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Have you ever wondered how popular your surname is? Here is a website that uses the 2000 U.S. Census to rank your families names. Discover the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. Find out how surnames are ranked in Continue reading Surname Demographics in the United States
Books added to Family Roots Publishing website for November 20th 2013 History Magazine; December/January 2013; Building the Union Pacific Railway History Magazine; April/May 2013; Independence Hurricane of 1775 History Magazine; June/July 2013; Life On the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal The Continue reading Books & Magazines Added to FRPC Web Site 11-20-2013
The following excerpt is from NYtimes.com website, 11/6/2013 Starting Our Genealogical Journey Q. I am the ultimate beginner. I am curious about my family history, but I don’t even know what I’m looking for or where to begin. What’s the Continue reading Advice on How to Research Family History, Part 1
The following excerpt is from Gizmodo.com website, 11/07/13 It’s a place where few living New Yorkers have ever set foot, but nearly a million dead ones reside: Hart Island, the United States’ largest mass grave, which has been closed to Continue reading Hart Island, The Largest Mass Grave Site In the U.S.
Word has been received that APG is looking for a lecturer for the APG Hosted luncheon during the FGS Conference in San Antonio, Texas, August 27-30, 2014. DEADLINE: Sunday, 17 November 2013 APG invites members to submit proposals for a Continue reading Call for APG Luncheon Lecture Proposals – FGS 2014 Conference
Word has been received that The Palatines to America National Conference will be held on June 25 – 28, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio at the Ramada Plaza Conference Center, 4000 Sinclair Road. A full program is offered with four days Continue reading Palatines to America 2014 National Conference
Having served in the U.S. Army, I’m always checking to see if any of my former “Battle Buddies” have lost their lives. This has led me to look for the names and records of soldiers lost in other conflicts. The Continue reading The American Battle Monuments Commission Website
Books added to Family Roots Publishing website for November 6th 2013 Barbados Records: Wills and Administrations. Vol. I, 1639-1680; by Joanne McRee Sanders Barbados Records: Wills, Vol. II: 1681-1700; By Joanne McRee Sanders Barbados Records: Wills, Vol. III: 1701-1725; By Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 11-6-2013
From the November 2, 2013, AccessGenealogy.com Beginning in 1878 the goal was to assimilate Indian people into the general population of the United States. By placing the Indian children in first day schools and boarding schools it was thought this Continue reading Indian Schools, Seminaries, and Asylums
From the November 1, 2013, Tristatehomepage.com A grave marker found in the basement of the old Posey County Jail will soon be back in the Warrick County Cemetery where it belongs. The Posey County Historical Society says a Warrick County Continue reading Headstone from 1800’s Returning to Warrick County (Indiana)
From the October 29, 2013, Northjersey.com – News Seven years ago, Russell Dutcher III embarked on a quest to find a family ancestor, a veteran of the American Revolution whose life story was nearly lost to the ages He pored Continue reading Grave of Revolutionary War Vet Found in Ringwood New Jersey, Solving Family Puzzle
From the November 1, 2013 posting on the Ancestry.com blog New records are piling up like the leaves on my front lawn. Veterans Day has its roots in WWI, and we added several WWI-era databases last week. Georgia was home Continue reading Ancestry.com New Content: Military Records, Virgin Islands Vaccination Journals, and the 1921 Census of Canada
Books added to Family Roots Publishing website for November 3rd 2013 Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5, Fourth Edition, Volume One, Families A-F: 1 vol. in 2; by John Frederick Dorman Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5, Fourth Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 11-3-2013
Books added to Family Roots Publishing website for November 1st 2013 Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) & Mayflower Descendants. Bound with Supplement; By Elizabeth M. Leach Rixford Prominent Families of New Jersey, Continue reading Books Added to FRPC Web Site 11-1-2013
From the 30 October 2013 of the latest news from the British National Archives: The London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes have been brought together today into a new, re-launched, and fully searchable online service available at www.thegazette.co.uk. Carol Tullo, Director Continue reading The Gazette: Opening Up 350 Years of UK History