New North Dakota Heritage Center to Open Two Galleries April 28, 2014

I’ve blogged previously about the planned North Dakota Hertiage Center. The following excerpt is from an article posted in the Bismarck Tribune. North Dakotans will be able to get a look at two new galleries at North Dakota Heritage Center Continue reading New North Dakota Heritage Center to Open Two Galleries April 28, 2014

Famed Portrait Photographer Me Ra Koh to Keynote RootsTech 2023

The following is from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 16 February 2023—Celebrated photographer Me Ra (pronounced Mee-Rah ) Koh, is a living portrait of resilience. She will share her inspiring story as a keynote speaker at RootsTech 2023, Friday, March Continue reading Famed Portrait Photographer Me Ra Koh to Keynote RootsTech 2023

NEW : 4000 Middle Class German Citizens 1250-1850

Compendium of 4,000 German Middle-Class Citizens: 1250-1850 – Volume One; by Frederick Siler; 2022; 259 pp; 8.5×11; Paperback; Perfect bound; ISBN: 978-1-62859-331-0; Item # FR0705; $34.95. Note – There is a 3,220-surname index to this volume later in this entry. Continue reading NEW : 4000 Middle Class German Citizens 1250-1850

Guy Fawkes Day – Celebrated in the U.K. every November 5th

Most Americans know nothing of Guy Fawkes or why he’s celebrated every November 5th. However, if the patriots hadn’t won the American Revolution, chances are that we’d be standing around bonfires in the evening of every November 5. Our colonial Continue reading Guy Fawkes Day – Celebrated in the U.K. every November 5th

Documents Survived the Great Chicago Fire, but it Requires Special Tech to Read Them

The following teaser is from The Sept. 30 Pantagraph.com: SPRINGFIELD — What could be among the oldest surviving Chicago city records sit inside a special climate-controlled vault at the Illinois State Archives, largely indecipherable. These are volumes that survived the Continue reading Documents Survived the Great Chicago Fire, but it Requires Special Tech to Read Them

New: Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers Volume 13 – Canton of Ticino – Now shipping in Soft and Hard cover

The soft and hardbound editions of Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers Volume 13: Canton of Ticino – is now available and shipping from the FRPC website. This volume is 281 pages. The following is from the Table of Contents: Continue reading New: Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers Volume 13 – Canton of Ticino – Now shipping in Soft and Hard cover

NEW – Becker/Beckher Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective – 15% Off

Family Roots Publishing has just released the fifth in a series of volumes dealing with popular Germanic surnames. This book goes into great detail in covering Becker/Beckher heraldry and genealogy. To celebrate the publication of the colorful new volume, FRPC Continue reading NEW – Becker/Beckher Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective – 15% Off

Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers – Vol. 12 – Canton of Glarus, Thurgau, Uri and Zug – Now Available

The Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers – Vol. 12 – Canton of Glarus, Thurgau, Uri and Zug was printed this summer and is now available at the FRPC website. Following are the details… Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers Continue reading Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers – Vol. 12 – Canton of Glarus, Thurgau, Uri and Zug – Now Available

Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers – Graubünden II – Vol. 11 – Now Available

The Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers – Vol. 11 – Canton of Graubünden Il  was published this summer and is now available. see the details below. Click on the links or illustration to order. The Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers series Continue reading Map Guide to Swiss Parish Registers – Graubünden II – Vol. 11 – Now Available

Boston’s Mayflower Commemoration Opened by American Ancestors with Tributes to Pilgrims & the Wampanoag Nation

This announcement was made some time ago by NEHGS, but I seem to have failed to upload it. I think it’s better late than never in this case… enjoy… April 17, 2019—Boston, Massachusetts—American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society Continue reading Boston’s Mayflower Commemoration Opened by American Ancestors with Tributes to Pilgrims & the Wampanoag Nation

Non-Genealogy Museums & Attractions to Visit While in Salt Lake City

Every year, the Salt Lake Christmas Tour hosts a few couples – one of whom is researching and the other who’s along for the vacation. The fees for the non-researching spouse are very low, and make for an inexpensive vacation. Continue reading Non-Genealogy Museums & Attractions to Visit While in Salt Lake City