Pre-1881 New York Birth Certificate Index Now Available

The following was first printed in The Mountain Eagle, published Hudson-Catskill Newspapers (NY), issue of Friday, August 21, 2009. ALBANY – Genealogists and other researchers will have even more information about New York births available to them now that a Continue reading Pre-1881 New York Birth Certificate Index Now Available

The New FREE FRPC Newsletter for Genealogists

With the Everton job quickly becoming a memory, I’m finding that I’m spending most of my time expanding Family Roots Publishing Company. We’re adding new product nearly every day, and have plans already laid out for numerous new guidebooks for Continue reading The New FREE FRPC Newsletter for Genealogists

Fort Edward to be Excavated

FORT EDWARD – Archaeologists plan to excavate a Hudson River site where crews dredging PCB-contaminated sediment last week mistakenly ripped out the remains of what was once Britain’s largest fort in colonial America. John Vetter, the Environmental Protection Agency’s national Continue reading Fort Edward to be Excavated

Volunteers to Bring Historic Sweden Church Records Online

The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: 400 million names included in largest indexing effort to-date FALKÖPING, Sweden—FamilySearch and Svensk Arkivinformation (SVAR), a division of the National Archives of Sweden, announced today the launch of the largest Continue reading Volunteers to Bring Historic Sweden Church Records Online

Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony I, is Now Shipping

Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony I, is now shipping in both soft and hard-bound editions. This volume includes a total of 2,375 places – mostly towns, found in the Kreishauptmannschäfter of Leigpzig and Zwickau. The entire Continue reading Map Guide to German Parish Registers, Kingdom of Saxony I, is Now Shipping

Join Us at the 2010 Virginia Beach Genealogical Society Conference!

I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking for the 2010 Virginia Beach Genealogical Society Annual Conference. I am scheduled to be there on March 20, 2010, and will be presenting at the Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library in Continue reading Join Us at the 2010 Virginia Beach Genealogical Society Conference!

Tina Sansome Reviews Dollarhide’s “Civil War Era” book

Tina Sansone, the genealogy editor at BellaOnline, just posted a good review of Bill Dollarhide’s new “Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era.” She finished by saying “After reading through this book, Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era, I Continue reading Tina Sansome Reviews Dollarhide’s “Civil War Era” book

StoryCorps is Coming to the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference

The following news release is from Paul Stuart-Warren, FGS Publicity Chairperson: StoryCorps is coming to the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference: Make your reservation today! StoryCorps, an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives Continue reading StoryCorps is Coming to the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference

Ancestry to Provide High-Speed Scanners to Attendees at the FGS Conference

The following is provided by Ancestry.com at eventbrite.com. Ancestry.com is excited to provide FGS conference attendees the opportunity to have their family records scanned, for free, on high–speed scanners. The scanners will be available for up to 15-minute scanning sessions Continue reading Ancestry to Provide High-Speed Scanners to Attendees at the FGS Conference