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The following teaser is from a story posted Nov 11, 2106 at the New York Times website. As nations honored their war veterans on Friday — Armistice Day and Veterans Day — a 19-year-old in California is trying to preserve Continue reading Honoring WWII Veterans
The following Call For Presentations is from Annette Lyttle, 2017 PMC Coordinator: The Association of Professional Genealogists will hold the 19th annual APG Professional Management Conference on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 29 September – 1 October 2017, at the DoubleTree Continue reading Call for APG 2017 PMC Presentations – Deadline 23 December 2016
MyHeritage DNA has produced a fascinating video that shows what happens to that cheek swab DNA sample that we send them for testing. For those of us who have an active amateur interest in DNA research, this short 1 minute, Continue reading MyHeritage DNA Testing Kits – Check out the Frequently Asked Questions
To encourage early Christmas sales, as well as a celebration of Veteran’s Day, FRPC is offering a free copy of my Tracing Your Germanic Ancestors (a $9.95 value) with any purchase of $20 or more of in-stock items sold at Continue reading Get a Free Tracing Your Germanic Ancestors With Purchase of $20 or more – thru Thursday, Nov 17
Do you have Native American ancestry? Or are you interested in Native American history? Then explore Fold3’s Native American Collection for free through November 15. Titles in this collection include: Ratified Indian Treaties (1722-1869): Ratified treaties that occurred between the Continue reading Find Your American Indian Ancestors For FREE at Fold3 Through November 15, 2016
The following news release is from FamilySearch: Salt Lake City, Utah, (8 November 2016) —Do you multiply or diminish intelligence? Liz Wiseman, a leadership strategist, best-selling author, and inspiring speaker whose recent clients include Disney, Microsoft, eBay and PayPal, Google, Continue reading Leadership Expert Liz Wiseman to Keynote RootsTech Innovator Summit
The following is from FindMyPast: This Veteran’s Day, Findmypast wants to give everyone the chance to uncover the heroes in their family tree. And so from November 10th to the 13th, you can explore Findmypast’s entire collection of over 70 Continue reading Discover Your British Family Heroes Over the Veteran’s Day Weekend, with Free Access to 70 Million Military Records, FREE at FindMyPast.com
The following Press Release was received from Nick Thorne: 2017 is going to see millions of new records added to TheGenealogist across a wide variety of collections. New Data Sets We are adding millions of new and unique Parish Records Continue reading What TheGenealogist has in store for 2017
LEHI, Utah and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, today announced three new appointments to its growing leadership team. As the world’s largest consumer genomics provider, having genotyped Continue reading Ancestry Announces Three New Appointments to its Leadership Team
The following teaser is from the November 6, 2016 edition of the TorontoSun.com: MONTREAL — If Hillary Clinton wins Tuesday’s election, Canada’s relationship with the White House could soon be cast as a family affair, thanks to the presidential candidate’s Continue reading Hillary Clinton Has French-Canadian Ancestry
The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) is reminding writers IN ALL MEDIA (magazines, newspapers, journals, websites, blogs) that the 2017 Excellence-in-Writing Competition is now open for entries through 15 June 2017. The competition is open to Continue reading 2017 Excellence-in-Writing Competition Now Open for Entries Through 15 June 2017
The following news release is from Paul Gorry, AGI: Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to provide the Genealogy Service at the National Archives of Ireland. The Genealogy Service provides free Continue reading AGI Returns to the Expanded Ireland National Archives Genealogy Service
Digital NC has posted nearly 20 years of a Johnston County, North Carolina newspaper.The following teaser is from the Digital North Carolina blog. Nearly 20 years of newspapers are included in the latest batch from the Johnston County Heritage Center. Continue reading Nearly 20 Years of the Johnstonian-Sun covering the 1930’s through the 1950’s Posted at DigitalNC
The lead graphic of Washington State maps, under a title of He Collected 12,000 Road Maps — Now We’re Discovering Their Secrets caught my eye. The following teaser is from an article at the National Geographic website. Robert Berlo got Continue reading 12,000 Road Maps – Quite a Collection
Over 2.8 million additional records were available to search at Findmypast this last week, including: United States Marriages Over 2.7 million additional records have been added to our collection of United States Marriages. The new additions come from 13 different Continue reading FindMyPast Adds Over 2.8 Million records this last week