Online
Indianapolis [Indiana]- Opponents of a state plan to close a home for troubled youth are battling to preserve its legacy by keeping military uniforms, band instruments, photographs, paintings and other artifacts dating back to the Civil War. Alumni and staff Continue reading Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home to Be Closed – But What of the Records & Artifacts?
The Bamberg African-American Genealogical Society will hold the grand opening of the Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection at 4 p.m. today (Sunday, February 15, 2009) in the lobby of the Bamberg County Public Library, in Bamberg, South Carolina. The Continue reading Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection Opening in the Bamberg [South Carolina] Public Library
As I’ve been saying for some time now, the recession is most likely going to make it tough for us to do research in publicly financed facilities – especially those funded by state or federal funds. The latest example is Continue reading Massachusetts Vital Records Research Room Cuts Hours Dramatically
It’s now being said that the Pennsylvania State Library may get a 50% cut in funding. A cut of that magnitude almost shuts the library down – leaving a staff of only 6 people. Note that this is just proposed. Continue reading Pennsylvania State Library May Cut 57 Jobs, Leaving a Staff of 6!
The following excerpt is from an extensive article about a memorial service held for the late Napa Valley historian, Kathy Kernberger. At a Sunday memorial in the Fireside Room at St. Helena’s Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kathleen (Kathy) Kernberger, who succumbed Continue reading Memorial Held for Napa Valley Historian, Kathy Kernberger
The following excerpt is from a much longer article about the acquisition of a new microfilm reader/printer for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library in Greenville, Tennessee. The Greene County Commission’s Records Committee was told Thursday that because Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library Still Trying to Get a New Microfilm Reader-Printer
NEHGS is sponsoring a research trip to Washington D.C. from March 8 through 15. That’s less than a month way. However, they’ve extended the deadline to allow more folks to join the tour. As we all know, Washington D.C. has Continue reading NEHGS Washington D.C. Research Tour – Deadline Extended