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The following news release was written by NGS staff: The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces two staff appointments: Erin Wood as Conference Manager and Gayathri Kher as IT System Manager. In her new position as Conference Manager, Erin Wood will Continue reading The National Genealogical Society Announces New Staff Appointments
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch.org: Volunteers Consider Options for Next Projects The 1930 U.S. Census indexing project will be completed this month. This enhanced index will be a great benefit to online patrons. We Continue reading The 1930 US Census Project Concludes at FamilySearch.org
The following Databases have been added at The Original Record: 1569 – Newbury Muster Roll In the year 1569, when the insurrections in the North caused so much alarm, and levies were raised throughout the country for the service of Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
I understand the need for privacy – especially as deals with medical information. But it seems to me that some common sense should have been written into our privacy laws in this country. But I suppose that’s asking too much… Continue reading Willard Cemetery Memorial Project Faces Daunting Challenges Due to Privacy Laws
The following teaser is from an article printed in the July 8, 2011 edition of tcpalm.com: FORT PIERCE — James Kelly knows exactly how Mark Twain felt when the great American writer quipped, “The reports of my death are greatly Continue reading SS Master Death File Reports Live People – Dead…
The following news release is from : We’re excited to announce that today there are 17 million new U.S. vital and military records available on Archives.com! The addition of these records will help family historians trace more ancestors through than Continue reading Archives.com Adds 17M New USA Vital and Military Records
The following is a review of The Genealogist’s Guide to Tax Records, by Carol Cook Darrow, CD, and Susan Winchester, Ph.d., C.P.A. I’ve been lecturing on using tax records for years, and up until just a short time ago, lamented Continue reading A Review of “The Genealogist’s Guide to Tax Records”
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch: Additions include Scandinavia, Eastern and Western Europe, Mexico, and Peru The recent collection updates at FamilySearch.org reflect FamilySearch’s commitment to digitally convert and publish its microfilm collection online. The Continue reading FamilySearch Updates 55 Collections & Adds 25M New Records
The following news release was received from Suzanne Curley: The Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts an Event on July 16 RIVERTON, UTAH – Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for new ways to work together in searching for ancestors will want Continue reading Free Seminar on the Bringing the FamilySearch Community Together – Riverton, Utah
The following news release was written by MyHeritage.com staff. Note that a subscription at MyHeritage.com costs in the range of $45 – $120 per year, depending on the chosen subscription plan (Premium or PremiumPlus) and duration in years. For more Continue reading MyHeritage.com Unveils World’s First Group Subscription Payments for Families
The following news release was received from Amy Sell and was written by FindMyPast.co.uk staff. Findmypast.co.uk discovers ‘real-life’ wizard in the 1911 census John Watkins Holden – conjuror of the 19th and 20th centuries On the day of the world Continue reading Real-Life Harry Potter Found in the Census
The following USA and Canadian vital records databases have been added at FamilySearch since I last blogged about the FamilySearch vital records six weeks ago or so. Note that most of the databases posted are digital images with waymarks to Continue reading New & Updated USA and Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
I took a few minutes today to look up the Veteran’s Administration Pension Payment Cards for my great-grandmother, Abigail Titus Canfield Hinchey Goff, found at FamilySearch.org. Abigail was awarded a pension twice, once when my great-grandfather, Henry Canfield, died in Continue reading Using the US Veteran’s Administration Pension Payment Cards 1907-1933 Found at FamilySearch.org
AncestralScotland, the Scottish Government and ScotlandsPeople, Scotland’s official online source of genealogical information, are offering 30 FREE search credits at ScotlandsPeople, worth approximately £7GBP (over $11), to folks who sign up for the Ancestral Scotland Newsletter. It’s a tourism promotion, Continue reading 30 Free Search Credits Available for ScotlandsPeaple Available with Free Newsletter Signup
The following excerpt is from an AP article posted in the July 6, 2011 edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times. RALEIGH — Officials from the State Archives and State Library are looking for families in four North Carolina counties to help Continue reading Family Bible Records for Graham, Richmond, Madison & Polk Counties, NC Requested by the State Archives