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Starting the minute this blog is posted, Family Roots Publishing Company is making a time-limited offer of a FREE copy of the popular “More Dating Old Photographs” ($15.95 value) with the purchase of $50 or more in product at the Continue reading FREE Copy of “More Dating Old Photographs” With $50 Purchase
The Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society, of Red Bluff, California, has just published a new 2011 revised edition of “Tehama County, 1856-2006: 150 years of Photos and History.” It is now available for purchase. The new edition has an Continue reading “Tehama County, 1856-2006: 150 years of Photos and History” now available in a Revised Edition
Since its initial publication in 1986, A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland has established itself as a key resource in Irish genealogical research. Now, with the addition of maps detailing the location of Roman Catholic parishes in all thirty-two counties Continue reading A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland
The following is excerpted from an article by Kenneth H. Thompson Jr. printed in the May 24, 2011 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Religious newspapers are a great source for genealogical research but are often very hard to locate — Continue reading Brent Holcomb Authors Two More Volumes of Southern Presbyterian Vital Records
Military Bounty Land 1776-1855, by Christine Rose, was published in March. The 176 page book is without a doubt one of the best genealogical research guides published this year. Bounty land was often awarded to those who served in American Continue reading Military Bounty Land 1776-1855
A year in the planning, the new Genealogical Research in Nebraska is now available. The book was introduced with great success at the National Genealogical Society Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. It was written by Ruby Coleman specifically for genealogists Continue reading Genealogical Research in Nebraska
Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Imperial Province of Alsace-Lorraine V (Elsass-Lothringen – District of Lothringen I – French Department of Lorraine – Kreise (Arrondissements) Bolchen, Diedenhofen, Forbach, Metz and Saargemünd with full index of included towns, by Kevan Continue reading German Map Guide – Alsace-Lorraine V – District of Lothringen I – Now Available
I just got copies of David Norris’ new Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors over the weekend, and sat down to review the publication. The booklet is printed in magazine-style, saddled stapled, 8.5×11, ISBN #: 9780978159276, Item #: MM004, and runs Continue reading Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors
The following book review is not about a genealogy book, instead it’s about an important period in American/Soviet history that was in the news nearly every day 1/2 century ago. The Insider – NASA’s Man at Baikonur, by Thomas S. Continue reading The Insider – NASA’s Man at Baikonur
I’ve always found the business of chasing down missing heirs to be a fascinating one. I certainly would not want to attempt to make my living this way, but there are those who find the challenge to be exciting, and Continue reading “Mr. Locator” – True Stories of Finding Missing Heirs
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 7, 2011 edition of the Bolivar Herald-Free Press. Polk County Genealogical Society published the first Polk County Family Histories book in 2004 and is preparing to publish a second family Continue reading Polk County, Missouri Family History Book in Compilation
The following was received from Steve Perreault: Jean Perreault, qualified by the Connecticut Sate Library to do genealogy research, takes an in depth look at the 2381 residents from the Granbys who were enumerated in the depression era 1930 Federal Continue reading Footprints Across Connecticut From 1930 East Granby & Granby Census
The Hanover (Massachusetts) Historical Society recently published a new book titled “Hanover Genealogy 1910 – 2010.” The volume is a continuation of the “1910 History and Genealogy of Hanover,” with the addition of materials from former and current Hanover residents Continue reading “Hanover (Massachusetts) Genealogy 1910 – 2010” Published
The following is from The Lincoln Journal, a paper published for residents of the Lincolnton, Georgia area. A book, titled “Lincoln County Lost: Lincoln County Before the Dam,” was recently published by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Sharman Southall, senior Continue reading Lincoln County [Georgia] Lost: Lincoln County Before the Dam
Hanna was founded as a village in 1912 and while it has a museum, the town is lacking a proper archive. Ed Jensen and a centennial committee are trying to co-ordinate another historic book on Hanna, which will include the Continue reading Stories & Pictures Wanted for a History Book of the Town of Hanna, Alberta