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A new exhibit titled “Arkansas Folk,” has opened at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. It features the folk culture of the Ozark highlands of Northern Arkansas. The exhibit includes various folk culture items along with photographs and multimedia Continue reading Folk Culture Featured in New Exhibit at the Arkansas State Capital
The Shelby County Historical Society has unveiled a roadside marker commemorating the victims of the “Simpsonville Slaughter.” Following is a teaser from the article in the January 27, 2009 edition of The State Journal. SIMPSONVILLE [Kentucky] – The sacrifices of Continue reading Victims of the Simpsonville Slaughter Remembered
The following was written by Ancestry.com staff: Provo, Utah, January 27, 2009 — Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, has reduced the prices of its genetic genealogy DNA tests, allowing consumers more affordable access to the family Continue reading Ancestry.com Offering 33-Marker Paternal Testing for $79
New Book Announcement: Civil War Veterans Buried In Stevens County, Washington Our Civil War veterans may be gone, but they are certainly not forgotten! Roger May, a member of the Northeast Washington Genealogical Society, became interested in documenting all of Continue reading Civil War Veterans Buried In Stevens County, Washington
The following new Databases have recently been added to the many other “small databases” located at Family Tree Connection. I highly recommend the Family Tree Connection website, as it’s one of the few places where new “small databases” are consistently Continue reading New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
The Archives Rescue Corps is attempting to locate collections of documents that as a whole make up the “archives” of Alaska’s history. It’s an interesting project and one that all of us can take to heart. Many of us, myself Continue reading Alaskans Attempting to Locate Their “Extended” Archives
In September of 2008, The Circuit Court of Cook County announced that the Declarations of Intent (1906-1929) indexed database was going online. At that time there were approximately 140,000 records indexed and posted. I see that there are now about Continue reading A Review of the Declaration of Intention Database Now Online for Cook County, Illinois
Again, continuing my review of Chinese immigration records recently posted at Ancestry.com, I am concentrating my efforts this evening on the U.S. Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924. The original files are from three sources: The Western District Court of Texas Continue reading A Review of the New U.S. Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Posted at Ancestry.com
THE Kenyan government has launched a study to document the lineage of US President Barack Obama. The government last Tuesday said the decision to trace Obama’s cultural roots was in honour of the former Illinois senator, whose father, Barack Hussein Continue reading Kenya to Launch Project on President Obama’s Family Tree
It seems that Charles Darwin had no use for the inhabitants of Australia – and he stated thus in no uncertain terms. “It can hardly fail to deteriorate,” Charles Darwin said after his voyage here in 1836. Indeed, he found Continue reading Aussies Plan to Assemble Massive Genealogy
Sharon Tate Moody writes a great column this week on how to find information on our relatives that ended up in mental institutions. This type of research is often a challenge, for the state hospitals will seldom divulge patient information, Continue reading Finding Your Relatives Who Were in Mental Institutions
The Linn [County, Oregon] Genealogical Society will be moving their holdings there from the Linn County Courthouse to the new library during the month of February. Albany’s two libraries will close for about two and a half weeks next month Continue reading Linn Genealogical Society Holdings Moving to New Library in Albany, Oregon
The following News Release was received from Bob Velke today: Wholly Genes, Inc., of Columbia, Maryland, is proud to announce the 2009 Genealogy Conference and “Land Cruise,” 26-30 August 2009. Prompted by economic conditions, the company has broken from the Continue reading The 5th Annual Genealogy Conference & “Land Cruise” to Washington D.C. – Hosted by Wholy Genes, Inc.
I ran across an interesting document today – being offered for auction online. The Estate document includes a list of 31 named slaves being rented out by the estate of Thomas W. Riviere of Upson County, Georgia. It is dated Continue reading 31 Named Slaves Included in Document from Estate of Thomas W. Riviere, Upson County, Georgia – 1859
To answer my question posed in the title, “I doubt it.” We all know that the infamous John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln’s assassin, was killed in a Virginia barn on April 26, 1865. He is said to be buried in Continue reading Did John Wilkes Booth Die of Arsenic Poisoning in 1903?