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The following Press Release was received from the National Genealogical Society: Arlington, VA, 27 january 2012: The year 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of publication of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. To celebrate this anniversary and to honor the history Continue reading National Genealogical Society Announces Voices of Genealogy Video Series
Emily Anne Croom, expert genealogist and author of Unpuzzling Your Past, The Genealogist’s Companion & Sourcebook, and A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors, has also written The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for More Successful Family History Research. Continue reading The Sleuth Book for Genealogists
RootsTech released the following announcement for selected free online sessions: RootsTech Conference Will Broadcast Select Sessions Free Online SALT LAKE CITY—RootsTech, a leading family history and technology conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2-4, 2012, announced today that Continue reading Selected Roots Tech Sessions Online for Free
Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas. See a review below: Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas: A Complete Digest of the Records of All the Countries of the Western Hemisphere is the most comprehensive collection of information on colonial period Continue reading Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas
A few days ago I provided a review on Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana, Volume I. Volume II adds additional Monthly Meeting abstract from the Society of Friends in Indiana, from as early as Continue reading Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana, Volume II
1000memories is a social networking site for the organizing, saving, and sharing of your family pictures and stories. The company has recently released ShoeBox, an iPhone application tied directly to their service. The app allows the user to take “scans” Continue reading 1000memories Releases ShoeBox for iPhone
Originally published by the Government Printing Office, and reprinted by Heritage Quest, 200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790–1990 was produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. In 1979 a report was Continue reading 200 Years of U.S. Census Taking
Mocavo, the Internet’s largest genealogy specific search engine, hires new COO and Chief Genealogist. Read the following article from Enhanced Online News for details. Mocavo Expands Leadership Team with Industry Veterans Ryan Hunter Appointed Chief Operating Officer, Michael Leclerc Appointed Continue reading Ryan Hunter & Michael Leclerc Join Mocavo
The title A History of Jefferson County in the Sate of New York, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time is relative to the dates involved. The “Present Time” for this book is 1854; yet, over 200 years of Continue reading History of Jefferson County in the State of New York
Unpuzzling Your Past, by Emily Anne Croom, is a best-selling basic guide to genealogy. This book does well because it give consideration to way our ancestors lived and not just names and dates. In addition, the book focuses on using Continue reading Unpuzzling Your Past
We received the following posting from our friends at the Washington State Genealogical Society and thought we would share: Subject: Photo Collection Indexed — 65,000 names primarily from Washington and Oregon The Tri-City Genealogical Society and the CREHST museum (Columbia Continue reading 65,000 Names in Three Indexed Photo Collections from Washington and Oregon
Ellis Island was not the only late eighteenth and nineteenth century port of entry into the U.S., but it is easily America’s most famous. Ellis Island became the immigrant receiving station for New York in 1892. Due to a fire Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: Ellis Island Research
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been added or updated at FamilySearch.org since January 10th. 10 new data items have been added for nine States. – Updated 23 January 2012. We’ve also updated all five of the GenealogyBlog Continue reading Latest Updates at FamilySearch.org
“The Society of Friends or Quakers (the terms are synonymous) had its beginning in the middle of the seventeenth century in England. It was in this period of religious and political turmoil and uncertainty that George Fox and others discovered Continue reading Abstracts of the Records of The Society of Friends in Indiana
After cleaning the largest of three cemeteries in Topeka this past May, a group took the initiative to update and preserve the cemeteries records. An article in the Topeka Capital Journal outlines the groups efforts and success. History comes alive Continue reading Group Works to Preserve Records for Topeka Cemetery