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The following is directly from UpFront with NGS, Volume 9 # 9, February 2009: Proposals will be accepted from 1 January to 1 April 2009 for the 2010 NGS Family History Conference, “Follow Your Ancestral Trails,” to be held in Continue reading 2010 NGS Family History Conference in Salt Lake: Call for Papers by 1 April 2009
The England & Wales Birth Index for 1916 through 2005 found at Ancestry has been updated to 1916 through 1983 this last week. The digitized images of the birth index pages are now through 1983. 1984 through 2005 are not Continue reading The England & Wales Birth Index Index: 1916 Through 2005 at Ancestry
San Francisco Public Library‘s history center, under the direction of city archivist Susan Goldstein, with the help of 15 staffers, has tremendous project in preserving and cataloging the city’s history. The library has now won a grant from the Mellon Continue reading Mellon Foundation Grant Allows San Francisco to Save Its Ephemeral History.
The following was received from Paula Stuart-Warren, national publicity chair for FGS/AGS 2009: “A Conference for the Nation’s Genealogists” is an annual event of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. It moves all around the U.S. and the 2-5 September 2009 Continue reading FGS/AGS 2009 Genealogy Conference Program & Registration Now Online!
The following news release was just received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: 30 January 2009 – Since the last update on January 5, 2009, FamilySearch added over 40 million new records to its Record Search pilot. Individuals with international roots Continue reading New Digitized and Indexed Records at FamilySearch
Felicia Blue, 94, an expert in African American genealogy in Philadelphia, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 22 at Stapeley in Germantown, a continuing-care retirement community. … In a 1999 Inquirer interview, Miss Blue recalled playing in the rowhouse at Continue reading Felicia Blue Passes at 94
“In 30 minutes you can help people find their ancestors.” That’s the promise prominently displayed on the front page of the familysearchindexing.org Web site. Since the indexing program began, more than 150,000 people have volunteered to help make genealogical research Continue reading Volunteer to Index Historical Documents at FamilySearch Indexing
More new items have recently been added to the many other “small databases” located at Family Tree Connection. Once again, the following databases are now available to search: ILLINOIS Monticello Seminary 1904-1905 Catalogue – Sixty-Seventh Annual Catalogue of the Officers, Continue reading More Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
Genealogists are very fond of Googling. However, we must be careful, for it seems that although Google’s founders are very environmentally aware guys, the service that they offer does require energy – and that produces carbon emissions, and…, oh well… Continue reading How Much Energy Does a Google Search Require?
Following is an excerpt from a BusinessWire news release found in the January 27, 2009 edition of earthtimes.org. No comment… The “bold type” emphasis is mine… CHICAGO – (Business Wire) Citing the need to have an accurate birth certificate for Continue reading Illinois Residents Sue to Have the M Changed to F on Their Birth Documents
My old employer, ProQuest, made a number of genealogically-important announcements at the American Library Association Conference in Denver a few days ago. The information excerpted below is from a much longer article in the January 25, 2009 edition of the Continue reading ProQuest Announces a Number of Projects of Interest to Genealogists at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Denver
I bet you didn’t know that Australians born since 1986 has been dubbed the “iGeneration” because 80 per cent have Internet access and are obsessed with iPods and iPhones. No – I didn’t either… An article in the January 30, Continue reading Interesting Observations from the 2006 Australian Census
Scientists are studying the extent of Viking ancestory in men who live in the north of England. They are are looking for volunteers for the DNA study. The scientists wish to recruit male volunteers whose grandfather was born in Cumbria, Continue reading Looking for Viking Ancestry in the North of England
How often does a new idea come along to help genealogy businesses reach new customers? My friend, Lee Everton, came up with an idea a while back that I think can be of benefit to genealogy-related businesses – and I’m Continue reading The Genealogy Trade Mission – A New Idea to Help Genealogy Companies
Margery Freas, 84, died at a Florida hospital Monday from injuries she suffered in a crash on Friday. She helped the York County Heritage Trust launch an oral history program in the early 1990s. Freas offered the trust numerous historical Continue reading York County, Pennsylvania, Historian – Margery Freas, Dies From Injuries Sustained in an Auto Crash