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The following was written by APG staff: Early-bird registration for the 2014 Professional Management Conference (PMC), “Embracing Innovation and Opportunity,” is now open online at www.apgen.org/conferences. The two-day conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Salt Lake Continue reading Registration Now Open for APG Professional Management Conference 2014
The following excerpt is from the October 15, 2013 edition of WIBW.com: TOPEKA — The Kansas Historical Society announced new operation hours at the State Archives. Beginning November 1 and continuing through February 28, the facility will be open 9 Continue reading Kansas Historical Society Announces New Operation Hours at the State Archives
An appeal is being made to the Indiana Supreme Court over Vanderburgh Circuit Court Judge Carl Heldt’s ruling that cause-of-death data is not public record. This week, Attoney General Greg Zoeller filed a request for the appeal to be heard, Continue reading Appeal Being Made to the Indiana State Supreme Court Over Cause-of-Death Data on Indiana Death Certificates
The following is from the October 17, 2013 edition of ReadingEagle.com. A bill that would allow Pennsylvania-born adoptees who are 19 and older to access their original birth certificates without birth parents’ consent is making progress through the state Legislature. Continue reading Pennsylvania Adoptee Bill Passes the House
A review of Family Tree Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition; by Diane Haddad & Family Tree Editors Originally published in 2010, this second edition of Family Tree’s popular “Pocket Reference” has been updated for 2013. This is one of those books Continue reading The “Family Tree Pocket Reference” – Updated 2013 Edition
The following is from FamilySearch.com: More than 13 million records launched today on findmypast.com LONDON, England and SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Annelies van den Belt, the new CEO of DC Thomson Family History, the British-based leader in online family Continue reading DC Thomson Family History and FamilySearch.org to Make Billions of Records Available for People to Search
The following News Release is from Ancestry.com: Update to AncestryDNA gives a deeper level of insight with expanded information for twenty-six regions (PROVO, Utah) – October 17, 2013 – Ancestry.com DNA, LLC announced today an update to its popular DNA Continue reading AncestryDNA™ Now a More Comprehensive DNA Test for Exploring Ethnic Origins
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has recently added more than 2 million indexed records and images from Canada, England, and Russia. Notable collection updates include the 1,164,586 indexed records and images from the England, Norfolk Bishop’s Transcripts, 1685–1941, collection, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Canada, England & Russia
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the October 10, 2013 edition of the Hays Post. The Kansas Historical Society recently contributed more than 1,600 images from its archival collections to Civil War on the Western Border, a Continue reading Images Added to the “Civil War on the Western Border” Website
The following exceprt is from a story by James Chilton in the October 13, 2013 dition of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Goodness… Some story… CHEYENNE [Wyoming] — Growing up in California, Suzanne Handler never knew her aunt. In fact, until Continue reading The Secrets They Kept: The True Story of a Mercy Killing That Shocked a Town and Shamed a Family
The following teaser is from the October 13 edition of the Boston Globe. This is a tragic and fascinating story. CAMBRIDGE — Over the years, Dr. Joan Wheelis has bumped into John F. Kerry a couple of times at a Continue reading Lost Branch of the Kerry Family Tree Comes to Light
Today, MyHeritage annoucned that they have entered into a strategic partnership with FamilySearch. This looks like it will be a good thing for both websites – and their users. The following news release is from MyHeritage.com: TEL AVIV, Israel & Continue reading MyHeritage Enters Into Strategic Partnership with FamilySearch
The following is from APG: APG Celebrates its First Chapters Outside of North America, Offers Members a New, Virtual Option The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) today announced that it added seven new chapters in 2013. The new chapters will Continue reading APG Announces New Chapters
Endearing poem put to video reminds viewers to investigate and reflect on their ancestors’ lives. Click on the illustration to watch the poem on youtube. WINFIELD, Ill., Oct. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Long before Senator Orin Hatch introduced a bill Continue reading See This “Dear Ancestor” Poem on youtube in Commemoration of Family History Month
The following teaser is from the October 09, 2013 edition of Heritage Daily: Professor Martin Richards, of the Archaeogenetics Research Group at the University of Huddersfield, has published a paper uncovering new information about how Ashkenazi Jewish men moved into Continue reading The Ancestry of Ashkenazi Jews