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The following is from theoriginalrecord.com: Added this week at theoriginalrecord.com: 1720 – Wigan Poor Rate The poor rate assessment for Wigan is arranged by the seven divisions of the town – Hallgate, Market Street, Millgate, Scholes, Standishgate, Wallgate and Woodhouses Continue reading New at TheOriginalRecord.com
A few days ago, I got a call from Mark Olsen, who works for MyHeritage.com, and its subsidiary, WorldvitalRecords.com. Mark told me that they had a new SuperSearch™ that would search across the MyHeritage sites, and affiliated data. MyHeritage SuperSearch™ Continue reading MyHeritage’s New “SuperSearch”
Several weeks ago, we began promoting Flip-Pal mobile Scanners for use at your summertime family reunions. The promotion has been very popular, and we’re continuing with that theme for several more weeks. It’s a great time to get off to Continue reading Get a Flip-Pal Now for Use at Your Family Reunion
The following information is from FamilySearch.org: 76 million much-anticipated state census, naturalization, immigration, and vital records were added this week for 22 states, including Ohio, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Since partnering with the National Archives of Italy to Continue reading 76M New US Historic Records & Millions more for Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, Russia, & Spain Added at FamilySearch.org
The following excerpt is from the July 5, 2012 edition of the Denver Post. The man who has helped safeguard many of Colorado’s most historical documents for nearly a half century has retired from state government. State Archivist Terry Ketelsen, Continue reading Colorado State Archivist Terry Ketelsen Retires
The following excerpt is from an article posted at health.msn.co.nz: New research shows we are more likely to die on our birthday than any other day of the year. Swiss researchers analysed the death records of 2.4 million people over Continue reading Folks Are 13.8% More Likely to Die on Their Birthday
Cemeteries can be dangerous places. How many children have been killed by toppling old tombstones I have no idea, but I’d guess it’s been quite a few. As genealogists, we love old cemeteries. However, if we’re taking young children, we Continue reading Four-Year Old Killed by Falling Headstone in Park City’s Historic Glenwood Cemetery
The following U.S.A. and Canada vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. We’ve also updated all of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth & Christening Records Found at FamilySearch.org United States Marriage Continue reading New & Updated USA & Canada Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
The following teaser is from an AP article published in the July 6, 2012 edition of wnyt.com: TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (AP) – An Illinois family is donating their ancestor’s Revolutionary War artifacts to Fort Ticonderoga. Officials at Fort Ticonderoga say the Continue reading Illinois Family Donating Revolutionary War Artifacts to Fort Ticonderoga in New York
According to the news release posted at the NARA website, the National Archives’ George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum has posted a new website. I surfed a bit within the site, and am very exited about the amount of Continue reading George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Launches New Website
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 5, 2012 edition of BangorDailyNews.com: Taste the Civil War as the Bangor Museum and History Center unveils “The Bangor Sanitary Fair Cookbook Bangor 1864.” Established in 1862, “the Bangor Continue reading Bangor Museum and History Center Publishes “The Bangor Sanitary Fair Cookbook Bangor 1864″
The following excerpt is from the 5 July 2012 edition of asianjournal.com: MANILA — American war veterans in the Philippines are urging the U.S. Congress to pass a bill that would require Washington to repair and maintain a cemetery north Continue reading Clark Veterans’ Cemetery in the Phillipines in Dire Need of Care
The following teaser is from an article posted in the July 4, 2012 edition of theeagle.com: FREEPORT, Maine — He’s arguably Maine’s best-known native son, right up there with Civil War general Joshua Chamberlain, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and horror Continue reading So – What does the L.L. of L. L. Bean Fame Stand For?
The following is from the NARA website: June 27, 2012 – Washington, DC – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced Barry H. Landau to seven years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and Continue reading Barry Landau Sentenced to 7 Years for Thefts From National Archives, Other Institutions
The following was received from Ancestry.com – offering databases that include Revolutionary War records FREE through July 8. Did your family fight for your freedom or work to establish our great nation? FREE through July 8th, make your connection to Continue reading Search 65 Million Records from the Original 13 Colonies FREE at Ancestry.com Through July 8