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The following excerpt is from the August 23, 2012 edition of stuff.co.nz: A mass resurrection may soon take place at a Gisborne cemetery. Gisborne District Council will consider a request today from the local branch of the Genealogical Society to Continue reading New Zealand Headstones Need a Resurrection of Their Own
The following teaser is from the August 23, 2012 edition of azcentral.com: Stick a tiara on Hilary Duff, America’s closest celebrity relative to Queen Elizabeth II, according to a genealogical study. In fact, millions of Americans of English descent can Continue reading Hilary Duff is the Closest Celebrity Relative to Queen Elizabeth II – But Still Only an 18th Cousin
The following excerpt is from the August 23, 2012 edition of investors.com: Ancestry.com (ACOM) saw its shares rise nearly 3% Thursday on reports that the family history service is entertaining buyout offers. Ancestry rejected bids earlier this month from Permira Continue reading Ancestry Shares Rise on Rumors of Potential Buy-out
I received my Exhibitor Pre-Registration Confirmation for RootsTech 2013 this morning, and am happy to announce that the size of the exhbit hall is being increased by nearly 40%, and will “have an exciting new layout!” The dates for the Continue reading RootsTech 2013 Exhibit Hall to Grow by Nearly 40%
The following News Release is from FamilySearch.org: 22 August 2012: North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project More than 160,000 volunteer indexers made the 1940 U.S. Census available for searching in just five Continue reading North American Indexing Volunteers Invited to Join New US Immigration & Naturalization Community Project
The following announcement was received from Familyrelatives.com: This week sees the exciting re-launch of our upgraded and much improved Familyrelatives.com website – which is in Beta testing. It is packed with many new features and information to help you discover Continue reading FamilyRelatives Re-launches With Beta Site
The following teaser is from an article posted in the May 18, 2012 edition of the DailyMail.co.uk: The phrase ‘United States of America’ may have been coined by an anonymous Virginia ‘planter’, rather than President and founding father Thomas Jefferson, Continue reading The Phrase ‘United States of America’ May Have Originated With an Anonymous Virginia ‘Planter’
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the August 21, 2012 edition of psnews.com.au: More than 1,000 archivists from 90 countries have come to Brisbane this week to try and solve the challenges of the digital age. Hosted Continue reading 1000 Archivists Gather in Brisbane, Australia for a Digital Congress
Goodness… It’s been 35 years since the King passed on. According to an article in tabletmag.com, Elvis’s great great maternal grandmother was Jewish and had a daughter who had a daughter who had a daughter that was Elvis’s mother. For Continue reading Elvis Presley’s Jewish Ancestry
The following teaser is from an article in the 21 August 2012 edition of Voxt.co.nz: Auckland Libraries has a large and detailed piece of family history that it desperately wants to reunite with its owner. The family tree, which has Continue reading New Zealand “A Genealogy of the Jennings” Found in Attic of House on Waiheke Island
The following excerpt is from the August 15, 2012 edition of the Evansville Courier & Press: EVANSVILLE [Indiana] — A Pike County resident and the Evansville Courier & Press are suing the Vanderburgh County Health Department to obtain access to Continue reading Indiana Lawsuit Filed to Obtain Access to Cause of Death on Death Certificates
The following teaser is from an article in the August 20, 2012 edition of kens5.com: STEVENSON, Ala.—James Davis is fighting to keep the remains of his late wife right where he dug her grave: In the front yard of his Continue reading Alabama Man Fights to Keep Wife Buried Near the Front Porch
I see that Ancestry.com has completed thier 100 Million dollar purchase of Archives.com – and that they lost 6% of their stock value in heavy trading today. Interesting… The following is from Marketwatch.com: PROVO, Utah, Aug 17, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via Continue reading Ancestry.com Completes Their Aquisition of Archives.com
The following teaser is from an article published in the August 12, 2012 edition of the Citizen Times. ASHEVILLE — Western North Carolina residents who have an interest in the region’s culture and history no longer have to drive to Continue reading Western Regional Archives Opens in Ashville, North Carolina
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society. For those of use who knew John, this has come as quite a shock. He was a terrific guy – and I will miss him, as will many others. John T. Continue reading John T Humphrey R.I.P.