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The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 10, 2013 edition of JewishJournal.com: Jewish gravestones unearthed at a small cemetery in Vienna were hailed on Wednesday as historically important cultural treasures that could rival the famed Jewish Continue reading Old Jewish Headstones Unburied at Vienna Cemetery
A new Hawaiian state law which allows proof of ancestry to come from a number of sources should make it easier to expand the roll of Native Hawaiians. The new law went into effect on July 1, and aims to Continue reading Proving Native Hawaiian Descent Simplified
The following teaser is from an article by Sarah Perez at the July 4, 2013 edition of Techcrunch.com: Shoebox, the mobile photo archiving app Ancestry.com acquired from San Francisco-based 1000memories last fall, has now gone live at its new home. Continue reading Shoebox 3.0 Allows Genealogists to Upload to Ancestry, and More…
The following teaser is from an excellent article in the July 6, 2013 edition of lobservateur.com: LAPLACE [LOUISIANA] – Brenda Frisard, a retired postmaster from LaPlace, is what one might call a “search angel.” Thousands of Louisiana adoptees search for Continue reading Louisiana Adoption Search Angel Helps Adoptees
The following is from FindMyPast.com: New prince or princess shares ancestry with Beyoncé, Brangelina and Hilary Duff offspring LOS ANGELES (July 8, 2013) – As the world waits with bated breath for the birth of the heir to the British Continue reading Findmypast.com Discovers the Royal Baby will be Related to Other Celebrity Kids
Many maps were created for the 2010 Census. One of these resources is the “Tribal Tract Reference Maps.” The following is from the website: These federal American Indian reservation-based maps show and label tribal census tracts and tribal block groups Continue reading American Indian Tribal Tract Reference Maps Now Available Online
As a blogger, I’m always looking for images that I can use to illustrate what I’m writing about. As a genealogist, I’m often looking for images to illustrate a family story. Typically I’ve just used the Google Image search, and Continue reading Search for Images Online by Usage Rights
Nearly two years ago I posted links to 30 digitized historic Oregon Newpapers posted by the University of Oregon. At that time, they had about 180,000 page posted and the site was quickly developing into an important source of genealogical Continue reading More Historic Oregon Newspapers
The following excerpt is from the historica-dominion.ca website: JULY 2, 2013: Stephen Smith, Chairman of the Board of The Historica-Dominion Institute, announced today that effective September 3, 2013, the organization will change its name to Historica Canada. TORONTO (July 2, Continue reading Historica-Dominion Institute to be Renamed Historica Canada
The following teaser is from the July 1, 2013 edition of bizjournals.com: The Kentucky Historical Society has struck a new partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. … An affiliation with the Smithsonian will provide KHS with such opportunities as access to Continue reading Kentucky Historical Society Announces Partnership with the Smithsonian Institution
The following is from FamilySearch July 3, 2013: FamilySearch has recently added more than 50.1 million images from Belgium, BillionGraves, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, England, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds More Than 50.1 Million Images from Belgium, BillionGraves, Brazil, England, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, & the USA
The following article about getting FBI files was written by Bryan Mulcahy, M.L.S., Reference Librarian for the Ft. Myers – Lee County Public Library: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has maintained files on millions of Americans over the decades. Continue reading Genealogical Research Using FBI Files
UPDATE: AS OF FRIDAY EVENING (JULY 5) WE HAVE 5 FLIP-PALS STILL IN STOCK. Because of what I understand has been “parts availability issues,” Family Roots Publishing has been able to get just very limited numbers of Flip-Pal mobile scanners Continue reading Limited Number of Flip-Pal Mobile Scanners with Creative Suite 3 Available – with FREE stuff and FREE USA Shipping!
As part of the Independence Day celebrations at Family Roots Publishing, we are offering FREE USA Postage for all purchases of $25 or more from now through the Independence Day weekend. The FREE USA POSTAGE offer ends at midnight MDT Continue reading FREE USA Postage at the FRPC Website Now through the Independence Day Weekend
The Yellow Medicine County Museum is now reporting that they have finished extracting the birth records for Yellow Medicine County from 1870 to 1910. 12,296 birth records were put into an Excel spread sheet. Genealogists can access these records via Continue reading Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 1870-1910 Birth Records Now Available Online