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I believe that Friday’s airing of “Who Do You Think You You?” was about as compelling a story as is possible. Matthew Broderick found out that his grandfather was a medic in WWI, wounded in battle in France and gassed Continue reading Matthew Broderick’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” Episode
My friend, Michael John Neill, genealogist and operator of casefileclues.com, is taking a survey of genealogists. He invited me to have a go at it, and I found his questions to be insightful, and even a bit thought-provoking. I’m not Continue reading Take the Casefile Clues Survey
It’s been announced that Turner Publishing has taken over the publishing and distribution of Ancestry.com’s books. I’ve been wondering what would happen to Ancestry’s book business ever since they announced that they were ceasing publication of Ancestry magazine. Turner has Continue reading Turner Publishing Takes on the Ancestry.com Book Publishing Business
I spent the weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia, speaking to the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society. I want to publicly thank Kathleen Davis, Bill Isaacs, and Dave Patterson for taking such great care of me all weekend. After my arrival on Continue reading A Good Time in Virginia Beach Last Weekend
The following was received from APG: The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has an immediate full-time opening for a Genealogist in the Registrar’s Office. Primary responsibilities focus on examining and evaluating lineage-based information provided on DAR membership applications Continue reading NSDAR Genealogist Position Open
I just got a note from Kory Meyerink stating that Charles Hall has died. Charles may be best known as the man who authored the “Atlantic Bridge to Germany” series of books. However, he also founded the “Palatines to America” Continue reading Charles Hall Passes
The following announcement was just received: National Genealogical Society is excited to announce a Free Tour of Ancestry.com and an opportunity to Digitize Your Family Records at the NGS 2010 Family History Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah 28 April—1 Continue reading Free Tour of Ancestry.com During the NGS Conference in SLC
The following newspaper titles were recently added to the family history archives found in GenealogyBank.com and ObitsArchive.com. They recently added more than 104 newspapers from 35 states – over 130 million new articles. ObitsArchive.com NEW CONTENT: (1977 to present day) Continue reading New at GenealogyBank.com
Avery Anderson will turn 2 in August. With any luck, she will have a Social Security number by then. The toddler’s slow crawl through a thicket of red tape began last year when her father, Clay Anderson, went to file Continue reading Does Avery Anderson Really Exist?
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Jurors leaned in to peer at sacred forms in the case of Merril Leroy Jessop. Jessop, 35, a member of a polygamous sect, is on trial, charged with sexual assault of a child in connection with Continue reading Genealogy Record Books Used as Evidence at Jessop Trial
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Authorities say the strange odor seeping into a western Colorado Census Bureau office came from more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing next door. Grand Junction census workers say the smell was coming through the vents. Police Continue reading “Potted” Plants have the Census Folks in Colorado Hallucinating
It looks like these Chinese folks had incredible sense of humor – or something… I may be at a loss for words on this one. In the middle of a terrifying desert north of Tibet, Chinese archaeologists have excavated an Continue reading Unique Cemetery Found in China’s Northwest Province of Xinjiang
The following article was written by my long-time friend, Marielle A. Bourgeois. Marielle wrote numerous articles for me when I was editing Heritage Quest Magazine, most with a French-Canadian slant to them, but others of a more general nature. While Continue reading Finding Your Ancestors in Europe
The Map Guide to German Parish Registers – Kingdom of Prussia – Province of Hannover I, RB Hannover and Hildesheim, by Kevan Hansen, is now in print! Volume 30 of the German Map Guide series is made up of 231 Continue reading Hannover I – German Map Guide Now Shipping
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1.8/6 in 18-49, 7.2 million viewers overall) is up in its second week by 13 percent in 18-49 (1.8 vs. 1.6) and 4 percent in total viewers (7.153 million vs. Continue reading Who Do You Think You? Ties for #1 With Key Demographics