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Looking for surname variations? We all know that our ancestors didn’t always spell the name the same way we do today. My own grandfather spelled his surname three different ways during his 92 years on planet Earth. Thomas MacEntee wrote Continue reading The “Surname Suggestion List” Software
$388,869 was awarded to Crawford County, Kansas charities, organizations and schools yesterday by the Pritchett Trust. Recipients were able to pick up checks during a ceremony at M&I Bank. The Pritchetts operated an insurance agency in Pittsburg and, during the Continue reading McCune Osage Township Library Gets $5000 for Genealogy & History
I’m a reader – and that’s the way I like to get my news, whether its in the form of a newspaper, magazine, or just words on the computer screen, I get a lot more out of the written word Continue reading I Get That Mormon Paper – The Deseret News
The South Dakota State Historical Society History Conference will be held in Pierre on April 17 and 18, 2009. The schedule of Speakers, and their lectures looks very good. The following is extracted from their website. Speakers and topics include: Continue reading Immigration… A New Beginning – The 2009 South Dakota State Historical Society History Conference
As I’ve blogged before, the whole world is trying to lay claim the the President of the United States. Now we find that the small community of Moneygall, Ireland isn’t about to take a back seat to some place in Continue reading Moneygall, Ireland Lays Claim to Barack Obama.
CHICAGO, March 13 /PRNewswire/ – Yesterday in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, Christopher Knight Capone, the putative grandson of the most notorious crime figure in American history Al Capone, filed a complaint requesting the court to enter Continue reading Putative Grandson Christopher Knight Capone is Looking for Answers
It was reported this morning in the MoSGA Messenger blog that the Keith Zimmer, working at the St. Louis Public Library, has indexed the obituaries, death notices, and burial permits noted in the Post-Dispatch for following years: 1880-1930 1942-1945 1960-1963 Continue reading St. Louis Post Dispatch Obituaries Index
The following databases have been added at The Original Record this week: 1802 Middlesex Poll Book A poll to elect two knights of the shire to represent the county of Middlesex, was held at Brentford 13 to 29 July 1802. Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
Dick Eastman reported about the amazing Geneva WWI Red Cross Archive this morning – and I just had to check it out for myself. It seems that these records have been kept in file drawers in the dusty basement of Continue reading WWI Red Cross Archive in Geneva Now Reveals Details on 20 Million Casualties
Sam Weller’s Bookstore is preparing to close it’s venerable old bookstore on Main Street in Salt Lake City. For those of us who love books, this is just another sign that we’re way out of tune with the rest of Continue reading Sam Weller’s Bookstore to Close at its Salt Lake City Main Street Location
For many decades, the descendants of Irish immigrant and watchmaker, Jonathan Dillon, have carried a family story about Dillons having secreted a message within the pocket watch of President Abraham Lincoln. The story was that he just happened to be Continue reading Abe Lincoln’s Pocket Watch & its Secret Message
The following was written by Genealogy Today staff: Genealogy Today (www.genealogytoday.com) announced the release of a software gadget for residents in the Second Life (SL) virtual world. This new tool, called the Genealogy HUD, allows SL residents (also known as Continue reading Genealogy Today Releases Live Roots Gadget for Second Life
The Cologne city Archives collapsed last week – and I blogged about the tragic event at that time. Since then, my friend, Donna Potter Phillips, has been corresponding with a friend (Cookie), who lives near Frankfurt. The following is an Continue reading Personal Observations on the Collapse of the Cologne City Archives
We all know that genealogy cruises have become popular of late, and TIARA’s January 2009 cruise was no exception. Following is an excerpt from an interesting article by Susan R. Pollack, published in the March 12 edition of the Dallas Continue reading Cruising for Your Irish Roots
Book Review: General Lee’s Army – From Victory to Collapse, by Joseph T. Glatthaar During my lifetime, I’ve often heard it said that the American Civil War was fought, not specifically over slavery, but over state’s rights. That sounded plausible Continue reading General Lee’s Army – From Victory to Collapse