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The following excerpt is from an article at the Estonian Public Broadcasting website. A project to digitize the oldest parchment documents in the country is now complete. The State Archives, Tallinn City Archive and History Museum led the effort, which Continue reading Oldest Estonian Documents Now Available Online
The following teasor is from an article posted in the April 23, 2012 edition of CityBeat.com. Newly restored digital copies of 73-year-old maps detailing where U.S military veterans are buried throughout Hamilton County will be unveiled Wednesday. The Hamilton County Continue reading Historic WPA-Created Hamilton County, Ohio, Veteran Burial Map Books Posted Online
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Everyone from novice genealogists to hobbyists to people interested in becoming professional researchers will find something of value at the Illinois State Genealogical Society’s (ISGS) 2012 Fall Conference scheduled for Oct. Continue reading Illinois State Genealogy Society’s Fall Conference Scheduled for Oct. 19-20 in Rockford
The following news release was received from Regine Labossiere: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the PBS series that explores race, culture and identity through the genealogy and genetics of some of America’s best-known personalities, amps up the Continue reading Check out the Schedule for the Next 5 Episodes of “Finding Your Roots”
The NGS 2012 Family History Conference is just a days away! Pre-registration ends on Tuesday, 24 April, so be sure to register today! You can also register on-site at the Duke Energy Convention Center beginning 8 May 2012. Location details Continue reading Pre-Registration for NGS in Cincinannti Ending Tuesday, April 24, 2012
As I’ve written before, a couple weeks ago we scanned over 1000 more pictures from my collection. This time it was pictures taken during the 1980s and 90s while traveling the United States doing what we called “Heritage Quest Road Continue reading Get a Flip-Pal mobile scanner With More FREE GENEALOGY STUFF
The following news release is from prnewswire.com: NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Center for Jewish History, one of the world’s foremost Jewish research and cultural institutions, has announced a cooperative agreement between the Center and The Miriam Continue reading Center for Jewish History & Miriam Weiner’s Routes to Roots Foundation Expand Online Access to Jewish Genealogy Resources
The following teaser is from the April 19, 2012 edition of jconline.com/usatoday. CROWN POINT, Ind. (WTW) — Large leather-bound books line the walls of the Lake County [Indiana] recorder’s office. They contain vital information, primarily about deeds and mortgages dating Continue reading Lake County, Indiana Recorder’s Records Being Indexed and Digitized
The following news release was received from Julie Hill at Archives.com First Time a Comprehensive Historical Database of Lutheran Congregants Will Be Available Online REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 17, 2012 – Archives.com, a website that makes family history research simple Continue reading Archives.com Partners with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to Publish Millions of Church Records
It’s now 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic. All kinds of materials can be found online about the ill-fated voyage. Following are just a few interesting and informative sites: RMS Titanic – article at Wikipedia.com Sinking of the Continue reading It’s the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Titanic
The following news release was received from Debra Chatfield at FindMyPast.com: OVER HALF A MILLION PARISH RECORDS PUBLISHED ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME BY FINDMYPAST.CO.UK, PLUS A HANDY NEW TOOL · Yorkshire, Dorset and London records back to 1560 now Continue reading Over a Half Million Parish Records Published Online for the 1st Time by FindMyPast.co.uk, Plus a Handy New Tool
My friend, Linda Petrasek, alerted me to this great website dealing with Civil War in art. Their local public TV station, WTTW, did a piece on art of the Civil War – seeing as how this is the 150th anniversary Continue reading The Civil War in Art
(Arlington, VA): The National Genealogical Society’s thirty-fourth annual Family History Conference, The Ohio River: Gateway to the Western Frontier, will be held 9–12 May 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. A highlight of the NGS 2012 Family History Conference will be the Continue reading Youth Program at the National Genealogical Society 2012 Family History Conference
The following excerpt is from an article by Bruce Parham, published in the April 10, 2012 edition of Juneauempire.com: Many Alaskans may not have heard about the dire condition of Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums in Juneau. The state’s Continue reading Something Must be Done About the Alaska State Library, Archives, & Museums in Juneau
The following April 11, 2012 press release is from the National Archives: Emancipation documents offer a rare glimpse into slaves’ lives for Act’s 150th anniversary Washington, DC: In commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the DC Emancipation Act, the National Continue reading National Archives Shares Rarely-seen Slave Petitions from the District of Columbia Emancipation Act