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Maps are an integral part of doing any genealogy or historical research. The following excerpt is from an interesting article at Mainebiz.biz. Smaller is better for Historic Map Works. The company recently relocated from the former Portland Glass building in Continue reading Historic Map Works Grows While Downsizing
Just a reminder – NBC is planning to rerun four episodes of the Who Do You Think You Are? series starting on Friday, August 13 at 8/7c (that’s 7 mountain-time also). The episodes will feature Lisa Kudrow Sarah Jessica Parker Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Re-runs Start This Friday Evening
The following was received from FGS KNoxville: Ancestry.com is excited to provide FGS Conference attendees the opportunity to have their family photos and documents scanned at the conference, for free, on our professional scanning equipment. It’s a unique opportunity to Continue reading Digitize Your Family Records At The FGS Conference in Knoxville – Free to the Public
Terry Thornton, of Fulton, Mississippi, died in the evening of August 9, 2010. He was known among genealogy bloggers for his popular blog and writing on the Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi. I consider his blog to be one Continue reading GeneaBlogger, Terry Thornton, Passes
Although we are making plans to head out soon for the FGS Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, we’re also preparing for the Family History Expo, to be held at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah (yes – I know Continue reading The Salt Lake Family History Expo – Coming Up August 27 & 28
The following news release was received from NEHGS: Family History Day – October 16, 2010 NEHGS and Ancestry.com invites you to join us for our second Family History Day on Saturday, October 16th at Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center Continue reading Family History Day in Boston October 16, 2010
There’s was a good article in the Cape Gazette yesterday about my friend and colleague, Ed Wright. Following is a teaser. Sorting through details, connecting the dots and unraveling mysteries are Ed Wright’s things. From naval intelligence to genealogy, Wright Continue reading The Wrights of Colonial Roots
Baker, Florida Visitors at the Baker Block Museum are seeing a new face on the block. The North Okaloosa Historical Association board of directors appointed Baker resident Peggy Hardy as the museum’s new curator. Hardy is replacing Jeanette Henderson, who Continue reading Peggy Hardy Named Curator at Baker, Florida’s Baker Block Museum
With budget shortfalls galore, many states are having problems just paying the bills, let alone expanding archives space. Pennsylvania is in just such a pickle… PHILADELPHIA — The 18-story tower across from the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg is where millions Continue reading Pennsylvania States Archives is Running Out of Space
Despite having created quite a flack a while back when the Maine legislature made access to Maine vital records under 100 years old more difficult, it seems that the state is now doing some things that make genealogists’ lives a Continue reading 13 Years of Data Added to the Maine Death & Marriage Indexes
The following excerpt is from an article in the August 8, 2010 edition of the Times Union. Quite a story… Over the course of a century, silver maple trees grew to a height of more than 70 feet and dappled Continue reading 107 Years Later – 3 Drowned Orphan Girls Get a Headstone
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr.,was definitely descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish chieftain of the fifth century, Ugo Perego, a senior DNA researcher at Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation has discovered. … Recent DNA tests show that the Continue reading Joseph Smith Jr. Descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish Chieftain of the 5th Century
Too bad… the “long form” is gone and there will be no useful genealogical data collected and made available from the 2011 Canadian National Household Survey. Statistics Canada has quietly made major changes to the country’s census in time for Continue reading Statistics Canada Pulls the 2011 Census Long Form Questionare
Family Roots Publishing continues to expand our lineup of Genealogy Research Guides available at the website. Although we’re still posting, and by no means is everything up or fully described, we do have several hundred titles now posted and available Continue reading Family Roots Publishing Expands Titles of Genealogy Research Guides Available at Website
Do you have or know someone in the United States that has Iranian roots? Despite the current tensions between Iran and the United States, family history spans all cultures and political persuasions. I just ran across an extensive article by Continue reading Iranian/Persian Genealogy & Cultural Resources in the U.S.A.