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Update – January 21, 2009: First Minister Alex Salmond officially opened the new Family History Centre on Saturday and he was presented with a scroll of the Salmond family tree that staff had traced back to the 16th century. The Continue reading The Scots’ Family History Society of Buchan Has New Home
The following news release was written by NewspaperARCHIVE.com staff. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (PRWEB) January 18, 2009 – Cedar Rapids-based NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world’s largest online historic newspaper database, has partnered with Phyllis Matthews Ziller, M.L.I.S., webmaster of Genwriters.com, to release her Continue reading NewspaperARCHIVE.com Releases Article on Newspaper Research
There’s a lot of Obama family history to be found in newspapers this week. The following teaser is from a very good article in the January 18, 2009 Boston Herald (article initially written for the Cape Cod Times). According to Continue reading Obama is a 10th-Generation Grandson of Edward FitzRandolph
South Dakota is raising the fee for getting certified and informational copies of South Dakota birth, death, fetal death, marriage and divorce records. According to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Health, the new fee will be Continue reading South Dakota Vital Records Fees Bump Up to $15
Rajo Devi, a 70-year-old Indian woman is now able to claim that she is the oldest woman in the world to give birth to a child. Dr. Anurag Bishnoi of the National Fertility Center in northern Haryana, delivered the baby Continue reading Rajo Devi has a baby… at the age of 70
Senator Daniel Inouye, of Hawaii, has reintroduced a bill to grant the Pottawatomi Nation of Canada 1.8 million dollars in recognition of the “forced removal” of their ancestors in the early 1800s from tribal lands in the United States. Following Continue reading Pottawatomi Nation of Canada to Get Reparations?
According to an article posted in the Nigerian ThisDayOnline, Paul Ibe of Abuja and Ahamefula Ogbu in Obama Kingdom, write that Barack Obama may have roots in Nigeria. The Obama community in Rivers State claims that the third great grandfather Continue reading President-Elect Obama Has Nigerian Roots?
The Nebraska State Historical Society will essentially close for the next year and a half – in order to renovate. Tomorrow (Saturday, January 17), is the last day of service. An extensive renovation will close the historical society’s library, archival Continue reading Nebraska State Historical Society Closed for the Next 18 Months
… anything to raise the needed money. Since tax revenues have plummeted in the down economy, why not allow those who have still have money to give it to the State if Washington, and have a room named after them Continue reading Room Naming For the New Washington State Heritage Center
The Alabama State Archives in Montgomery is feeling the pinch of the recession. The major effect on genealogists is that there will be no more Saturday hours. Bummer… Due to mid-year budget reductions, the Alabama Department of Archives and History Continue reading Alabama State Archives to Reduce Hours & Services
The following news release was written by FamilyLink. PROVO, UT, January 15, 2009 – FamilyLink.com, Inc. recently named Allan Carroll as its new chief technology officer bringing much expertise, talent, and skill to the Company. “We are thrilled to have Continue reading FamilyLink.com Announces New CTO
There’s an absolutely outstanding article posted by journalist Monica Guzman in the January 14, 2009 edition of the Seattle P-I blog. It’s known that President-elect Obama’s mother lived in the Seattle area for a short time between 1961 and 1962. Continue reading Did Obama’s Mother Live Here?
MADISON, GEORGIA: The Morgan County Landmarks Society (see the Morgan County Landmarks Society YouTube Video) will be scanning your historic photographs this Sunday afternoon, January 18, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barnett Parish House next to the Continue reading Morgan County, Georgia Historic Photos Wanted
German Chancellor Angela Merkel got the grand tour of the former East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, Archives today. What files may reside there of interest to genealogists I do not know, but I guarantee that there must be a Continue reading German Chancellor Angela Merkel Visits the Stasi Archives
The Public library in Winsted, Connecticut is asking for donations. Their microfilm readers are beyond repair. Following is an excerpt from an article about the need. WINSTED — Much of Winsted’s history is noted in newspapers, census records, minutes and Continue reading Winsted, Connecticut’s Beardsley & Memorial Library’s Microfilm Readers Need an Upgrade