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The following was written by FamilySearch staff: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced the recipients of the 2009 FamilySearch Software Awards at the FamilySearch Developers Conference in Provo, Utah. The 12 recipients were recognized for their outstanding and innovative work in advancing Continue reading 2009 FamilySearch Software Award Recipients Announced
Update (Friday March 13): I’m feeling much better – and back at work. Many thanks to those of you who have been sending me encouragement, both online and off. Now Patty’s come down with this thing. She had a temperature Continue reading Got a bug…
Approximately 150 people were at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library in Illinois this last Sunday afternoon for a ribbon cutting, opening the library’s new addition, which includes a new genealogy research section. Read all about it in the March 9, Continue reading Charleston, Illinois Carnegie Public Library Opens Addition, Including a Genealogy Research Section
Collaboration between the City of Nacogdoches [Texas] and SFA [Stephen F. Austin University] has resulted in a $250,000 “Preserve America” grant from the National Park Service for cemetery interpretation. The grant was awarded to the City of Nacogdoches based on Continue reading Grant for Cemetery-Interpretation Program for the Oak Grove & Zion Hill Cemeteries in Nacogdoches
The following items were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society 1925 Report – Los Angeles Orphans’ Home Society, Forty-fourth Annual Report, for the year ending June thirtieth, 1925. Includes lists of the Continue reading New Databases at Family Tree Connection
So Obama and Pitt are 9th cousins… So what? If you do the research, you’ll find that 9th cousinship is so common that you might be surprised that the relationship wasn’t closer. If you have colonial American ancestry, you can Continue reading The Cousinship of the President
The following was written by GeneTree staff: After More Than a Year of Development, GeneTree’s Free Web Site Provides an Easy Way for Families to Communicate on an Everyday Basis; to Share and Store Family Photos, Video and Documents; and Continue reading GeneTree’s Free Family Web Site Now Out of Beta with New Interface & Rich Features
Save time and space with Family Tree Magazine‘s 2007 Annual CD. On this brand-new disc, they’ve digitized all 380 pages of the 2007 how-to genealogy tools, tips and techniques in an enhanced PDF format that lets you: Click directly to Continue reading Family Tree Magazine – 2007 – Available on CD-ROM
I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the the Escondido Family History Fair in Southern California today. They asked me to speak last year, then the fires struck and they had to cancel the fair. This year they Continue reading A Day at the Escondido Family History Fair
The 2010 Census is in trouble all ready – and they haven’t even started yet. The following excerpts are from an article in the March 5, 2009 edition of nextgov.com. The Census Bureau remains behind schedule for the 2010 census Continue reading Trouble with the 2010 Census
I’ll bet you didn’t know that Microsoft had any interest in family-history oriented items. In fact, there’s been some interest on their part for years now. When I was working for Heritage Quest, Brad Steuart negotiated with the Microsoft folks Continue reading British Microsoft Unveils Family History Tools
The following news release was written by Savetz Publishing staff: Seven new family trees and ancestor charts have been added to the Web site FamilyTreeTemplates.net, which offers family tree templates and blank genealogy charts perfect for researchers, young students or Continue reading Printable Family Tree Templates
I happen to love Ken Burns‘ work. His PBS specials are some of the finest historical documentaries ever produced. As far as I’m concerned, both his Civil War and Baseball series were the most interesting and entertaining of any documentaries Continue reading Ken Burns is Now Producing a PBS 6-Part Series on the American National Parks
swissinfo has launched an interactive, multimedia special [website] aimed at people whose ancestors left Italian-speaking Switzerland for a better life abroad. The second half of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th was a period of great upheaval as Continue reading “We Shall Not Stay Long” – The Story of Swiss-Italian Migrations
The following was written by Ancestry.ca staff: More than 1.7 million names indexed and fully searchable – 38,000+ images of original documents In a world first, Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading family history website, today launched online the 1916 Census of Manitoba, Continue reading Ancestry.ca Announces World-first Online Launch of 1916 Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta