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The following excerpt is from an obituary written by genealogist Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams. We should all think about getting our own obit written. I’m impressed. On August 27, 2012, I, Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams, left this world for what I hope Continue reading Patricia Ann Mills-Spencer-Bemis-Adams Obituary – We Should All Write ‘Em Like this
The following excerpt is from the September 24, 2012 edition of Boulder County Business Report. BOULDER – Mocavo Inc., a Boulder-based startup that is developing a genealogy search engine, announced Friday it has purchased a Utah company and is undergoing Continue reading Mocavo Buys Digitizing Firm, ReadyMicro
Tom Hanks is related to one of America’s most famous presidents, Abraham Lincoln, it has been revealed. The Oscar-winning actor is the third cousin, four generations removed, of the assassinated leader through the president’s mother, Nancy Hanks. Lincoln’s great-great-grand-father was Continue reading Tom Hanks Related to Abraham Lincoln
The following teasor is from the September 20, 2012 edition of Bloomberg Businessweek: Cross you fingers, and hope… A few prayors couldn’t hurt. Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA)’s TLC is in talks to pick up “Who Do You Think You Are,” Continue reading The Learning Channel May Pick Up “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Washington, DC: The Cuban Missile Crisis—13 days in October 1962—when the world teetered on the edge of thermonuclear war, is the subject of a new exhibition, “To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis,” opening in October at the Continue reading National Archives and JFK Library Mark 50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis in October To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis
This is a major United States historical anniversary today. 225 Years Ago today – The adoption of the United States Constitution took place on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was then ratified by conventions Continue reading September 17, 2012 – A Major Anniversary Day
The following teaser is from the September 12, 2012 edtiion of The Telegraph: ‘Strong evidence’ Richard III’s body has been found – with a curved spine Archaeologists searching under a city centre car park for the lost grave of King Continue reading Has Richard III’s Body Been Found?
The family history website, ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, celebrates its tenth birthday in September 2012. Officially launched in mid-September 2002, ScotlandsPeople was one of the first genealogy sites to arrive on the web. The site now contains over 90 million digital records and Continue reading The ScotlandsPeople Website is Ten Years Old
The following teaser is from KSNT.com: TOPEKA, KS: The Kansas Historical Society announced that 250,000 images of its collections are now uploaded to Kansas Memory, the Historical Society’s online archives of photographs, letters, government records, and objects. Image number 250,000 Continue reading 250,000 Images Uploaded to Kansas Memory
Family Roots Publishing sold all kinds of Flip-Pal mobile scanners and accessories at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Birmingham a couple weeks ago. With a little luck, we’ve now been able to make special purchases that allow us Continue reading Another Great Offer on Flip-Pal mobile scanners! Get $41.85 in FREE Products with the Purchase of a Flip-Pal scanner
The following is from the September 13, 2012 edition of macon.com: ATLANTA — The State Archives in Morrow will open by appointment only and its employees will be laid off because of budget cuts sought by Gov. Nathan Deal, Georgia Continue reading Georgia to Cut Access to the Archives – and Lay Off Employees
Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession was published initially in 1930. The volume was written by one of the leading genealogists of the era, Donald Lines Jacobus. When the Second Revised Edition was published by Genealogical Publishing Company in 1968, Continue reading Genealogy as a Pastime and Profession
The following excerpt is from the 14 September, 2012 edition of kilkennypeople.ie: “The ‘Freddie Starr Ate my Hamster’ story of Irish genealogy” Genealogists have shown that the story of George Clooney’s Irish roots, widely publicised earlier this year, doesn’t stand Continue reading Not Much Truth in the George Clooney Irish Roots Story
The following news release is from the National Archives website. National Archives Holdings Protection Team Hosts Free Security Training October 1 Holdings Protection Training for Regional State Archives and Historical Institutions Washington, DC: The National Archives Holdings Protection Team hosts Continue reading National Archives Holdings Protection Team Hosts Free Security Training October 1
Dwight Radford has posted a lot of GREAT STUFF since I last posted a blog about his The Journey Home Genealogy website. His last 5 blogs alone dealt with the following topics: Presbyterian Identity Prince Edward Island Archives Scots-Irish and Continue reading It’s Time to Check Out Dwight Radford’s “The Journey Home Genealogy” Irish Blog Again