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To this day, Willard Heiss, is considered one of the all time greatest genealogists. His 2009 election to the National Genealogical Society’s Hall of Fame, 21 years after his death, attests to his lasting memory and contributions to the field. Continue reading Working in the Vineyard of Genealogy
The following U.S.A. & Canadian vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. The last updates were done in parts ranging from birth records on 19 November 2012 to Death and Probate records update on 11 December Continue reading FamilySearch.Org U.S. and Canadian Vital Records Recent Updates
Originally created to help genealogists trace their Jewish ancestors through Europe, Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust has become a primary resource for finding original town and community names across Europe for Continue reading Where Once We Walked (Revised Edition)
There are not many book available on tracing Asian genealogies, and even fewer in the English language. This reason alone makes In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames a unique book. Add to this, a long Continue reading In Search of Your Asian Roots
You can literally put your family history on the map using Family Atlas. Created by the folks at RootsMagic, Family Atlas is a fun way to graphically show your family’s history. By easily importing your genealogy from RootsMagic, Legacy, Family Continue reading Family Atlas
How many fields of study does a genealogist need to become an expert in? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. But be honest, the study of genealogy requires, to some degree, the study of history, sociology, anthropology, paleography, Continue reading Reading Early American Handwriting
Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos is just one webinar presented by Legacy’s own Geoff Rasmussen. With this video, the viewer can watch again and again, repeating the entire seminar or just those parts for which they need Continue reading Digital Images: Scanning, Editing, and Preserving Your Photos
Historically, Germans represent one of the largest immigrant groups in America. Germans and their descendents have played major rolls in the political and industrial history of this country. As America is considered the great melting pot, and with so many Continue reading German-Americana: A Bibliography
Those born at the outbreak of World War I are now nearly 100 years old. There are only a handful of people left in the world who would have been old enough to have a solid recollection of the time. Continue reading The Great War: A Guide To The Service Records Of All The World’s Fighting Men And Volunteers
Moorshead Magazines is the publisher of Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, and Discovering Family History. Every so often the company collects the best articles on a particular subject from each of the three magazines and combines them into a special edition. Continue reading Tracing Your English & Scottish Ancestors
“Locating the names of our female ancestors can be difficult – principally because their names changed upon marrying. Women historically have not produced as many records as their husbands, since women’s suffrage largely did not exist until the twentieth century. Continue reading Chasing Women: Finding Your Female Ancestors
So many of the books we come across focus on tracing one’s ancestry to Europe. And why not? For hundreds of years Europeans represented the majority of immigrants into North America. Ellis Island alone saw 12 million enter this country Continue reading Mexican-American Genealogical Research
The start of the new year gives me a chance to sit back and reflect on all the books, magazines, and CDs (including eBooks and captured webinars) I have reviewed over the past year. Covering anywhere from four to eight Continue reading Looking Back – Full Steam Ahead
The West Indies, or Caribbean Islands, were colonized primarily by the British, Dutch, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and African (comprised of people from many different countries and cultures as represented predominately by slaves). Other ethnic groups common to the area include Continue reading Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
The 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet is available. Like any Internet book, a regular update is necessary just to stay accurate. As over three years have passed since the previous version, a new version was needed. However, this new Continue reading The NEW 5th Edition of The Genealogist’s Internet