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Ancestry made several major announcements at Rootstech today. Following are their news releases – three of them! Major advances have been made in using AncestryDNA matches, as well as Tagging within your Ancestry Tree. ThruLines™ Fact Sheet Overview ● ThruLines™ Continue reading Ancestry.com Makes Major Announcements At Rootstech 2019.
The following news release is from NEHGS: Bestselling Author Stephen King and Wife Tabitha Make $1.25 Million Gift to Advance Educational Programming at American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston February 26, 2019—Boston, Massachusetts—Bestselling author Stephen King Continue reading Stephen & Tabitha King Donate 1.25 Million $ to NEHGS
The following News Release is from the Federation of Genealogical Societies. Book Your Room Now for #FGS2019! 2/5/2019 – Austin, TX: FGS is pleased to announce that hotel reservations are now open for the 2019 Conference to be held in Continue reading Hotel Reservations Now Open for the FGS 2019 Conference in Washington D.C.
On Feb. 3, the New York Times published a story entitled Why You Should Dig Up Your Family’s History — and How to Do It.” Written by Jaya Saxena, the article is a good plug for doing good old-fashioned genealogy. The Continue reading Why You Should Dig Up Your Family’s History
MyHeritage is running a Valentine’s Day Autosomal DNA sale – offering the kits for just $59 each – and the postage is FREE if you purchase 2 or more… Click here or on the illustration to order. I had a Continue reading MyHeritage DNA Valentine’s Day Sale – Just $59 and FREE Shipping if You Purchase Two
Family Roots Publishing has just released the fourth in a series of volumes dealing with popular Germanic surnames. This book goes into great detail in covering Bauer/Baur heraldry and genealogy. To celebrate the publication of the colorful new volume, FRPC Continue reading New! – Bauer/Baur Heraldry and Genealogy: A Geographical Perspective
Anthony Marshall is producing a genealogy-specific search engine called Kincrawler. As of this morning, his database contains links to 771,744 free genealogy pages. And he’s going for a billion… I did a search for the surname “Canfield,” and got 760 Continue reading Kincrawler.com – A New Genealogy-Specific Search Engine
The following teaser is from an article posted at the The Enterprise website on January 17, 2019. BOSTON — The Massachusetts Archives has launched an online collection of records of state agencies, including a searchable index of Massachusetts casualties in Continue reading Massachusetts Archives Makes Digital Documents Available
The following teaser is from an article posted in the Boston Globe January 29, 2019. Massachusetts officials on Tuesday unveiled a new vault to store the commonwealth’s myriad historical treasures and documents accumulated over nearly four centuries. The expanded 25,000 Continue reading Massachusetts Archives Expands With New Vault to Store Documents
The bomb shelter used for the Washington State Archives is in need of replacement. Following is an excerpt from an article posted January 29, 2019 at the NewsTribune website. Secretary of State Kim Wyman offered a media tour of the Continue reading The Washington State Archives Needs a New Building
According to news reports, FamilyTree DNA is allowing the FBI access to its database – to solve historic murders and rapes. Access which is the same that you and I have. The issue of privacy always comes up when we Continue reading FamilyTreeDNA Allows the FBI the Same Access to its Database That You & I Have
The following is an excerpt from an article that was posted Feb 1, 2019 at the CNBC.com website: Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for releasing the results of a DNA test last year in an attempt to Continue reading Elizabeth Warren Apologizes to the Cherokee Nation For Releasing DNA Test Results
The following teaser is from an article posted at adage.com. Click on the illustration to view the video. Ahead of Black History Month, genealogy brand Ancestry surprised six descendants of slaves and abolitionists with details of their family histories. Or Continue reading Railroad Ties – Film Produced by Ancestry and SundanceTV – View It Now
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (October 11, 2018). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database Name – Number of Continue reading New FamilySearch Databases added Between October 11 2018 & February 4, 2019
I’ve not done a lot of blogging for the last several months. Something had to give, and it was my writing and social media. I don’t make a big deal about my troubles, so this may be the first my Continue reading Don’t Miss That Step…