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This Friday, on Who Do You Think You Are, will feature Blair Underwood Time: Friday, February 17th 8/7c “Blair Underwood’s search sends him to the American South to learn startling news. Then Blair travels to Cameroon to reconnect with his Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Coming This Friday
Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Family Historians was written by Brenda Dougall Merriman. In her words, this book is “intended as an introduction to the habits of careful researchers.” This includes explaining the basic standards of evidence and Continue reading Genealogical Standards of Evidence
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since January 31st. 15 new data items have been added for nine States. In addition, these updates have been made to U.S. Censuses: 1790, now at 410,887 Continue reading Updates to FamilySearch Vital Records: February 1-13, 2012
Maureen A. Taylor is known as The Photo Detective. She is an internationally recognized expert on the intersection of those three passions: history, photography and genealogy. She has written multiple books on the subject of capturing and protecting photographs. Taylor Continue reading Fashionable Folks: Hairstyles 1840–1900
Here is an interesting article discussing the ways genealogists may accidentally break piracy laws. From Tampa Bay Online. Genealogists must take care not to become pirates By SHARON TATE MOODY | Special correspondent The Internet went a little wacky a Continue reading Are You Breaking the Law?
There is not much to say about Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maryland. The book is exactly what the title says it is, an abstract from the 1790 U.S. Continue reading Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Maryland
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since January 24th. Eight new data items have been added for nine States. Look for an additional updates for the first part of February by Monday, February Continue reading Updates at FamilySearch.org; from 24 January to 31 January 2012
Reviewing the German Name-Change Gazetteer is not without difficulty, as the book is written in German. Despite two years of German in high school, which needless to say was some years ago, I don’t profess to speaking German. Despite my Continue reading German Name-Change Gazetteer
A recent presentation at RootsTech focused on the “Genealogical Uses for QR Codes.” A article about the presentation and those genealogical uses appeared recently in the Deseret News. You can read an excerpt from that article, with a link to Continue reading QR Codes and Genealogy
In 1894, James A. Roberts became the comptroller for the State of New York. During his first term he took action to systematically order, “for the purpose of easy reference,” the old records of the comptroller’s department. Records and papers Continue reading New York in the Revolution as Colony and State
Missouri 1890 Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows was created from special schedules used to identify Union Civil War veterans as a means of locating persons entitled to pensions or disability benefits. Though intended to serve only Continue reading Missouri 1890 Census Index of Civil War Veterans or Their Widows
All genealogical societies should be celebrated for their efforts to, as the Mobile Genealogical Society puts it, “collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge and information with reference to genealogical and related historical, biographical and heraldic research.” The Mobile Genealogical Society is Continue reading Mobile Genealogical Society Turns 50
This Friday, on Who Do You Think You Are, will feature Marisa Tomei Time: Friday, February 10th 8/7c “Academy Award winning actress Marisa Tomei ventures to Italy and investigates a family murder mystery to discover who killed her great-grandfather.” Click Continue reading This Friday on Who Do You Think You Are
The English began taking direct interest in North America beginning in the early 1500s by fishing its coastal waters, then claiming land in Newfoundland in 1583. Immigration grew by increasing numbers through the colonial years. Official government records for people Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: English Genealogy Research
We received the following press release: FINDMYPAST.CO.UK PUBLISHES THAMES WATERMEN AND LIGHTERMEN RECORDS ONLINE Today leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk has published online for the very first time just under 100,000 records of Thames watermen and lightermen, spanning the Continue reading Thames Watermen Records Now Available at Findmypast.co.uk