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The following exceprt is from an article posted in the February 26, 2013 edition of cherokeephoenix.org. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Citing the need for a new evaluation process, the Virginia Senate Rules Committee on Feb. 12 tabled resolutions calling for state Continue reading Virginia State Senate Tables Recognition of Groups Claiming Cherokee Ancestry
The following February 7, 2013 press release is from the NARA Press site: Barry Landau, Jason Savedoff, and their Conspiracy to Steal History Washington, D.C.: On Thursday, March 7, 2013, at noon, the National Archives hosts a discussion on the Continue reading National Archives Examines Theft of America’s National Treasures March 7
Comparing genealogy software packages can be interesting and useful, especially if you’re just getting into genealogy. I’d like to have a dollar for every time someone has asked me which genealogy software program is the best. I now answer by Continue reading Comparing Genealogy Software & Databases
Mark Thomas, Professor of Evolutionary Genetics in the Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London, doesn’t think much of the announcement that a million British men are descended from the Romans. The following is an excerpt Continue reading Everyone in Britain is Descended From the Romans, Vikings, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Arabs, Jews, Saracens, Goths, Vandals, etc.
The following news release is from MarketWatch.com. Ancestry.com Inc. Presents at J.P. Morgan High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference PROVO, Utah, Feb 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) – Ancestry.com Subscriber Growth of 18% Year-Over-Year – 2012 Total Adjusted Revenue Continue reading Ancestry.com Subscriber Growth up 18% Year-Over-Year
The following databases have been added at The Original Record this past week: 1809 – Ordnance Staff ‘An Account of the Establishment of the Office of Ordnance, as it stood at Midsummer 1809; with the Names of the Persons holding Continue reading New Databases at The Original Record
The following excerpt is from an article in the February 20, 2013 edition of The Jewish Daily Forward. Researchers of Polish Jewry are set to gain online access to one million new documents following a new agreement signed by the Continue reading Polish State Archives & Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Sign Document Agreement
The following excerpt is from an excellent article posted in the February 19, 2013 edition of the Deseret News. “What a treasure trove!” I exclaimed. My client and I sat at the table going page by page through a three-ring Continue reading Going the Extra Mile With Someone Else’s Genealogy
The following excerpt is from an article in the February 21, 2013 edition of the Herald Star: WINTERSVILLE [Jefferson County, Ohio] – The Ohio Genealogical Society, Jefferson County Chapter, has completed another chapter in its work for digitizing original records Continue reading Jefferson County, Ohio Courthouse Records Digitized
The following teaser is from the February 24, 2013 edition of the Sun Journal. Craven County, North Carolina: The New Bern-Craven County Public Library’s Family Bibles Collection is online, featuring Bibles that date from 1723 to the mid-1900s, with information Continue reading Eastern North Carolina Family Bibles Online
Mocavo has announced the addition of a Family Tree Viewer. The following is from their blog: The viewer enables you to build a new family tree from scratch, and/or upload a GEDCOM file to your Mocavo profile. Once you have Continue reading Mocavo’s Family Tree Viewer
Have you watched the PBS Special, The War of 1812? It’s a very interesting documentary on the story of America’s second revolution… As with many PBS specials, it has a website to go with it, where you can learn more Continue reading Watch the PBS Special, The War of 1812, Online
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the Black Country Bugle. Around one million men in the UK can claim to be direct descendants of the Romans, scientists have revealed. The Roman army invaded Britain in 43 AD Continue reading 1 Million Descendants of the Romans in Britain
The following news release is from the Mocavo.com blog website: Today at the Who Do You Think You Are? Live conference in London, England we are excited to announce our new partnership with the FreeBMD Trust. The FreeBMD Trust shares Continue reading Mocavo and FreeBMD Announce Partnership – Search 300 Million English and Welsh BMD Records with Mocavo
Joshua Topolsky, at The Verge.com, got the opportunity to wear the Google Glass, and write an extended review about the product. A short time ago, this computer was just a crazy idea – the idea being that we would walk Continue reading Google Glass – the Next Big Thing for Genealogical Computing?