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The following was written by FamilyRelatives.com staff: Finding out about your ancestor’s occupation and achievements allows the family historian to build a more complete picture of your ancestors’ past. Familyrelatives.com has released a collection of Professional member lists including the Continue reading Engineers and Professional List of Members Published on Familyrelatives.com
The following data is new this month at Footnote.com: Civil War Union Soldier Service Records: Mississippi Missouri Utah Territory Dakota Territory Danish West Indies – Slavery and Emancipation (1672-1917) Military Intelligence Division – Negro Subversion (1917-1941) Secretary of the Interior Continue reading New At Footnote.com
During the most recent update to the FamilySearch Indexing Web site, a resource guide was added under the Help tab. This page is a quick reference tool for finding answers to most indexing questions. It includes resources for indexers, arbitrators, Continue reading New Family Search Indexing Resource Guide Available
The following British databases were added at The Original Record this week: 1824 London Bankrupt Diary English bankrupts could be dealt with in the provinces (Country) or London (Town). Town proceedings covered not only London but many provincial cases. The Continue reading New Databases Posted at The Original Record
UPDATE: See Dee Bird’s tribute to Neil – and his obituary at her blog. My brother, Herbert “Neil” Meitzler, passed away last evening. The family was there beside him to ease his journey – but looking back on the experience, Continue reading The Deathwatch
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch today: Familysearch added over 6 million new indexed records and 1.4 million new images since January 5, 2009, to its Record Search pilot (see chart below). The West Virginia birth, marriage, Continue reading New Data at FamilySearch Record Search Pilot
You can now purchase Reunion for the iPhone/iPod Touch at the iTunes App Store. Cost is just $14.95. Of course, you have to have the full program also – which sells for $99.95. The programs work together, allowing you to Continue reading Reunion for iPhone Now at the iTunes App Store
In many ways, the position of city historian was created for the singular talents of Michael Miller. He’s the first person to ever hold that title — a position that was created for him by the Office of Historic Alexandria Continue reading Alexandria, Virginia Historian, Michael Miller, to Retire as His Position is Eliminated
Mark Tucker reported a few minutes ago that Bruce has reported on Twitter that RootsMagic 4 is “Officially Code Complete.” Congratulations go out to Bruce Buzbee and crew. Now we can quit holding our breath! I can hardly wait.
Bill Heron, of Welland, Ontario has a family whose members served in the Crimean War, the Boer War, the First World War and Second World War. So Bill set off to write the story of 431 RCAF (Iroquois) Squadron, with Continue reading A Yorkshire Squadron: History of 431 RCAF Squadron
Remains of around 400 British and Australian soldiers from the World War One are to be exhumed from a French battlefield and individually buried, it was announced yesterday. The excavation of six mass graves in Fromelles will begin in May Continue reading 400 British & Australian Fallen on French Battlefield to be Exhumed & Reburied
The following announcement was received from Chris Klauer, WSGS Education Committee: The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society is pleased to present “70 Years of Genealogy in Wisconsin: Fine-Tuning Your Genealogical Research Skills for the Next 70 Years.” On April 3rd and Continue reading 70 Years of Genealogy in Wisconsin: Fine-Tuning Your Genealogical Research Skills for the Next 70 Years
Tom Kemp, with GenealogyBank, just sent me a list of exciting new changes that have been made to the search capabilities in the Historic Newspaper Collection at GenealogyBank. The new search allows the following that we could not do before: Continue reading Exciting New Search Upgrades at GenealogyBank.com
The New York Foundling, one of New York City’s oldest and largest child welfare agencies, is planning a reunion for those children – now grown – who have been adopted through their services over the years. The following is excerpted Continue reading The New York Foundling 140th Anniversary Reunion Planned for October 9-12, 2009
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received a gift Monday from her counterpart in the Italian legislature – the birth certificates of her grandparents. ”We know how proud you are of your Italian roots,” said Chamber of Deputies Speaker Gianfranco Fini Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Receives Her Grandparents’ Italian Birth Certificates