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The following is excerpted from an article by Robert Higgs, posted in the December 19, 2013 edition of Cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a stroke of the pen Thursday, the state moved to open the birth records of hundreds of Continue reading Kasich Signs Law That Will Allow Adult Ohio Adoptees Their Birth Records
The following teaser is from an excellent article written by Judy Harrison for the December 26, 2013 edition of the Bangor Daily News. When Dana Hanley was elected probate judge in Oxford County 17 years ago, the registrar and clerks Continue reading Maine Probate Court Documents Going Online
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.9 million indexed records and images to collections from Austria, Denmark, Hungary, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 834,729 indexed records and images from the U.S., Maryland, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.9 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Austria, Denmark, Hungary, & the USA
The following announcement is courtesy of Hearthstone Legacy: A total of 964 family biographies for Miami County, Ohio have recently been added to the My Genealogy Hound website. The biographies were originally published in 1880 in The History of Miami Continue reading 964 Family Bios for Miami County, OH Added to MyGenealogyHound.com
FRPC has extended the sale of all 14 of the new Dollarhide Name Lists books, which are on sale for 20% off thorugh January 6. The sale includes both the printed volumes, as well as the PDF eBooks. Normally $18.95, Continue reading All 14 Dollarhide Name List books – Print & PDF eBooks Are On Sale for 20% Off – Sale extended through January 6
The following data is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 10.6 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States. Notable collection Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 10.6 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, China, England, Italy, Peru, South Africa, & the USA
I just downloaded the RootsTech 2014 App to my iPhone. It’s pretty cool. The app which I now have on my iPhone has 9 categories listed on the screen. They are: Sessions Speakers Exhibitors Agenda Daily News Maps Social Media Continue reading Download the RootsTech 2014 App
For the 29th year in a row, we are now in the midst of the Salt Lake Christmas Tour. It’s cold outside, but the attendees are having great success. Our ratio of professional researchers working with the attendees is at Continue reading The 29th Annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour is in full swing!
The following press release was written by MyHeritage.com staff: STOCKHOLM & OSLO, Norway & COPENHAGEN, Denmark & HELSINKI & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MyHeritage, the popular family history network announced today a market expansion initiative focused on the Nordic countries. Millions Continue reading MyHeritage Adds Over 32 Million Records from Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland, Dating Back to the Early 1600s
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.2 million indexed records and images to collections from BillionGraves, Bolivia, Germany, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 512, 388 indexed records and images from the BillionGraves Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from BillionGraves, Bolivia, Germany, & the USA
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society: I would like to remind our member societies and organizations that the deadline for entering your newsletter in our annual newsletter competition is fast approaching. Entries may be sent either electronically Continue reading Deadline for Entering the Annual NGS Newsletter Competition is 31 Dec 2013
The following excerpt is from the first few lines of an article written by Bryan Fitzgerald, and posted a while back on IrishCentral.com: IrishCentral brings you the low down on the top 100 most common Irish surnames with a little Continue reading A Few Details on the Top 100 Irish Surnames
Wow! This is big news! The following teaser is from an AP article posted at the siouxcityjournal.com: December 01, 2013 -Steve Szjotak – AP RICHMOND, Virginia | One museum has among its vast Confederate-centric collection Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s sword and Continue reading Museum of the Confederacy & the American Civil War Center to Construct $30 Million Museum in Richmond
The following teaser is from the November 30, 2013 edition of the ABCNews website. Graveyards may not seem the ideal location for afternoon tea, but there is a trend towards opening cafes inside cemetery walls in Berlin and other cities. Continue reading Have a Cuppa Coffee at the Local Cemetery
I see that registration for the NGS Conference in Virginia is now open at the NGS website. I plan to be there, and hope to meet and visit with many of you folks there. Following is the latest announcement from Continue reading Registration Opens for the National Genealogical Society’s 2014 Family History Conference