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I just got copies of David Norris’ new Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors over the weekend, and sat down to review the publication. The booklet is printed in magazine-style, saddled stapled, 8.5×11, ISBN #: 9780978159276, Item #: MM004, and runs Continue reading Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors
The following excerpt is from a great story by Roxanne Brown, found in the April 22, 2011 edition of dailycommercial.com. When the phone rang a couple of weeks ago and the caller ID said “Linda Vott,” 62-year-old Joyce McGrath of Continue reading Sister Found after Nearly a Half Century Apart
Now here is a great source for some photos to liven up your genealogy files! Have you ever considered adding mug shots! Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in Maricopa County Arizona has gotten a lot of publicity lately for his “Mugshot of Continue reading Smile for the Camera – Mug Shots Online
April 22, 2011 – BURBANK, CA – Are you counting calories? There’s an app for that. Do you want to take in a movie? There’s an app for that. Do you want to play a silly game with green pigs Continue reading There’s an App for the SCGS Jamboree!
FamilySearch.org continues to post additional FREE USA State Census records at the website. The following listing is a current listing, with links. DIGITIZED & INDEXED USA STATE CENSUS IMAGES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Colorado State Census 1885 – Images of population schedules Continue reading USA State Census Records Found at FamilySearch.org
Rapper 50 Cent will trace his family roots in South Carolina when he is featured of VH1‘s documentary, The Origin of Me, next month. In the documentary, the Queens MC will travel to Edgefield County, South Carolina, where the rapper’s Continue reading Rapper 50 Cent to Trace South Carolina Ancestry In VH1 Documentary
It’s not just royal weddings that are worth remembering. This week, as Kate and William prepare for the happiest day of their lives, look back at equally special days in your family history – using all of Ancestry.co.uk’s official England Continue reading Free Access to British Marriage Records 1837-2005 at Ancestry.co.uk April 21-30, 2011
The following information is from the North Carolina State Archives: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – If your special papers and photographs are not in plastic, or stored somewhere safe, there are steps that may save water-damaged treasures. Gov. Bev Perdue requested Continue reading Tips to Preserve Wet Papers Documents & Photographs from the North Carolina State Archives
The following excerpt is from an article in the April 18, 2011 British Forces News. A postcard lost by a Great War soldier being treated in a village hall hospital 96 years ago has been returned to relatives. Carpenters Alan Continue reading Lost WW1 British Postcard Finally Arrives – 96 Years Late
Digitization of genealogy-related records is going on World-wide. Following is a teaser from an article out of South Africa. Do you have collections that have significant genealogical value? Are you interested in getting the collection digitised? If so, we would Continue reading Digitization Funding Available for Collections with Genealogical Value in South Africa
The following excerpt is from an article published in the April 18, 2011 edition of offalyexpress.ie: DO you think you might be related to someone famous or infamous? Could you be connected to a big event in local history? Or Continue reading New Irish Genealogy Television Show
New Services, Including Autosomal, Y-Chromosome and X-Chromosome Tests Provide Analysis of Additional Genetic Markers and Offer More Complete Genealogical History Tests Assist in Providing an Assessment of Family History Going Back Multiple Generations Amateur and Professional Genealogists Benefit from Company’s Continue reading GeneTree.com Unveils New Customizable Specialty DNA Tests to Assist in Family History Research
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces its new series of genealogy society management education delivered online in webinar format. As part of its new online education initiative, FGS will offer webinars both free to Continue reading Federation of Genealogical Societies Announces Webinar Series
Growing Course Catalog Makes It Easier to Expand Family History Skills SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Ever found yourself researching your family tree and discovering a new branch that extended to another country—and you are not familiar with that country’s records or Continue reading 140 Free Online Genealogy Research Courses
Google Map Maker now allows Google users to edit the maps in Google Maps and Google Earth. It’s meant to allows people to add and modify things they know about on the maps. I’ve got to wonder if there is Continue reading Google Map Maker Lets You Edit in Google Maps & Google Earth