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The following news release was received from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: In Honor of National Nurses Week, Online Family History Leader Adds More Than 300,000 Cadet Nursing Corp Files to Its Military Collection PROVO, UTAH – (May 7, 2012) – Continue reading WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Memorialized as Ancestry.com Publishes Collection of Records Online
Now we find out that Elizabeth Warren really has minority status after all – that is if being 1/32 Cherokee makes one an American Indian… This reminds me of an excellent novel I read in my college years titled Kingsblood Continue reading Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren Really is 1/32 Cherokee
Any American doing Irish research will recognize the name John Grenham. In doing a Google search this evening I ran onto an excellent column written by this renowned genealogist for the IrishTimes.com. I was attracted to an article in which Continue reading John Grenham’s Irish Column
The following excerpt is from a short article titled Finding Fake Roots in the Gene Expressions column, written by Razib Khan for Discovery Magazine. You can see that he’s not impressed by the seeming oversimplification of genetic results used for Continue reading Fake Roots Through the Use of DNA?
The following is excerpted from an interesting article posted on the May 7, 2012 edition of Hollywood.com: The Social Network star, the daughter of legendary African-American producer Quincy Jones and Jewish actress Peggy Lipton, embarked on a journey to uncover Continue reading Rashida Jones Says ‘It’s a miracle I’m here’ About Finding That Her Latvian Family were Murdered in the Holocaust
As I have written several times before, I now use a Flip-Pal mobile scanner for all my on-the-road scanning projects, as well as the scanning of any photos under 4×6 inches in size. I have had a personal unit about Continue reading More About the Flip-Pal mobile scanner & Flip-Pal Adds Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 to a New Creativity Suite 3 on DVD
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Free Access Provided by Fold3 May 4, 2012– Austin, TX: The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) is proud to announce its recent participation in making the Sultana Disaster records available to Continue reading FGS Stern Fund Helps Make Sultana Disaster Records Available to the Genealogy Community
The following article was written by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian at the Fort Myers-Lee County Library, and was reprinted with his permission: How often have you encountered and individual or family in a census which looks like yours, but Continue reading A Bit About Nicknames
We’ve added two important features to the Family Roots Publishing Co. website. They are: An Advanced Search – Using the Advanced Search, you can now search the database by: Title Only Description Only Item # Only If you choose to Continue reading Family Roots Publishing Website Adds New Features
Dwight Radford’s new “The Journey Home Genealogy” Blog continues to grow with all kinds of Irish topics of interest to millions of Americans being posted on a daily basis. Since posting my intitial blog about the site, I’ve continued to Continue reading The Journey Home Genealogy Irish Blog Continues to Grow
The following news release was received from Mathew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Launches new AncestryDNA Service: The Next Generation of DNA Science Poised to Enrich Family History Research Affordable DNA Test Combines Depth of Ancestry.com Family History Database with an Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New AncestryDNA Service
ACT NOW! The early-bird registration discount deadline is Monday, April 30. The 43rd Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel on Friday through Sunday, June 8th to 10th, 2012. Separate events, Continue reading SCGS Jamboree Early-Bird Registration Discount Deadline is Monday, April 30
The following was received from Matt Deighton at Ancestry.com: In a recent update, the Ancestry.com Terms and Conditions excluded “or professional” as part of the terms of service. This change was in no way intended to exclude professional genealogists from Continue reading “Professionals” Okay Using Ancestry.com
The following news release is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com. The acquisition doesn’t surprise me in the least, as Archives.com’s strategic partnerships have got to be worth a lot all by themselves. With access to Ancestry.com’s capital, Archives.com is sure Continue reading Ancestry.com to Acquire Archives.com
The following excerpt is from a very interesting article about the filming and access to the state of records in the Shelby County, Missouri Circuit Court, posted April 18 at HeartlandConnection.com. KIRKSVILLE, MO. – A visiting historian’s outrage over not Continue reading Shelby County, Missouri, Court Records to be Filmed & Digitized