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The following press release from the National Archives deals with hours that many of the public exhibits are available to the public. Note that nothing is said about the access to original documents or the microfilm reading room. Washington, DC: Continue reading Extended Hours Begin at the National Archives On March 15
The following was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch.org: Brazil, England, India, Italy, Nicaragua, Spain, and Wales Records Added Also new U.S. records for Delaware, New Hampshire, Texas, and Virginia More fascinating collections were published this week online at FamilySearch.orgó39 Continue reading New Records at FamilySearch.org
The following News Release was received from Thomas MacEntee: Genealogy Society Management Papers by Well-Known Authors February 28, 2011 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces that a vast collection of its Society Strategy Series papers is Continue reading FGS Society Strategy Series Now Available to the Public
The following databases were added this last week at The Original Record: 1269 Rutland Forest Pleas Pleas of the Venison in the county of Rutland heard at Oakham on the morrow of Midsummer Day in the 53rd year of the Continue reading New Databases at the Original Record
There was a good article by Susan Dibble printed in the February 24, 2011 edition of the Daily Herald about my friend, Jeff Bockman. It was quite a write-up. Following is just a teaser. Genealogy author and speaker Jeff Bockman Continue reading Jeff Bockman’s Quest for Ancestry
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta with FamilySearch: Speak or Read Hungarian? FamilySearch Indexing Launches Its First Hungarian Project FamilySearch is keeping sync with its goal to increase access to records worldwide. Part of that formula is Continue reading FamilySearch Indexing Launches Its First Hungarian Project
The following news release was received from Kathy Wurth of Family Tree Tours: For those who wish to journey to their ancestral hometowns and experience the lives their ancestors led before emigrating, Family Tree Tours announces a new website featuring Continue reading Family Tree Tours Announces New Website & Upcoming Genealogy Tours
The February 20, 2011 edition of Ancestry.com’s Weekly Discovery noted that United States Military Post Returns dating from 1806 through 1916 had been updated, complete with a free index at Ancestry.com. That got me to thinking about my great-grandfather, and Continue reading Using Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916 Found at Ancestry.com
Our friend, Sandra Luebking, passed away a few days ago. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has now established the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial. The following is a news release which I received from Thomas MacEntee: Now Accepting Contributions to the Continue reading FGS Announces the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial
Christine Stibbe wrote a good step-by-step walk through the Rosie O’Donnell episode of NBC’s “Who Do You think You Are?” Following is a teaser. Friday night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? followed Rosie O’Donnell on her genealogical Continue reading Rosie O’Donnell’s Genealogical Journey
AMELIASBURGH [Ontario, Canada] — One of the most prestigious military libraries is now calling Prince Edward County home. National Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in Ameliasburgh last week with MP Daryl Kramp to complete the transfer of the Victoria Cross Continue reading Victoria Cross Library Transferred from Britain to Genealogical Research Centre in Ameliasburgh, Ontario
In checking FamilySearch.org, I see that a number of new and updated United States Marriage Records have been posted in the last few days. I have also updated my complete FamilySearch U.S.A. Marriage Records posting of January 30 to reflect Continue reading New Marriage Records Posted at FamilySearch.org
The following was received from Steve Perreault: Jean Perreault, qualified by the Connecticut Sate Library to do genealogy research, takes an in depth look at the 2381 residents from the Granbys who were enumerated in the depression era 1930 Federal Continue reading Footprints Across Connecticut From 1930 East Granby & Granby Census
The annual NGS conference is fast approaching – this year in Charleston, South Carolina. Family Roots Publishing willl be exhibiting – with four booths this year. Look for the Family Roots Publishing Company booth in booths 109, 111, 208, 210. Continue reading Register NOW for the 2011 NGS Conference in Charleston, SC
“Too simple” and “not so fast” suggest biological anthropologists from the George Washington University and New York University about the origins of human ancestry. In the upcoming issue of the journal Nature, the anthropologists question the claims that several prominent Continue reading Biological Anthropologists Question Fossils’ Place in the Tree of Life