The Atlantic Bridge to Germany: Nordrehin-Westfalen

Since 1845 about a third of central and eastern Europe’s emigrants to other continents took passage from Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg is a key city in the densely populated and industrialized Nordrhein-Westfalen area of Germany. The Atlantic Bridge to Germany, Volume Continue reading The Atlantic Bridge to Germany: Nordrehin-Westfalen

Brightsolid Introduces CensusRecords.com

We recently received this announcement from Brightsolid about their new pay-as-you-go website for census research: BRIGHTSOLID ENTERS US GENEALOGY MARKET WITH GROUND-BREAKING PAY-AS-YOU-GO SITE CENSUSRECORDS.COM First pay-as-you-go site offers greater choice and affordability Launching later this year, brightsolid’s flagship US Continue reading Brightsolid Introduces CensusRecords.com

Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives

The 2009 publishing of the Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives is the twelfth revision of this book since 1963. This guide to the Archives holdings include state agency records, county records, private manuscript collections, and Continue reading Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives

Former FamilySearch CEO Predicts 7 Billion will Participate in Family History

Speaking at RootsTech, Jay Verkler, former CEO of FamilySearch, told the audience that 7 billion people would participate in Family History by 2060. See this article in the Deseret News: RootsTech speaker predicts 7 billion to participate in genealogy By Continue reading Former FamilySearch CEO Predicts 7 Billion will Participate in Family History

An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States

An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern State: 35,000 Microfilm References from the N.S.D.A.R. Files and Elsewhere was compiled by E. Kay Kirham. Kirham best describe the contents of this index in her introduction: “The genealogical Continue reading An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States

Findmypast.co.uk to Offer Canterbury Cathedral Records

The following Press Release was issued by Findmypast.co.uk: FINDMYPAST.CO.UK TO PUBLISH CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL RECORDS ON THE WEB Project announced to increase access to over a million baptism, marriage and burial records dating back to 1538 First time that images of Continue reading Findmypast.co.uk to Offer Canterbury Cathedral Records

Genealogy At A Glance: German Genealogy Research

Early German immigrants came to the U.S. for the same typical reasons most people emigrated from the “Old World” to the new, economic, social disputes, politics, and religion. Genealogy At A Glance: German Genealogy Research, written by Ernest Thode, provides Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: German Genealogy Research

National Genealogical Society Announces Voices of Genealogy Video Series

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

The Sleuth Book for Genealogists

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

Selected Roots Tech Sessions Online for Free

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

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