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Anybody want to buy a social networking site that’s losing money? Well, according to an article in the Guardian, Friends Reunited seems to be on the block. I don’t know if Genes Reunited will be caught up in any sale, Continue reading Friends Reunited is Up For Sale
The Bamberg African-American Genealogical Society will hold the grand opening of the Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection at 4 p.m. today (Sunday, February 15, 2009) in the lobby of the Bamberg County Public Library, in Bamberg, South Carolina. The Continue reading Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection Opening in the Bamberg [South Carolina] Public Library
Randy Seaver has posted a very interesting blog with information gleaned at a lecture presented by Dr. Joel Weintraub. Dr. Weintraub spoke to the San Diego Genealogical Society on Saturday, and presented numerous 1940 census facts that I didn’t know Continue reading Preparing for the 1940 Census
The following small databases have been recently posted at the Family Tree Connection website: ALABAMA Alabama Penitentiary 1872 Report – Annual Report of the Inspector of the Alabama Penitentiary, From October 1, 1871, to October 1, 1872, to the Governor. Continue reading Family Tree Connection Database Update
As I’ve been saying for some time now, the recession is most likely going to make it tough for us to do research in publicly financed facilities – especially those funded by state or federal funds. The latest example is Continue reading Massachusetts Vital Records Research Room Cuts Hours Dramatically
Vietnam and France have agreed to cooperate in the field of archives. The agreement was signed in Paris on Feb. 11 by Director of the Vietnamese State Archives Department, Vu Thi Minh Huong, and General Director of the French Archives Continue reading Vietnam & France Sign an Archives Agreement
I ran across the following news release this afternoon, and found it interesting reading. Probate searches are common to genealogists worldwide. This press release deals specifically with one company in the U.K. – and their approach to tracing heirs for Continue reading U.K. Probate Genealogy Fee Options
It’s now being said that the Pennsylvania State Library may get a 50% cut in funding. A cut of that magnitude almost shuts the library down – leaving a staff of only 6 people. Note that this is just proposed. Continue reading Pennsylvania State Library May Cut 57 Jobs, Leaving a Staff of 6!
The following excerpt is from an extensive article about a memorial service held for the late Napa Valley historian, Kathy Kernberger. At a Sunday memorial in the Fireside Room at St. Helena’s Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kathleen (Kathy) Kernberger, who succumbed Continue reading Memorial Held for Napa Valley Historian, Kathy Kernberger
The following excerpt is from a much longer article about the acquisition of a new microfilm reader/printer for the T. Elmer Cox Historical and Genealogical Library in Greenville, Tennessee. The Greene County Commission’s Records Committee was told Thursday that because Continue reading T. Elmer Cox Historical & Genealogical Library Still Trying to Get a New Microfilm Reader-Printer
NEHGS is sponsoring a research trip to Washington D.C. from March 8 through 15. That’s less than a month way. However, they’ve extended the deadline to allow more folks to join the tour. As we all know, Washington D.C. has Continue reading NEHGS Washington D.C. Research Tour – Deadline Extended
The Missouri History Museum recently launched the Genealogy and Local History Index which includes references to hundreds of thousands of St. Louis ancestors. In this index, you can search by personal name, business/corporate name, or street address. (The latter search Continue reading The New Missouri History Museum “Genealogy & Local History Index” Online
World’s Leading Online Family History Resource Adds More Than 4 Million New Records to Its Civil War Collection, Including More Than 20,000 Letters Written to and from Lincoln. PROVO, UTAH – Feb. 12, 2009 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online Continue reading Ancestry Marks Lincoln’s 200th Birthday With the Launch of 5 Databases Featuring Millions of Civil War Era Records
The following news release was just received from my old friend, Claire LeBeaux, who tells me she has gone to work doing PR work for OneGreatFamily. It was good to hear from her again. Too many hits to be useful?! Continue reading Upgrades to the Online OneGreatFamily.com Database
On March 7, the Escondido California South Stake is sponsoring their annual Family History Fair. I should probably qualify the word, “annual,” as they were unable to have the fair last year, due to the fires in the region, and Continue reading The Upcoming Escondido Family History Fair