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The following press release makes an interesting read, with a twist. Perfect for celebrating 100 years since the passing of Bram Stoker. News release: Monday, April 16, 2012 Dracula Was Irish Not Transylvanian, Says Genealogist Who Last Traced Obama’s Irish Continue reading Dracula was Irish?
Scottish blood running through your veins? If so, Scottish Ancestry: Research Methods for Family History is one of the more pleasurable reads you will find on the topic. Sherry Irvine writes as though the topic were a person. She adds Continue reading Scottish Ancestry: Research Methods for Family Historians
The National Archives is running its eighth annual genealogy fair this week. The two day fair runs April 18–19 at the National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. This free event showcases the Federal records located at the Continue reading The Week the National Archives Presents its 8th Annual Genealogy Fair
Originally printed in 1976, in observance of the country’s Bicentennial, and in honor of the American dream which brought so many immigrants to these shores, Gerard Wilk wrote and published Americans from Germany. A full quarter of the American population Continue reading Americans From Germany
Your Swedish Roots: A Step by Step Handbook may be the most comprehensive book on Swedish family history research available on the market today. The book focuses on Swedish-American research, from immigrant descendents back to their roots in the old Continue reading Your Swedish Roots
Time and again I have heard genealogists discuss the difficulties of researching their Scandinavian ancestors. Having, myself, a line of Norwegian ancestors I can attest to the difficulties sometimes found in this research. However, author Dr. Penelope Christensen, in Finding Continue reading Finding Your Scandinavian Ancestors
I stumbled across this article about 23andMe, the company providing the DNA research for all those celebrities on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and thought I would share. The article appeared in Market Watch section of the Continue reading The Science Behind the Show
With an historical focus so often on the great European migrations it can be easy to overlook more regional migrations which occurred throughout North American history. Namely, there have been many migrations between Canada and the United States, both during Continue reading Genealogy to Go! Migration: Canada And The United States
Elizabeth Shown Mills, is an expert researcher and family historian. Her works include top selling books on proving and citing sources: Evidence!: Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and Evidence Explained, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Continue reading The Historical Biographer’s Guide to Finding People in Databases & Indexes
This coming Sunday marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Ancestry.com recently opened a 200,000 records collection into the lives of the passengers, crew, and others associated with the Titanic. 1,517 people died when the Titanic struck Continue reading Ancestry.com’s 200,000 Titanic Records Collection
A dictionary, a glossary, a desk reference, I am not sure any of these perfectly describe What Did They Do? Ancestral Terminology. However, Dr. Penelope Christensen, the author, calls the book a dictionary, so I guess that is good enough Continue reading What Did They Do? Ancestral Terminology
The next new episode won’t air until 27 April 2012. The next guest will be actor Rob Lowe. The preview suggests an interesting link reaching back to the beginning of this nation. Time: 27 April 2012, 8/7c “Actor Rob Lowe Continue reading Rob Lowe, On the Next “Who Do You Think You Are?”
There are many good primers on Genealogy. There are also many fantastic books detailing advanced techniques in specific research areas. Few books, however, even attempt to cover the study of Genealogy as thoroughly, or as decisively as How to Do Continue reading How to do Everything: Genealogy
If the value of a book were measured by weight or volume, then The German Research Companion is a steal. Desk reference or the “Bible of German family history,” this book may be called many things, but perhaps the most Continue reading The German Research Companion
Fanium is a new game development company located in Draper, UT and lead by founder Jeff Wells. What is most unique about this game is not its gaming style, not its graphics, nor even the game’s platform, which in this Continue reading A Family History Game On Facebook