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The following is by my friend, Edith Wagner, editor of Reunions magazine. Family history is the one thing everyone at a family reunion has in common. Celebrate it! If, as a genealogist, you’ve always wondered how to share the family Continue reading A Family Reunion is Genealogy Heaven
Today most Americans remember the War of 1812 for inspiring Francis Scott Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner.” Many of the conflict’s most familiar events—the battle of New Orleans, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and the Continue reading “Border Troubles in the War of 1812” – Exhibition to Open January 5 at the Newberry Library in Chicago
The following news release was received from Paula Hinkel at SCGS: December 18, 2011. (Burbank, CA): The Southern California Genealogical Society announces the return of the popular Jamboree Extension Webinar Series, which provides web-based family history and genealogy educational sessions Continue reading 2012 Jamboree Extension Webinar Series
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. SALT LAKE CITY—Three leading genealogy organizations, Archives.com, FamilySearch International, and findmypast.com, announced today they are joining forces to launch the 1940 US Census Community Project. The ambitious project aims Continue reading Three Genealogy Powerhouses Join Forces to Publish the 1940 US Census
The following news release was received from Daniel Horowitz at MyHeritage.com: World’s largest family network introduces new mobile experience for connecting families to their past and sharing special moments in the present PROVO, Utah & LONDON & TEL AVIV, Israel Continue reading MyHeritage Unveils Innovative Mobile Family Tree App
UPDATE – Monday, December 12; 7:30 am: I got a call from Gordon Clarke with RootsTech 2012 this morning. They are adding a few more booths to the exhibit hall. I’ve been offered three. The FRPC booth will be smaller Continue reading Book Venders Banned from the RootsTech Exhibit Hall
New records were added to FamilySearch.org this week from Canada, Estonia, Jamaica, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, and the U.S. Begin searching for your ancestors now at FamilySearch.org . Searchable records on FamilySearch.org are made possible by thousands of volunteers Continue reading New at FamilySearch.org
The following announcement was received from RootsTech 2012. Solve a Family History Challege and Win $5,000! Have you recently been doing something family or genealogy-related and thought, “There should be an app for that!”? Now is your chance. Solving that Continue reading The RootsTech 2012 Developer Challenge
The following job opening was received from APG: Customer Service Representative, Family Tree DNA Work in the exciting and dynamic field of genetic genealogy! Family Tree DNA provides people with innovative ways to discover their past through genetic testing. Family Continue reading Job Opening for a Customer Service Representative at Family Tree DNA
The following announcement was received from APG: The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has an immediate full-time opening for a Genealogist in the Registrar’s Office. Primary responsibilities focus on examining and evaluating lineage-based information provided on DAR membership Continue reading Full-time Job Opening for a Genealogist in the NSDAR Registrar’s Office
UPDATE: Bountiful Power set a new pole back behind the houses on our corner, and we had electricity again about 5 pm on Sunday evening. We were without power for 86 or 87 hours, with nothing worse happening than a Continue reading The Big Wind in Bountiful, Utah
The following excerpt is from an article published in the November 29, 2011 edition of the BBC News. Over 240,000 records are included in the collection. I did search on the surname of Canfield and got two hits. The illustration Continue reading Freedom of the City of London Records Posted at Ancestry.co.uk
The following exceprt is from an interesting article posted in the November 29, 2011 edition of the Montreal Gazette. In a relatively rare admission for an American scholar, a leading U.S. historian who authored a provocative new tome about North Continue reading Canada Won the War of 1812?
CANTON [New York]— Melissane Schrems, St. Lawrence University assistant professor of history, has arranged to bring a copy of the records of Fort de la Présentation, a mission founded at the confluence of the Oswegatchie and St. Lawrence rivers in Continue reading Early Oswegatchie Iroquois Records to be Placed in the Owen D. Young and Ogdensburg Public libraries
The following excerpt is from the November 23, 2011 edition of the Sonoma News. It’s one of those happy-ending stories, well worth the read. Sonoma City Manager Linda Kelly knows how to roll with the punches. She’s dealt with budget Continue reading A Successful Adoption Search for a Brother