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Joan Griffis wrote in her column in the Commercial-News that the Illiana Genealogy Library has “burned the mortgage.” Their facility is located at is 215 W. North St., Danville, IL 61832. The collection of genealogical materials at the Illiana Genealogy Continue reading Illiana Genealogy Library “burns the mortgage”
A chance meeting of history buffs at the Plymouth Historical Museum last summer has led to a campaign to mark what is thought to be the burial site of a man who served in the American Revolution. Titus Hoisington, a Continue reading Revolutionary War Veteran Titus Hoisington
The following news release was received from my friend, Thomas MacEntee, now webmaster for the Illinois State Genealogical Society: Illinois State Genealogical Society Unveils New Website – New Design Features Illinois Resources for Genealogy Researchers January 15, 2011 – Springfield, Continue reading Illinois State Genealogical Society Unveils New Website
Gwyneth Paltrow is a cousin of the congresswoman who was wounded in Saturday’s shooting that killed six people in Arizona. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is the first cousin of director Bruce Paltrow, who is the late father of “Country Strong” Continue reading Gwyneth Paltrow & Sophia Bush Both Have a Family Connection to the Victims of the Arizona Murders
Dick Winters, the man whose heroics in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division during World War II were chronicled in the HBO series Band of Brothers, has died. He was 92. Up until the fall of 2001, Winters was a little-known Continue reading “Band of Brothers” Dick Winters Passes at 92
I decided it was time to launch a long-planned for newsletter entitled the “Genealogy Newsline.” It’s an outgrowth of the old Family Roots Publishing newsletter, and the Everton Newsline that I edited for Everton Publishers prior to being laid off Continue reading Genealogy Newsline Newsletter Launched
The following databases have been added at The Original Record this week. The following was written by The Original Records staff: 1272 Northamptonshire Forest Pleas Much of eastern Northamptonshire lay in the jurisdiction of the Forest of Rockingham. Forest pleas Continue reading New Databases this Weeks at The Original Record
THE PREVALENCE of giants in Irish mythology may have a genetic basis which exists to this day, researchers claim. DNA extracted from the bones of Charles Byrne, who billed himself as the world’s tallest man in the 18th century, shows Continue reading Irish Giants May Not be All Myth
The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com: Downloadable Version of the #1-Selling Family History Software Available Today SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 6, 2011– Ancestry.com today announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac on the Continue reading Ancestry.com Releases Family Tree Maker for Mac on the Mac App Store
The following news release was received from Natasha White, Marketing & PR Executive, Genes Reunited: 100 Centenarians Found on the 1911 census for England & Wales & the Number of Centenarians Quadruples in the Last 30 years The team at Continue reading Aging Through the Ages – Study at Genes Reunited
The following news release was received from FamilySearch: Free Seminar Offers Tips on Growing Your Family Tree The Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts Event on January 15 RIVERTON, UTAH — A new year is an ideal time to set a goal Continue reading Riverton FamilySearch Library Hosts Free Seminar Offering Tips on Growing Your Family Tree
Randy Seaver posted an important news release on his Genea-musings blog today (Wednesday, January 5). Following is a teaser. Please read the full blog at his site. January 5, 2011 – Student genealogists interested in attending the 2011 Southern California Continue reading Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy Grant Offered
The following is excerpted from a January 5, 2011 blog at the Ancestry.com Blog: Last November, we launched a new tree viewer in an optional preview. If you chose to view your tree using the new view, we gave you Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New Tree Viewer
The following excerpt is from a long article by Claudia Boyd-Barrett, published in the January 3, 2010 edition of the Toledo Blade. [Toledo, Ohio]: Inside the expansive rooms of the Dale-Riggs Funeral Home at Nebraska and City Park avenues, tucked Continue reading The Records of the African-American Dale-Riggs Funeral Home of Toledo, Ohio
So Roger Milliken beat the tax man…, something his grandfather was unable to do. Mr. Millikin died just ahead of the reinstatement of estate taxes… Following is an excerpt from an article with an interesting history of estate taxes by Continue reading Roger Milliken Beats the Estate Tax Man by 48 hours