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Mexico Collections Account for 6 Million of 8 Million New Images New Records From Belgium, England, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia 23 August 2011 – Along with six million images added to Mexico collections at FamilySearch.org this week, additions were made to Continue reading Records Posted from Belgium, England, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia, USA, & Mexico at FamilySearch.org
Footnote.com has long been one of my favorite websites. I’ve had a personal subscription for years, and plan to keep it for a long time. The site is reasonably priced, and the data is etrememely valuable for any genealogist with Continue reading Footnote.com Announces New Focus on Historical U.S. Military Records & Changes Name to Fold3
The following news release was written by Ancestry.com staff. Free through 2013 sounds really good. And the news release gives one the impression that indexes may be available at Ancestry.com “when this important collection commences streaming onto the website in Continue reading The 1940 Census to Be Free on Ancestry.com Through 2013
The following was received from FamilySearch: 16 August 2011: Among the thousands of records added to FamilySearch.org this week are new images of testaments (wills) from Cádiz, Spain. Also, be sure to check out new United States military records for Continue reading New Collections for Spain & the USA, while Canada, Italy & Poland Collections Add Images At FamilySearch
The following news release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Offers Easy Access to FGS Services Including Radio, Blog and Webinars August 15, 2011 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the debut of its free mobile application Continue reading Federation of Genealogical Societies DEBUTS NEW MOBILE APP
The following teaser is from an excellent article published in the August 14, 2011 edition of the Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon: Thousands of volunteers across the country and perhaps around the world are helping preserve Jackson County’s historic documents. After Continue reading FamilySearch Digitizes Jackson County, Oregon Marriage Records 1855-1950
The following excerpt is from an article by my friend, James M. Beidler, published in his August 14, 2011 column at the Lebanon Daily News website. After a decade of work, genealogy researcher Ken McCrea has produced a volume that Continue reading New German Surname Distribution Book Available
The following excerpt is from the August 12, 2011 edition of the Star Courier. Toulon, Illinois – 3,000 pamphlets were sent from the Toulon Post Office this week to Stark County residents, seeking information for the new Stark County History Continue reading Stark County, Illinois History Book in Process
The following teaser is from the August 13, 2011 editiion of Bluffton Today. The Heritage Library [Hilton Head, South Carolina], a research center for history and genealogy, needs volunteers in a number of capacities. “Not necessarily historians or genealogists or Continue reading Hilton Head Heritage Library Needs Volunteers
The following excerpt is from the August 13, 2011 edition of the Gazette. Tim Blevins, mild-mannered and bespectacled, spends much of his time looking for lost people, ferreting out obscure clues about them and sometimes finding them across oceans or Continue reading Tim Blevins – Award Winning Special Collections Librarian of the Pikes Peak Library District
The following excerpt is from Joan Griffis’ column in the August 14, 2011 edition of Commerical-News. Anyone who has an ancestor who had been living in Illinois prior to 1881 is eligible to apply to the Illinois State Genealogical Society Continue reading The Illinois Prairie Pioneer Certificates
The following press release was received from my good friend, Lisa Louise Cooke: SAN RAMON, CA, August 11, 2011 – Genealogy Gems announced today that appadvice.com has named the Genealogy Gems Podcast app as a must-have app in the Hobby Continue reading The Genealogy Gems Podcast App Named a Must-Have by AppAdvice.com
COURT HOUSE – Cape May County Freeholder M. Susan Sheppard announced that the Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society has been awarded a General Operating Support Grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of Continue reading Cape May County (New Jersey) Historical & Genealogical Society Receives Grant
The following teaser is from the August 11, 2011 edition of Indian Country Today Media Network After putting his DNA profile on Ancestry.com, Chris Mcdonald-Constable, of Clayton-le-Moors—a township in Hyndburn in Lancashire, England—discovered that his great-great grandfather had once been Continue reading Englishman Discovers His American-Indian Roots
The following excerpt is from an article in the August 11, 2011 edition of refu.com: The grand opening of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation’s long-awaited Interpretive Learning Center on Saturday, Aug. 20, will offer visitors a special opportunity to tour Continue reading Grand Opening Scheduled for the Heart Mountain Relocation Center Interpretive Center