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I got a note from my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage.com, saying that he had big news. And this really is big news! Finally – there’s another major player on the DNA testing scene. That’s a very good thing. Competition Continue reading MyHeritage Launches Global DNA Testing Service
The following was received from the National Genealogical Society: ARLINGTON, VA, 7 November 2016 —T he National Genealogical Society (NGS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Deb Cyprych as editor of NGS Magazine. Cyprych comes to NGS with a Continue reading National Genealogical Society Welcomes Deb Cyprych as New Editor of NGS Magazine
Just $17.55 with the discount. Click on this link to order. We just got in a new stock of the new Eastern European Historical Repositories by Dr. Charles Dickson. I’m always looking for new resources, especially as deals with Europe Continue reading Eastern European Historical Repositories – on sale for 10% off thru November 10 , 2016
The following teaser is from an October 24 Reuters story: A ninth century library in Morocco, widely believed to be the oldest in the world, is going digital to make its ancient treasures available to a wider audience. The al-Qarawiyyin Continue reading Ninth-Century Library in Morocco Being Digitized
The following post is from October 31, 2016 at the times-series.co.uk: The history of Jewish people in wartime London needs recording before it is lost, according to a new online project. It is estimated 40-50,000 British Jews served in Britain’s Continue reading We Were There Too – a Website to Record London’s WWI Jewish History
The following is from FindMyPast: Over 1.8 million new records are available to search this Findmypast Friday including: United States, West Virginia Births Containing over 35,000 records, West Virginia Births allows you to uncover details of your ancestor’s birth. These Continue reading New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast as of Last Friday, October 28
The following excerpt is from the DigitalNC blog: DigitalNC is happy to host nearly 90 years of campus publications from our partner, Saint Mary’s School. The Student Blue Books could be especially useful for genealogists or historians, as they document Continue reading Student Blue Books and Handbooks for St. Mary’s School, Raleigh, NC Posted at DigitalNC
My father worked for Kodak, in Rochester, NY, when he was a young man. He was working there when the 1920 census was taken. And I’ve even found an item in an employee newsletter about my father having joined the Continue reading George Eastman Collections Now Accessible Online
These classes and workshops are designed to help individuals and families find their ancestors and teach others family history techniques. November 3 – 1:00 P.M. British Case Studies Webinar November 5 – 1:00 P.M. Reading Spanish Handwriting Webinar November 8 Continue reading Free Family History Library Classes/Webinars for November 2016
The following teaser is from the British Library blog. The ‘Archive of Yogyakarta’ refers to a collection of some four hundred manuscript documents in Javanese dating from 1772 to 1813, originating from the court of Yogyakarta. A highly important source Continue reading Archive of Yogyakarta from Java Island in Indonesia – Manuscripts from 1772-1813 Digitized
The following news release is from FindMyPast. I got it on October 21, but just haven’t had the time to get it formatted and posted until today. · Over 48,000 additional records released in association with The National Archives · Continue reading FindMyPast Publishes the Second Installment of Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law Collection
I just got the following note from my friend, Bill Lee. He and his wife, LaVonne, may hold the genealogical record for having visited and extracted data from county courthouses. I just finished uploading the last bunch of the updates Continue reading OswaldRelations.com Now Surpasses 21,600 Names
The following is from FamilySearch: You can now access newly published indexed death records in Oregon, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Also, check out the indexed German civil registrations as well as the millions of new digital images available for GenealogyBank obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org the Week of October 31, 2016
India’s Central Railway is digitizing and posting historical records of its Central Railway online. Over 2000 books, journals, records, and letters are being processed. Following is a teaser from an article posted in the October 30, 2016 edition of mid-day.com. Continue reading India’s Central Railway Digitizing & Posted Historical Record Books
A while back, Family Roots Publishing took on the publication of Roger Minert’s German Reverse Place Name Indexes. In the process, FRPC acquired first editions of some of the books – including the Brandenburg volume. It’s basically the same book Continue reading Brandenburg Reverse Place Name Indexes – First Edition – On Sale for 60% Off – Just $5.98 – While supplies last.