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The following new small databases have recently been added at Family Tree Connection: CALIFORNIA Southern California University 1922 Commencement – University of Southern California, Commencement Week, June eleventh to fifteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-two, Los Angeles. MAINE Bangor Theological Seminary Continue reading New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
The following is excerpted from a much longer article about the “lost children” of Spain, published in the February 28, 2009 edition of the New York Times. Historians and associations that represent Franco’s victims say hundreds of children were taken Continue reading Searching for Children Stolen During the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
It is being reported that DNA testing has revealed that Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman. Researchers have found that his nephew, Chris Haley, is distantly related to June Baff-Black. She is from South Wales and has traced her Continue reading According to DNA, “Roots” Author, Alex Haley, is Descended From a Scotsman
The U.S.S. Utah sank in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The ship and its crew are now being remembered and honored at a program marking the 100th anniversary of the laying of the battleship’s keel. Following Continue reading Remembering the U.S.S. Utah
Who Do You Think You Are? has been popular on British television for years. The program is finally making it’s way to America, but it’s actually got a history on the BBC. Last night, actor Kevan Whately was featured, but Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Highlights the Ancestry of British Stars
Software developer Cliff Shaw, known as the founder of websites GenForum, GenCircles, and the Family Tree Legends genealogy software has joined FamilyLink.com as their lead developer. I’ve visited with Cliff at various conferences over the years, and have been very Continue reading Cliff Shaw Joins the FamilyLink.com Team as Their Lead Developer
President Obama has proclaimed March to be Irish Heritage Month. This seems appropriate, as St. Paddy’s day is coming up – and beside that, the President is a wee bit Irish himself. The following is an excerpt from an article Continue reading Obama Says March is Irish-American Heritage Month
UPDATE: Read about just how bad this disaster was in the March 4, 2009 article titled “Archive Collapse Disaster for Historians” in Spiegel Online. The Cologne City Archive in Germany collapsed today. It seems that all the employees are safe. Continue reading Cologne City Archive Collapses in Germany
Book Review: Daddy’s War: Greek American Stories Irene Kacandes tells the story of her family’s Second World War experiences – a story drawn from interviews with her siblings as well as her father in his old age. The parental interviews Continue reading Daddy’s War: Greek American Stories
I just returned from a short trip to the Chicago area, where I had the privilege of speaking to the DuPage County (Illinois) Genealogical Society. I spent the entire day lecturing, speaking on four of my favorite topics: The Witness Continue reading Seminar Wrap-up for the DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society
The South Bend Area Genealogical Society will be having its annual genealogy fair at the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library on Saturday, March 14 at 9:00 a.m. The speaker will be Jeff Bockman, who will speak on “Using Maps in Genealogical Research” Continue reading South Bend Area Genealogy Fair Featuring Jeff Bockman on March 14
The following news release was received from Bill Forsyth. This announcement is NOT the same as the BYU Computerized Genealogy Conference on March 13-14. The BYU Family History Technology Workshop is a separate event that will be held a day Continue reading The BYU Workshop on Family History Technology
The Professional Management Conference is sponsored by the Association of Professional Genealogists, and will be held 18 August 2010, Knoxville, Tennessee, in conjunction with the FGS Conference. The Deadline for Submission is 1 May 2008. Lecture proposals for the 2010 Continue reading Call for Papers for the 2010 Professional Management Conference Prior to the FGS Conference in Knoxville
A while back I downloaded the death certificate from the Cook County Genealogy Online website for a cousin whose name was Albert Schaaf. He died April 26, 1935 in Chicago. According to the Death Certificate he was buried in the Continue reading He’s Buried in Waldheim Cemetery… or is he?
The following Press Release is from peHub. FamilyLink.com recently raised $2.85 million in Series B funding as social networking services continue to grow even during difficult economic times. FamilyLink.com raised its initial round of funding of $1.25 million in August Continue reading FamilyLink.com Raises 2.85 Million in Series B Funding