New Databases at Family Tree Connection

The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: ALABAMA Alabama Technical Association 1917 Year Book – Alabama Technical Association, Year Book, Containing Lists of Officers and Members, Constitution and By-Laws, December 31, 1917, Birmingham, Ala. CONNECTICUT Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection

Dan Lynch Says that Google Can be a Genealogist’s Best Friend

My friend, Dan Lynch, says that Google can be a genealogist’s best friend – or something close to that anyway. Dan spoke at the recently completed Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy, held here in Provo this weekend. Following Continue reading Dan Lynch Says that Google Can be a Genealogist’s Best Friend

Ancestry.ca Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Rare Irish Immigration Records

The following News Release was written by Ancestry.ca staff: Collection may provide family history clues for 4.3 million Canadians with Irish heritage. TORONTO, March 11 /CNW/ – Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading family history website, has launched online the records contained in Continue reading Ancestry.ca Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Rare Irish Immigration Records

Alan Mann Speaks on “What’s New”

Alan Mann gives an interesting lecture. I’ve set through many over the years, and always came away knowing something genealogically techie that I hadn’t known before. His lecture on “What’s New in Family History Technology” was reported on by Sharron Continue reading Alan Mann Speaks on “What’s New”

Using Google Groups to Build a Free Family Website

The BYU Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy is going on right now… and one of the lectures given was by Joseph Irvine, who spoke on using Google Groups to collaborate with family – and build a family website. Continue reading Using Google Groups to Build a Free Family Website

The Genealogical Value of The Social Networking Related Sites

Prompted by a question posed by Chris Staats on the Staats Place blog (“…what value [do] you feel (or IF you feel) blogs, wikis, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, etc), and any other tool I am omitting, actually add?”), Randy Seaver Continue reading The Genealogical Value of The Social Networking Related Sites

The Claybourn Genealogical Society Website

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve been corresponding with Joshua Claybourn, the creator of a world-class website for the Claybourn Genealogical Society. According to information I found at the site, the purpose of CGS is “to provide leadership in assembling Continue reading The Claybourn Genealogical Society Website

St. Louis Post Dispatch Obituaries Index

It was reported this morning in the MoSGA Messenger blog that the Keith Zimmer, working at the St. Louis Public Library, has indexed the obituaries, death notices, and burial permits noted in the Post-Dispatch for following years: 1880-1930 1942-1945 1960-1963 Continue reading St. Louis Post Dispatch Obituaries Index

New Databases at The Original Record

The following databases have been added at The Original Record this week: 1802 Middlesex Poll Book A poll to elect two knights of the shire to represent the county of Middlesex, was held at Brentford 13 to 29 July 1802. Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record

Genealogy Today Releases Live Roots Gadget for Second Life

The following was written by Genealogy Today staff: Genealogy Today (www.genealogytoday.com) announced the release of a software gadget for residents in the Second Life (SL) virtual world. This new tool, called the Genealogy HUD, allows SL residents (also known as Continue reading Genealogy Today Releases Live Roots Gadget for Second Life

Grant for Cemetery-Interpretation Program for the Oak Grove & Zion Hill Cemeteries in Nacogdoches

Collaboration between the City of Nacogdoches [Texas] and SFA [Stephen F. Austin University] has resulted in a $250,000 “Preserve America” grant from the National Park Service for cemetery interpretation. The grant was awarded to the City of Nacogdoches based on Continue reading Grant for Cemetery-Interpretation Program for the Oak Grove & Zion Hill Cemeteries in Nacogdoches

New Databases at Family Tree Connection

The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society 1925 Report – Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society, Forty-fourth Annual Report, for the year ending June thirtieth, 1925. Includes lists of the Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection

GeneTree’s Free Family Web Site Now Out of Beta with New Interface & Rich Features

The following was written by GeneTree staff: After More Than a Year of Development, GeneTree’s Free Web Site Provides an Easy Way for Families to Communicate on an Everyday Basis; to Share and Store Family Photos, Video and Documents; and Continue reading GeneTree’s Free Family Web Site Now Out of Beta with New Interface & Rich Features

“We Shall Not Stay Long” – The Story of Swiss-Italian Migrations

swissinfo has launched an interactive, multimedia special [website] aimed at people whose ancestors left Italian-speaking Switzerland for a better life abroad. The second half of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th was a period of great upheaval as Continue reading “We Shall Not Stay Long” – The Story of Swiss-Italian Migrations